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BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 23733 p4p, 5780 weight class) and Jon Yankowy (ranked 685 p4p, 573 weight class). Jon Yankowy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Yankowy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yankowy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yankowy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lopez tries to clinch but Yankowy is having none of it.
Yankowy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lopez defends it well.
Lopez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yankowy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yankowy keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Yankowy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yankowy keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yankowy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankowy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lopez wants to get up but he can't break Yankowy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yankowy pulls Lopez in close to prevent any damage.
Yankowy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lopez defends well.
Lopez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yankowy is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez wants to stand but Yankowy has his arm trapped.
Yankowy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yankowy is trying to control. Lopez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yankowy on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy is just content to waste time from the top position. Lopez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Yankowy passes Lopez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yankowy wants to free his trapped foot but Lopez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yankowy trying to control from half guard but Lopez is working away.
Lopez is trying to control but can't.
Yankowy trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Yankowy trying to pass the guard but Lopez defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yankowy passes into side control, despite Lopez's attempt to control the position.
Lopez tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is trying to control Yankowy's posture but Yankowy avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yankowy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lopez gets back to half guard.
Lopez trying to control but Yankowy postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez is trying to control but Yankowy manages to pass to mount!
Lopez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopez tries to get out of the position.
Yankowy trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Yankowy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
Lopez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yankowy with the counter takedown but Lopez avoids it easily.
Lopez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yankowy counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yankowy sprawls well. Yankowy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez backing away here, and Yankowy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankowy connects with the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yankowy.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Yankowy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yankowy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yankowy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
Yankowy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Yankowy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yankowy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yankowy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yankowy can pounce on him.
Lopez dives in and grabs Yankowy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yankowy pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Yankowy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yankowy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Yankowy counters with a leg kick.
Yankowy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez has his takedown stuffed
and Yankowy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lopez!
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!
Lopez is not content to let Yankowy control the position.
Yankowy swings around for an armbar but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yankowy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yankowy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yankowy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez trying to control but Yankowy is working from the bottom.
Yankowy has his foot on Lopez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopez works his way back into a safe position though.
Yankowy keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.
Yankowy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lopez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yankowy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yankowy keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yankowy is looking for a triangle but Lopez pushes his legs off easily.
Yankowy has his hands on Lopez's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Yankowy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Yankowy counters with a low kick, right behind Lopez 's knee.
Lopez shoots in but Yankowy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yankowy feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yankowy as he avoids it easily.
Yankowy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yankowy circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick
and Yankowy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yankowy counters with a nice body kick.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yankowy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Yankowy counters with an inside leg kick.
Yankowy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lopez quickly recovers to half guard.
Yankowy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lopez!
Yankowy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Yankowy isn't that keen on the idea.
Yankowy thowing shots but they're missing.
Lopez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yankowy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lopez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Yankowy is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yankowy is looking for a triangle but Lopez pushes his legs off easily.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yankowy looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yankowy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jon Yankowy has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yankowy is on top in guard.
Yankowy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yankowy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lopez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lopez wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Yankowy has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Lopez's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Lopez is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Yankowy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jon Yankowy!
An out of breath Jon Yankowy 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 Seattle Seahawks (ranked 6097 p4p, 24532 weight class) and Taki Baki (ranked 602 p4p, 658 weight class). The key to victory for Seattle Seahawks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seattle Seahawks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taki Baki!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Baki does no damage.
Seahawks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baki misses with a takedown
and Seahawks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baki moves into range and clinches up with Seahawks.
Baki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Seahawks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Seahawks is trying to force a seperation but Baki has the dominant position.
Seahawks stops a takedown attempt from Baki.
Seattle Seahawks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taki Baki.
Baki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seahawks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seahawks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seahawks smiles and moves away.
Baki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baki looks winded!
Seahawks shoots in looking for a takedown but Baki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seahawks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seahawks throws a wild body kick that Baki sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Seahawks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seahawks shoots for a takedown but Baki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seahawks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seahawks shoots for a double leg takedown but Baki sprawls well. He's pushed Seahawks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Seahawks misses.
Baki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seahawks but Seahawks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Seahawks.
Seahawks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seahawks wants it to stay on the feet.
Seahawks tries to clinch but Baki is having none of it.
Baki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seahawks circles away.
As Baki looks to move away, Seahawks throws a big counter combo but Baki just gets out of the way.
Seahawks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Seahawks scores with a four punch combination!
Seahawks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seahawks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seahawks lands a jab-cross combination.
 Baki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baki is still in real trouble! Can Seahawks finish him?
Baki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Seahawks stands and steps away. Baki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Seahawks gets a takedown into half guard.
Seahawks is trying to control the action in half guard but Baki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seahawks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seahawks decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Baki seems to have recovered his senses.
Baki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Seahawks throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Seahawks catches Baki right on the button with a cross.
Seahawks leaves Baki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Seahawks stalks Baki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baki's face. Baki staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baki.
Seahawks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Seahawks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baki misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seahawks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seahawks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Baki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Baki prevents Seahawks from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baki in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baki is pressing down on Seahawks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seahawks is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seahawks wants to stand back up but Baki manages to pass into side control.
Baki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baki working the ground and pound but Seahawks is defending the strikes.
Baki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Seahawks to his feet.
Baki shoots for a takedown but Seahawks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seahawks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left and a right from Seahawks both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seahawks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seahawks circles away.
Seahawks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baki throws a counter combo.
Seahawks looks to land a combination. Baki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baki fails to land the takedown.
Taki Baki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seahawks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seattle Seahawks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seahawks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Seahawks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Baki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Baki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seahawks pinned against the cage. Seahawks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baki gets a clinch.
Baki wants to take the fight to the mat but Seahawks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Seahawks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baki can do to turn this around?
Baki goes for a takedown attempt but Seahawks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Seattle Seahawks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taki Baki.
Baki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baki fails with the takedown
enabling Seahawks to counter with a crisp jab.
Baki is breathing heavily.
Seahawks moves in looking to clinch but Baki pushes him off.
Seahawks leaves Baki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seahawks lands a jab-cross combination.
Seahawks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seahawks stalks Baki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baki's face. Baki staggers backwards, shaken.
Seattle Seahawks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seahawks lands a jab-cross combination.
Seahawks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Seahawks duly obliges.
Seahawks wants to clinch up but Baki keeps it at a distance.
Seahawks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seahawks tries to clinch up but Baki circles away and keeps his distance.
Seahawks scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baki is defended easily by Seahawks.
Seahawks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seahawks sprawls well. Seahawks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baki gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Seahawks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Seahawks.
Seahawks gets in close and tags Baki with a short punch that almost sends Baki to the mat! Oh Baki is in big trouble! He turns his back on Seahawks, trying to create some distance but Seahawks rushes him, striking wildly and Baki goes down! The referee tackles Seahawks into the cage to end the fight! Seahawks is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seattle Seahawks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ozkar Hootenanny (ranked 3992 p4p, 6253 weight class) and OJ Da Killa (ranked 515 p4p, 659 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ozkar Hootenanny has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ozkar Hootenanny seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ozkar Hootenanny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OJ Da Killa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Killa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hootenanny takes a swing at Da Killa's ribcage but misses.
Da Killa misses with a double jab
and Hootenanny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Da Killa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 It looks like Ozkar Hootenanny has been cut.
Da Killa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hootenanny.
Da Killa closes the distance and clinches.
Da Killa misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Killa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hootenanny prevents a body shot from Da Killa.
Da Killa tries to stall but Hootenanny uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Killa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Killa scores with a hook to the body.
Da Killa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hootenanny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hootenanny is trying to break the clinch but Da Killa is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Killa.
Hootenanny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Killa has him pressed against the cage.
Da Killa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hootenanny gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hootenanny wants to break free but Da Killa has control.
Hootenanny prevents a body shot from Da Killa.
Da Killa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hootenanny seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Da Killa can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Da Killa working aggressively here.
Da Killa goes for a takedown attempt but Hootenanny pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Da Killa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hootenanny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hootenanny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Killa.
Da Killa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hootenanny avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Hootenanny wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hootenanny throws out a loose jab but Da Killa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Killa misses the shot to the body.
Hootenanny moves forwards but Da Killa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hootenanny just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hootenanny throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Killa.
Da Killa works the jab nicely.
A big right from Hootenanny misses.
Da Killa misses with a body shot
and Hootenanny counters with a nice uppercut.
Hootenanny has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Da Killa finds it's way round the side to connect with Hootenanny's head.
Da Killa misses with a combination
and Hootenanny counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like OJ Da Killa has been cut.
Da Killa connects with a solid leg kick.
Da Killa throws a series of punches but Hootenanny moves out of range.
Da Killa stuns Hootenanny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Da Killa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hootenanny looks to land a right hand but Da Killa moved out of range.
Hootenanny misses with a looping left.
Da Killa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hootenanny moves forwards but Da Killa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Da Killa moves out of range as Hootenanny strikes.
Da Killa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Hootenanny is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Hootenanny.
Hootenanny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Killa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hootenanny at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
OJ Da Killa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Da Killa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Da Killa connects with a solid leg kick.
Hootenanny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hootenanny 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.
Hootenanny walks into a straight right hand from Da Killa.
Oh Hootenanny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da Killa drops Hootenanny with a straight right hand, right on the button! Da Killa follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). OJ Da Killa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Belvedere (ranked 2023 p4p, 2188 weight class) and Renoa Gracie (ranked 124 p4p, 134 weight class). Renoa Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richmond Belvedere's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belvedere.
Belvedere looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Belvedere pushes him away.
Nice straight punches there by Belvedere. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belvedere.
Belvedere works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Belvedere circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belvedere counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belvedere.
Gracie slips a straight right by Belvedere.
Gracie steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Belvedere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belvedere misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Richmond Belvedere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie clobbers Belvedere with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belvedere moves out of range of the strikes.
Belvedere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Belvedere avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere misses with a body shot.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belvedere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Belvedere is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belvedere is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gracie laying and praying for a moment but Belvedere takes advantage and regains half guard.
Belvedere is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ryōzanpaku Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Belvedere makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belvedere.
Belvedere throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gracie escapes and throws Belvedere's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere is looking for a sweep.
Gracie working away.
Gracie taking a break here but Belvedere is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Belvedere is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar but Belvedere turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Belvedere.
Belvedere trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Belvedere controlling him for the moment.
Belvedere throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belvedere showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Belvedere trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Richmond Belvedere will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Belvedere.
Belvedere lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Belvedere has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Belvedere's head.
Belvedere lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belvedere smiles and moves away.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Belvedere counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belvedere's corner calls for a 1-2. Belvedere obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Belvedere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Belvedere.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Belvedere and move into the clinch position.
Belvedere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Belvedere pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Belvedere stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richmond Belvedere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renoa Gracie.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belvedere is keeping busy.
Belvedere misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belvedere up against the cage.
Belvedere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renoa Gracie.
Belvedere misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belvedere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belvedere's waist but Belvedere gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Belvedere misses with a wild combination.
Belvedere takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Belvedere pushes him off.
Belvedere fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belvedere is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Belvedere thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Belvedere misses with a looping right.
Belvedere fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belvedere.
Gracie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Belvedere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belvedere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Belvedere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belvedere jabs at Gracie's body.
Belvedere connects with a looping right hand.
Belvedere jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Richmond Belvedere is winning the standup battle so far.
Belvedere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Belvedere and move into the clinch position.
Belvedere misses with an uppercut.
Belvedere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Belvedere circles away.
Richmond Belvedere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Belvedere.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belvedere has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to clinch but Belvedere is having none of it.
It looked like Belvedere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Belvedere. That snapped Gracie's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belvedere. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie slips under a jab from Belvedere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belvedere works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Belvedere loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Belvedere connects with the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gracie stalling the fight.
Gracie gets control of Belvedere's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Belvedere working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belvedere wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Belvedere dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Belvedere scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Belvedere!
Gracie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Belvedere is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Belvedere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belvedere scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gracie is looking for a way out.
Gracie covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Belvedere has Gracie flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Belvedere. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Gracie is trapped and Belvedere is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Belvedere.
Belvedere looking for the choke from the back.
Gracie has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Belvedere is hanging on to Gracie's back as he tries to escape.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gracie is pressing down on Belvedere's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Belvedere trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renoa Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belvedere preventing the sweep.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belvedere doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belvedere manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belvedere with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Belvedere from controlling successfully.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Belvedere is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Belvedere bucks and avoids them well.
Richmond Belvedere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Renoa Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belvedere slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie is keen to just control but Belvedere is a slippery customer.
Belvedere manages to get to full guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie pushes down on Belvedere's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Belvedere controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richmond Belvedere.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belvedere, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richmond Belvedere!
Richmond Belvedere seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Broderick (ranked 1549 p4p, 2138 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 236 p4p, 332 weight class). Hunter Broderick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broderick lands with a shot to the body.
Broderick tries a head kick but it misses.
Broderick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Broderick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Jukassa misses its intended target.
Jukassa misses with a hook. Broderick ducked under it nicely.
Jukassa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broderick .
Jukassa misses with a wild body shot.
Broderick with a hook.
Jukassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Broderick 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.
Broderick tries to bum rush Jukassa with a series of wild strikes but Jukassa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Broderick forces Jukassa back against the cage and clinches.
Broderick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broderick lands with a left to the head.
Broderick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jukassa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jukassa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Broderick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Broderick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jukassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broderick .
Jukassa misses with an uppercut
and Broderick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jukassa throws a lazy right hand but Broderick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Jukassa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Broderick loads up on a big right hand but Jukassa slips the punch.
Broderick tries to close the distance and clinch but Jukassa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jukassa misses with a hook. Broderick ducked under it nicely.
Broderick 's corner calls for a 1-2. Broderick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Broderick tries a head kick but it misses.
Jukassa connects with a crisp jab.
Jukassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broderick .
Broderick tries to clinch there but Jukassa circles away.
Jukassa circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
Jukassa misses with a jab to the body
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broderick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jukassa momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa misses with a body punch
and Broderick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jukassa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jukassa is rocked!
Jukassa connects with a jab.
Jukassa throws a big shot that misses.
Broderick throwing a counter right hand but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
Broderick is looking to clinch but Jukassa is avoiding it.
Jukassa scores with a body shot.
Broderick tries a head kick but it misses.
Broderick throws a hook to the side of Jukassa's head but Jukassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jukassa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jukassa misses with a hook. Broderick ducked under it nicely.
Broderick slips a jab from Jukassa.
It looked like Broderick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jukassa just misses with a punch to the body.
Broderick scores with a hook to the body. Jukassa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jukassa blocks a head kick by Broderick .
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jukassa.
Broderick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Broderick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broderick connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a head kick but Jukassa moves out of range.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Broderick .
The fight stays on the outside here - Broderick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jukassa lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Jukassa misses.
It looked like Broderick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jukassa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jukassa misses with an uppercut. Broderick saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jukassa.
Jukassa blocks a head kick by Broderick .
Jukassa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Broderick slips under a jab from Jukassa.
It looked like Broderick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jukassa cracks Broderick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jukassa throws the left hand but Broderick avoids the punch easily.
Broderick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Broderick is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Broderick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Broderick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick avoids the body shot from Jukassa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Broderick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broderick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jukassa looks to land a right hand but Broderick moved out of range.
Broderick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Broderick throws a nice looking combination but Jukassa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from Broderick .
Good standup being displayed there by Broderick as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Jukassa misses.
Jab from Broderick .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broderick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter Broderick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jukassa lands a jab to Broderick 's midsection.
Broderick misses with a hook. Jukassa ducked under it nicely.
Jukassa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broderick .
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 Hunter Broderick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick 's cut.
That's time! Broderick 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jukassa misses with an uppercut
and Broderick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Broderick thuds a left hand into Jukassa's body.
Broderick scores with a nice strike.
Hunter Broderick is winning the standup battle so far.
Jukassa throws a body punch but Broderick moves out of range.
Broderick is looking to clinch but Jukassa is avoiding it.
Broderick scores with a jab.
Jukassa just misses with a punch to the body.
Broderick is looking to clinch but Jukassa is avoiding it.
A shot to the body from Broderick misses
and Jukassa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jukassa throws the left hand but Broderick avoids the punch easily.
Jukassa misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukassa misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukassa throws a jab when Broderick was well out of range.
Jukassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broderick was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jukassa scores with a hook to the body. Broderick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa misses with a hook. Broderick ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Broderick , as that shot connected.
Jukassa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Broderick throws a nice head kick!
Jukassa lands a slapping body shot.
Jukassa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jukassa throws a lazy right hand but Broderick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Broderick . Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jukassa. Broderick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Broderick .
Broderick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broderick misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broderick takes a swing at Jukassa's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broderick throws an overhand right that lands on Jukassa's shoulder, as Jukassa tries to avoid the shot.
Jukassa swings for the body but Broderick moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Jukassa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Jukassa.
Jukassa misses with a jab to the body
and Broderick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Broderick tests Jukassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jukassa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broderick .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jukassa.
Hunter Broderick 's cut is getting worse.
Broderick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Jukassa misses the target.
Broderick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jukassa.
Jukassa looks to land a right hand but Broderick moved out of range.
Broderick cracks a nice hook into Jukassa's ribs.
Broderick has Jukassa up against the cage in a clinch.
Jukassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Broderick 's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Broderick fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jukassa as Broderick tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Jukassa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick lands a nice knee to the body.
Jukassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jukassa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Broderick backwards.
Broderick lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Broderick .
A short right from Broderick .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jukassa.
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Jukassa avoids the damage to the body.
Jukassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Broderick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jukassas head.
A short uppercut from Broderick .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jukassa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broderick trying to land knees to the body.
Broderick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jukassas head.
Jukassa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jukassa is trying to break the clinch but Broderick has him pressed against the cage.
Jukassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Broderick .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa walks into a jab.
Broderick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jukassa misses with a body shot.
Jukassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broderick .
A looping hook to the body misses from Broderick . Jukassa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Broderick drives through and clinches with Jukassa against the cage.
Broderick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jukassa is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Broderick .
Broderick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jukassas head.
A short uppercut from Broderick .
Broderick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jukassa misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jukassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Broderick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jukassa is defending well for now.
Broderick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jukassa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Broderick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick '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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jukassa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jukassa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Broderick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jukassa's hands.
Jukassa thuds a left hand into Broderick 's body.
Broderick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jukassa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jukassa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Broderick tries to clinch up.
Jukassa misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Broderick .
Broderick jabs at Jukassa's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Broderick .
Jukassa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Broderick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jukassa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broderick tests Jukassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Broderick misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Broderick moves in looking to clinch but Jukassa pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jukassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Jukassa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Broderick throws a series of punches but Jukassa moves out of range.
A lazy left from Jukassa finds it's target.
Broderick misses with a double jab
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Broderick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jukassa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Broderick rushes Jukassa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jukassa as Broderick tries to tie him up.
Jukassa misses with a punch to the body.
Jukassa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Broderick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zett Jukassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick misses with a body punch.
Jukassa manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broderick slips a jab from Jukassa.
Jukassa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jukassa misses the jab.
Broderick walks into a stiff left hand from Jukassa.
Broderick blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Broderick misses the target.
Jukassa misses with a wild body shot.
Broderick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jukassa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jukassa blocks a jab.
Broderick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jukassa is still on wobbly legs! Can Broderick finish him?
Donk. Broderick catches Jukassa right on the button with a cross.
Jukassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Broderick lands a head kick!
Jukassa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Broderick counters with a left right combination that sends Jukassa crashing to the mat - Broderick wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Jukassa out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Broderick !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graham Mantle (ranked 392 p4p, 2880 weight class) and Andy Veidt (ranked 48 p4p, 288 weight class). Veidt has chosen Alien Weaponry as his entrance music. Graham Mantle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andy Veidt's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Veidt!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle defending well as Veidt loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Veidt misses its intended target.
Veidt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Veidt lands an overhand right.
Veidt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mantle throws a jab but it's blocked by Veidt.
It seemed like Veidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Veidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mantle.
Veidt closes the distance and clinches.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Veidt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mantle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mantle blocking some punches.
Mantle lands a nice uppercut.
Veidt tries to work over Mantle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mantle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mantle wants a takedown but no success here.
Mantle takes a shot to the head.
Veidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Veidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veidt prevents a body shot from Mantle.
Veidt throws a head punch that misses.
Mantle can't get the takedown.
Veidt scores with a shot to the side of Mantle's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veidt.
Veidt tries a body shot but Mantle blocks it.
Mantle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veidt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veidt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veidt tries to throw a body punch but Mantle avoids it by throwing Veidt back against the cage.
Veidt misses with a body punch.
Mantle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veidt backwards.
Mantle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Veidt backwards.
Mantle tries a body shot but Veidt blocks it.
Veidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mantle lands a body shot.
Veidt blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantle lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veidt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veidt.
Veidt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veidt.
Mantle lands a body punch.
Mantle lands a nice uppercut.
Veidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantle.
Veidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mantle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mantle tries for a takedown but Veidt manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veidt.
Veidt working aggressively here.
Mantle tries to score a body lock takedown but Veidt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Mantle lands a shoulder strike.
Veidt is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mantle is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Veidt to the mat. Veidt regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mantle postures up in Veidt's guard and throws a big left but Veidt blocks it.
Mantle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle stops Veidt from standing up.
Mantle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mantle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veidt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mantle controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mantle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mantle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Veidt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mantle throws a strike but Veidt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mantle 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.
Mantle is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle wants to sweep here but Veidt controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mantle holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andy Veidt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mantle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mantle moves into range and clinches up with Veidt.
Mantle throws a head punch that misses.
Veidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veidt swings wildly with an uppercut but Mantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veidt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veidt digs a right hand into Mantle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mantle's gas tank.
Mantle blocks a body shot from Veidt.
Veidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andy Veidt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Veidt lands a body punch.
Veidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mantle can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Mantle.
Mantle struggles to land a body shot inside as Veidt controls his hands.
Mantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mantle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Veidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veidt swings wildly with an uppercut but Mantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle has Veidt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Veidt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mantle.
Mantle misses with some punches.
Mantle misses with a punch on the inside.
Veidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantle.
Veidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mantle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mantle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Veidt.
Veidt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Veidt.
Veidt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mantle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veidt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mantle's elbow.
Mantle wants to take the fight to the mat but Veidt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Veidt throws a head punch that misses.
Mantle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veidt is leaning against Mantle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mantle fails to land.
Mantle lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Veidt.
Mantle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Veidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veidt working aggressively here.
Veidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veidt tries a body shot but Mantle blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Veidt.
Good body shot from Veidt.
Veidt has a couple of punches blocked by Mantle.
Mantle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Veidt.
A short uppercut from Veidt.
Veidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Veidt swings wildly with an uppercut but Mantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veidt has a couple of punches blocked by Mantle.
Veidt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mantle prevents a body shot from Veidt.
A short uppercut from Veidt.
Veidt lands a nice shot to the body.
Veidt lands with a right to the head.
Veidt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mantle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Veidt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veidt can't find room to land a body shot as Mantle controls the action.
Veidt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Veidt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veidt tries to work over Mantle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mantle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mantle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Veidt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Veidt.
Veidt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veidt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veidt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mantle swings wildly with an uppercut but Veidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mantle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veidt struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantle controls his hands.
Veidt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mantle.
A short right from Veidt on the inside.
Veidt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mantle's elbow.
Veidt lands with a light punch inside.
Mantle pushes Veidt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Veidt has a couple of punches blocked by Mantle.
Mantle is looking for a takedown.
Mantle misses with some punches.
Mantle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Veidt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mantle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Veidt backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Veidt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mantle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Veidt clinches up against the cage.
Mantle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Veidt is trying to keep an underhook but Mantle manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mantle throwing shots but Veidt is blocking nicely.
Mantle looks to land a strike but Veidt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mantle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mantle postures up in Veidt's guard and throws a big left but Veidt blocks it.
Mantle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mantle wants to control from the top but Veidt keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Veidt wants to stand but Mantle is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Veidt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veidt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andy Veidt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veidt tries to move into range but Mantle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mantle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veidt.
Mantle scores with a shot to the body.
Mantle ducks under a wild hook from Veidt.
Donk. Veidt catches Mantle right on the button with a cross.
Mantle tries to clinch up but Veidt circles away and keeps his distance.
Veidt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graham Mantle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veidt instigates a clinch.
Veidt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veidt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mantle blocking some punches.
Veidt tries a body shot but Mantle blocks it.
Veidt pushes Mantle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mantle.
Veidt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mantle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veidt struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantle controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veidt.
Mantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veidt struggles to land a body shot inside as Mantle controls his hands.
Mantle can't find room to land a body shot as Veidt controls the action.
Mantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle goes for a takedown attempt but Veidt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A big right from Veidt misses.
Mantle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Veidt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Veidt moves into range and clinches up with Mantle.
Mantle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Veidt is defending well.
Veidt digs a right hand into Mantle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mantle's gas tank.
Veidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantle.
Andy Veidt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mantle.
Mantle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Veidt pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Mantle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veidt throws a right hand that Mantle ducks under and follows up with a left that Mantle also avoids with ease.
Veidt darts in and clinches Mantle up against the cage.
Mantle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mantle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mantle misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Mantle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Veidt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mantle looking for a takedown.
Veidt cracks Mantle with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mantle.
Mantle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mantle misses with a punch to the body.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Veidt working aggressively here.
Mantle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mantle goes for a takedown attempt but Veidt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mantle throws out a loose jab but Veidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Veidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Veidt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Veidt!
Andy Veidt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bhishma Chontamenti (ranked 716 p4p, 887 weight class) and Gus McCrae (ranked 108 p4p, 135 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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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bhishma Chontamenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chontamenti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
McCrae ducks right into an uppercut from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti lands a jab to McCrae's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chontamenti, as that shot connected.
Chontamenti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCrae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCrae dodges the punch combination from Chontamenti.
McCrae jabs Chontamenti right on the nose. Chontamenti blinks but takes it well.
Chontamenti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCrae.
McCrae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Chontamenti.
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 low kick lands for Chontamenti.
McCrae cracks Chontamenti with an open hand slap.
It looks like Bhishma Chontamenti has been cut.
Chontamenti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCrae looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti scores with a jab.
Chontamenti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Chontamenti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Chontamenti.
McCrae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCrae closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chontamenti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCrae's hands.
McCrae walks into a stiff left hand from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCrae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chontamenti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chontamenti slips under a jab from McCrae.
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!
Chontamenti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chontamenti jabs McCrae right on the nose. McCrae blinks but takes it well.
Chontamenti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
Chontamenti avoids the body shot from McCrae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Chontamenti.
McCrae misses with an uppercut
and Chontamenti counters with a low kick, right behind McCrae 's knee.
McCrae keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Chontamenti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chontamenti moves away.
Chontamenti drops his hands momentarily and McCrae takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chontamenti thows a leg kick but McCrae checks it
and McCrae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCrae checks a leg kick.
Chontamenti throws a hook to the side of McCrae's head but McCrae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chontamenti misses with a low kick.
Chontamenti motions for McCrae to come forward. Chontamenti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chontamenti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCrae's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCrae throws a sloppy body shot
and Chontamenti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCrae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCrae misses with an uppercut
and McCrae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice combination there by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti feints and then cracks McCrae's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCrae down.
Chontamenti slips under a jab from McCrae.
A big left from McCrae misses.
McCrae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chontamenti scoring well with a low kick there.
McCrae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chontamenti slips under a jab.
Chontamenti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chontamenti lands a head kick!
McCrae misses with a straight left.
Chontamenti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chontamenti fails with the takedown.
Chontamenti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. McCrae catches Chontamenti right on the button with a cross.
Chontamenti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chontamenti 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 McCrae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCrae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCrae throws the left hand but Chontamenti avoids the punch easily.
McCrae misses with an uppercut. Chontamenti saw that one coming.
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Chontamenti's head but Chontamenti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
McCrae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chontamenti counters with a good low kick that McCrae was not able to check.
Chontamenti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bhishma Chontamenti's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCrae misses with a looping left.
McCrae looks to land a left hand but Chontamenti moved out of range nicely.
Chontamenti throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bhishma Chontamenti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bhishma Chontamenti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chontamenti throws a leg kick which misses McCrae's front leg but catches the back leg as McCrae tries to avoid it.
Chontamenti connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Chontamenti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chontamenti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chontamenti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bhishma Chontamenti is winning the standup battle so far.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Chontamenti throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
Chontamenti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chontamenti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chontamenti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chontamenti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chontamenti moves out of range of the strikes.
Chontamenti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCrae misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Chontamenti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti lands a nice looking body shot.
Chontamenti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chontamenti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chontamenti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCrae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chontamenti can pounce on him.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chontamenti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from McCrae misses its intended target.
Chontamenti avoids the body shot from McCrae.
Chontamenti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCrae.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Chontamenti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae throws a hook but Chontamenti blocks it.
McCrae connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCrae throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrae works the jab nicely.
McCrae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chontamenti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCrae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Chontamenti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Chontamenti's head but Chontamenti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chontamenti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Chontamenti.
McCrae throws a hook but Chontamenti blocks it.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Chontamenti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from McCrae.
Good exchange - McCrae coming out on top.
McCrae throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
Chontamenti is looking to clinch but McCrae is avoiding it.
McCrae swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCrae swings widly with a right hand
and Chontamenti counters with a three punch combo that has McCrae backing up. McCrae nods at Chontamenti to acknowledge the strikes.
Chontamenti slips under a jab from McCrae.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chontamenti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McCrae if he has to take too many more of those.
Chontamenti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCrae can do to turn this around?
Chontamenti throws a shot to the body.
Chontamenti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chontamenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae throws an overhand right that lands on Chontamenti's shoulder, as Chontamenti tries to avoid the shot.
McCrae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chontamenti lands a head kick. McCrae smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCrae scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chontamenti doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chontamenti.
McCrae connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chontamenti momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Chontamenti.
Chontamenti moves away from the strike by McCrae.
Chontamenti lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chontamenti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCrae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chontamenti was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrae.
Chontamenti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McCrae throws out a counter right but Chontamenti avoids it with no problem.
Chontamenti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCrae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chontamenti can pounce on him.
Chontamenti throws a body shot but no joy.
Chontamenti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from McCrae.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chontamenti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCrae to the mat! McCrae manages to get full guard.
McCrae looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chontamenti is one step ahead there.
Chontamenti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCrae is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bhishma Chontamenti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bhishma Chontamenti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jab from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCrae. That did some damage!
Chontamenti shoots in looking for a takedown but McCrae manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chontamenti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chontamenti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chontamenti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chontamenti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chontamenti motions for McCrae to come forward. Chontamenti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCrae looks to land a left hand but Chontamenti moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from McCrae misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrae misses with a hook
and Chontamenti counters with a good low kick that McCrae was not able to check.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCrae misses with a hook. Chontamenti ducked under it nicely.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Chontamenti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCrae throws out the jab.
McCrae looks to throw the jab but Chontamenti is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrae. Chontamenti does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCrae lands with a cross.
Chontamenti throws a chopping leg kick but McCrae manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chontamenti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCrae scores with a shot to the body.
McCrae takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCrae clobbers Chontamenti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCrae has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCrae lands a nice shot that snaps Chontamenti's head back.
Chontamenti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chontamenti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chontamenti throws a leg kick
and Chontamenti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chontamenti ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by McCrae. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCrae.
Chontamenti is rocked!
You can see that McCrae has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
McCrae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCrae misses with a hook
and McCrae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCrae checks a leg kick.
McCrae checks a leg kick.
Chontamenti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chontamenti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Chontamenti.
McCrae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chontamenti.
McCrae throws a lazy right hand but Chontamenti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
Chontamenti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCrae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCrae on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCrae on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gus McCrae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chontamenti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCrae.
Chontamenti lands a right hook to the body.
Chontamenti connects with an inside leg kick.
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chontamenti scoring well with a low kick there.
Chontamenti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bhishma Chontamenti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCrae misses with an uppercut.
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCrae throws a jab when Chontamenti was well out of range.
McCrae misses with a body shot.
McCrae misses with a straight left.
McCrae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chontamenti jabs McCrae to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bhishma Chontamenti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrae throws a hook to the side of Chontamenti's head but Chontamenti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCrae misses with a looping left.
McCrae gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chontamenti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chontamenti stopping the sweep attempt from McCrae.
McCrae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chontamenti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chontamenti passes McCrae's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bhishma Chontamenti.
Well Chontamenti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bhishma Chontamenti!
An out of breath Bhishma Chontamenti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Gus McCrae stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darsin Bleak (ranked 278 p4p, 578 weight class) and Trane Knox (ranked 35 p4p, 72 weight class). Knox has chosen Blue World | John Coltrane as his entrance music. Darsin Bleak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trane Knox's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darsin Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trane Knox!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bleak swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bleak scores with a jab to the body.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bleak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Bleak throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bleak.
Bleak 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleak manages to avoid it.
Bleak scores with a takedown into Knox's guard.
Bleak passes Knox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bleak.
Bleak is looking to advance position but Knox won't allow it.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knox has hold of Bleak's hands but Bleak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Bleak lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak passes Knox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bleak working the head and body with strikes.
Knox works his way to full guard. Good work.
Knox trying to control the position.
Bleak is working Knox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bleak tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bleak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knox is aware though and is defending well.
Bleak looking for a guillotine here but Knox defends easily.
Knox with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bleak's head.
Bleak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Knox keeping full guard, as Bleak tries to pass.
Bleak stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bleak throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Bleak wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Knox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knox can't keep his opponent in guard - Bleak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bleak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bleak scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darsin Bleak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bleak just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox scores with a jab. Bleak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Bleak slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Bleak throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bleak tries to counter with a takedown but Knox is quick to defend against it.
Bleak 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.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Bleak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bleak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knox pinned against the cage. Knox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knox as he jumps to the side.
Bleak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bleak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bleak is working away from the top position though.
Bleak wants to pass to mount but Knox is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bleak.
Bleak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bleak trying to control the pace.
Bleak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knox has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bleak is just content to waste time from the top position. Knox takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Bleak wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Darsin Bleak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bleak trying to move into half guard but instead Knox has managed to sweep!
Bleak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bleak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knox wants to pass the guard but Bleak is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Knox has picked Bleak up and slammed him! Bleak can't keep hold of the triangle and Knox manages to pass to side control!
Bleak tries to bench press Knox off him but Knox keeps the position.
Knox trying to control the position but Bleak is working away.
Bleak tries to buck Knox off but Knox is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleak is trying to control Knox's posture but Knox avoids it.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darsin Bleak will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bleak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Knox throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Bleak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bleak throws out the jab.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bleak shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knox is trying to defend but Bleak finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bleak works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bleak throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox is in a horrible position here. Bleak smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bleak working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knox?
Bleak with good strikes from the mount here!
Bleak lands a big shot there that rocks Knox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bleak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knox hang on?
Knox is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bleak lands a big elbow.
Knox is rocked!
Bleak cracks Knox with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Knox is still in real trouble! Can Bleak finish him?
Bleak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knox is desperately trying to improve his position but Bleak has a good base and remains in mount.
Bleak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
The referee warns Knox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bleak drops a big elbow. That's hurt Knox! More shots from Bleak and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darsin Bleak!
Our winner, Darsin Bleak, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Trane Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor Butcher (ranked 488 p4p, 296 weight class) and Manco Unknown (ranked 71 p4p, 46 weight class). Butcher's entrance music is Eaten by Bloodbath. A fine choice. Unknown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ennio Morricone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Manco Unknown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Unknown. That's going to slow Butcher down.
Butcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unknown.
It looked like Butcher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Unknown.
Unknown's corner calls for a 1-2. Unknown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Butcher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Unknown is looking to control Butcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Unknown avoid being mounted?
Unknown actively working from the bottom here.
Butcher wants to take a breather but Unknown is having none of it.
Butcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Unknown moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher throwing strikes but missing.
Unknown keeping full guard, as Butcher tries to pass.
Butcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Unknown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butcher throwing strikes but missing.
Unknown keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
Butcher stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Unknown throws up his legs and catches Butcher in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Butcher tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Unknown! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Manco Unknown!
Manco Unknown bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hurricane Defoe (ranked 95 p4p, 80 weight class) and Winston Todd (ranked 16 p4p, 14 weight class). Todd has chosen Piano Man as his entrance music. Winston Todd acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hurricane Defoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd moves out of range of the body kick from Defoe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Defoe.
Todd misses with a hook.
Todd cracks Defoe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Defoe misses with a hook.
Todd jabs at Defoe's body.
Defoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Defoe misses with a shot to the body
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd 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.
Defoe looks to land a body kick but Todd moved away.
Defoe misses with a low kick.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Defoe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Defoe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Todd moves out of range as Defoe throws a body kick.
Defoe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Defoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Defoe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Defoe.
A lazy body kick from Todd
and Defoe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Defoe throws a wild body kick that Todd sees coming a mile off.
Todd follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Defoe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Defoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Todd.
Defoe blocks a jab.
Defoe lands with a cross.
Defoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd lands a nice hook to Defoe's body. Defoe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Todd.
Defoe throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
It seemed like Todd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Todd misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defoe throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Todd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd throws a head kick that misses.
Defoe throws a leg kick but Todd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Defoe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Todd checks it well.
Defoe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Todd.
Todd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Defoe misses with a head kick.
Defoe tried to score with a low kick but Todd checks it.
Defoe staying out of range there.
Defoe thinks about countering with a head kick.
Todd missing with a left hand there. Defoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hurricane Defoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Defoe is looking to wear down Todd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Todd is looking to chop away at Defoe's legs.
Defoe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Todd connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe with a nice calf kick.
Todd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Defoe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Defoe swings for the body but Todd moves out of range.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Defoe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Defoe throws a counter high kick but Todd was just alert enough to avoid it.
Todd misses with a low kick as Defoe jumps back.
Todd tests Defoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Defoe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Todd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick lands for Todd.
Defoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defoe lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Defoe throws a low kick, looking for Todd's leg but Todd calmly moves out of range.
Todd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Defoe throws a push kick but Todd slaps the foot to one side.
Todd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Defoe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Defoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Todd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab lands there for Todd.
Defoe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Defoe clobbers Todd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Todd misses with a kick to the body
letting Defoe counter with a right hand.
Defoe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Todd.
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Defoe.
Defoe throws an off balance right hand
and Todd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Defoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Todd counters with a right hand to the body.
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 Hurricane Defoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Defoe throws a body kick that misses.
Defoe takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Defoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
It looked like Defoe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Todd misses
and Defoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Todd tries a low kick but Defoe avoids it.
Defoe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Defoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd takes a swing at Defoe's ribcage but misses.
Todd jabs Defoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd looks to throw the jab but Defoe is out of range.
Defoe thinks about countering with a head kick.
Defoe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hurricane Defoe is winning the standup battle so far.
Defoe lands with a good body shot.
Todd cracks Defoe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Defoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Todd momentarily.
Defoe scores with a decent looking hook.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Todd avoids the head kick by Defoe.
A slapping leg kick lands for Todd.
Defoe throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
Defoe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Todd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Todd might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Defoe has got the better of the exchanges.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Todd is predictable there
and Defoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd misses with a low kick as Defoe jumps back.
Defoe throws a wild body kick that Todd sees coming a mile off.
Defoe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Defoe 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 Todd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Todd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a hook but Defoe blocks it.
Defoe connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Todd. Beautiful body shot.
Todd misses with a looping right.
Defoe misses with a left hand
and Todd counters with a stiff right hand.
Todd with a jab.
Defoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Defoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Todd scores with a push kick.
Defoe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Todd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Defoe is looking to score with low kicks.
Defoe throws an overhand right that lands on Todd's shoulder, as Todd tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe throws a series of strikes that have Todd backpedaling.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Defoe misses with a kick to the body.
Todd tries a quick counter leg kick but Defoe is wise to it.
Todd checks a low kick from Defoe.
Todd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Todd backs away, Defoe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Defoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Defoe.
Defoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Defoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Defoe throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Todd raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Todd scores with the left hand. Defoe knows he should have avoided that one.
Todd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Defoe tries to land a leg kick but Todd saw it coming and moves away.
Defoe connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Todd. Defoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Defoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Todd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Todd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Todd.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Defoe manages to avoid it.
Todd clobbers Defoe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Defoe throws a low kick but Todd avoids it.
Todd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Defoe throws a chopping leg kick but Todd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Todd takes one to the side of the head.
Todd throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Todd misses.
Defoe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Todd checks it well.
Defoe tries to move into range but Todd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Todd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Defoe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Winston Todd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Defoe scores with a leg kick.
Defoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Defoe throws a low kick, looking for Todd's leg but Todd calmly moves out of range.
Todd checks the leg kick.
A low kick lands for Todd.
Sloppy strikes from Defoe. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Todd.
Defoe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Todd can pounce on him.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Defoe is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but Defoe ducks down to avoid it.
Todd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Defoe moved out of range.
Defoe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Todd jabs Defoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Todd moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Defoe duly obliges.
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd throws the left hand but Defoe avoids the punch easily.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Defoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Todd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Defoe.
Todd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Defoe.
Defoe throws a low kick, looking for Todd's leg but Todd calmly moves out of range.
Todd takes one to the chin there.
Todd drops his hands momentarily and Defoe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Defoe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Todd finds it's way round the side to connect with Defoe's head.
Defoe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Defoe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Defoe throws a lazy uppercut
and Todd counters with a body kick that stops Defoe in his tracks momentarily.
Defoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Todd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defoe throws a chopping leg kick but Todd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Defoe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Defoe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Todd 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.
Defoe throws a head kick that misses.
Todd scores with the left hand. Defoe knows he should have avoided that one.
Defoe misses with a right hand
and Todd counters with a stiff right hand.
Defoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Defoe throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Defoe misses with a hook.
Todd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Defoe in his tracks.
Todd moves out of range as Defoe throws a body kick.
Todd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Todd slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Todd.
Defoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Defoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Defoe.
Todd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Defoe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Todd lands a jab.
Todd throws a body punch but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Defoe moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
Todd moves out of range as Defoe throws a body kick.
Todd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Defoe moves away and avoids it.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Todd avoids a kick to the body.
Defoe lands a really nice looking cross but Todd seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defoe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Todd moves out of range as Defoe throws a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Defoe
and Todd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Defoe throws a nice looking combination but Todd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Todd throws a leg kick that misses.
Todd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Defoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Defoe with a hook.
Todd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Todd throws a solid leg kick but Defoe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Todd.
Todd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Defoe wants to slow Todd down by chopping away at his legs.
Todd connects with a leg kick.
Defoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Defoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Todd moves out of range of the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Todd.
Defoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Todd scores with a jab.
A jab from Defoe misses.
Todd moves out of range of the body kick.
Todd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Defoe throws a lazy body kick
and Todd counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd scores with a leg kick.
Defoe tries to score with a low kick but Todd moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todd.
Defoe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Todd can pounce on him.
Defoe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todd.
And Defoe counters with a quick kick to the body but Todd blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe misses with a body shot.
Todd replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Defoe blocks it well.
Defoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Defoe stalks Todd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Todd's face. Todd staggers backwards, shaken.
Defoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Defoe connects with the punch.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Defoe misses the target.
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Defoe blocks it well.
Todd avoids a kick to the body.
Todd scores with a nice right hand.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Defoe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Todd lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defoe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Todd to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Defoe swings for the body but Todd moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Todd. That snapped Defoe's head back.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd avoids the head kick by Defoe.
Todd lands with a cross.
A jab from Todd misses.
Defoe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Defoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Defoe.
Todd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Defoe is just out of range.
Defoe thows a body kick. Todd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Defoe misses with a body kick.
Todd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Defoe with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Defoe throws a leg kick but Todd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Defoe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Defoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Todd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Defoe throws a leg kick which misses Todd's front leg but catches the back leg as Todd tries to avoid it.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Defoe motions for Todd to come forward. Defoe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Todd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Defoe lands an overhand right.
Defoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Todd.
Defoe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Todd takes a step back to recover.
Todd has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Defoe.
Todd is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd looks for the body kick but Defoe saw that one coming.
Defoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Defoe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Defoe.
Defoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Defoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Defoe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Defoe throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Defoe misses.
And Todd responds with a good body kick, but Defoe manages to step out the way in time.
Defoe tries a low kick but Todd avoids it.
Defoe slips a straight right by Todd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hurricane Defoe had his way with Winston Todd in that round.
That's time! Defoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Defoe cracks Todd with an open hand slap.
Defoe misses with a lunging right hand
and Defoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Defoe throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Todd lands with a cross.
A good leg kick by Todd.
Defoe blocks a low kick nicely.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Defoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Todd.
Defoe misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Defoe throws a sloppy head kick and Todd moves out of range easily.
Todd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Todd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Todd slips a straight right by Defoe.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Defoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Defoe throws a solid leg kick but Todd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Defoe.
Defoe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Todd looks to throw the jab but Defoe is out of range.
Defoe throwing a counter right hand but Todd manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Defoe coming out on top.
Defoe defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
Todd throws a body punch but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe misses with a straight left.
Todd throws a head kick that Defoe semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Todd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
Defoe throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Defoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Todd checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Defoe.
Todd missing with a left hand there. Defoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Defoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Defoe is looking to land body kicks.
Defoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
Defoe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Todd is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Defoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Defoe throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd throws a counter combo.
Defoe scores with a spinning back kick!
Todd misses with an uppercut. Defoe saw that one coming.
Defoe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Todd. Todd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Defoe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Todd checks a low kick from Defoe.
Defoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Todd lands with a cross.
Defoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Todd misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defoe scores with a kick to the body.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Defoe throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
Defoe misses with a body shot.
Todd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Defoe scores with a push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Defoe 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 Todd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Todd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Defoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Todd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Defoe misses with a leg kick.
Defoe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Todd connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hurricane Defoe.
Well Defoe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hurricane Defoe!
A very excited looking Hurricane Defoe 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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