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Sucker Punch Pro Series 72 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geroge Turner (ranked 3836 p4p, 3275 weight class) and BJ Barrett (ranked 360 p4p, 313 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geroge Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, BJ Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Turner prevents Barrett from escaping the position.
Turner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barrett, who protects the arm well.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Barrett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner has hold of Barrett's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Barrett seems comfortable defending it but Turner has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Barrett is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Barrett is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Turner couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Geroge Turner!
Geroge Turner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Thompson (ranked 3277 p4p, 1058 weight class) and Kaoru Nagashima (ranked 314 p4p, 119 weight class). Tyson Thompson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaoru Nagashima'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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Thompson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoru Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagashima tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nagashima or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson , which made it look bad.
Nagashima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nagashima gets a double leg takedown into Thompson 's guard.
Nagashima working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson is pulling down on Nagashima's head. It's preventing any offense from Nagashima, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nagashima connects with a couple of short punches.
 Thompson is rocked!
Nagashima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oh Thompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nagashima throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson 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.
Nagashima throws a big right hand that misses.
Nagashima is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thompson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nagashima has his hands clasped together but Thompson extends and breaks Nagashima's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Thompson .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Thompson !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon McGuire (ranked 836 p4p, 3851 weight class) and Oliver Allen (ranked 129 p4p, 513 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - When Legends Rise. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Oliver Allen enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Allen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Allen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
Oliver Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Allen misses.
McGuire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Allen.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire misses the body punch
and Allen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Allen throws a one two combo.
McGuire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Allen!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from McGuire misses
and Allen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
McGuire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of McGuire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen works McGuire's body with a nice hook.
Allen throws a series of punches but McGuire avoids them all with ease.
McGuire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Allen scores with the left hand. McGuire knows he should have avoided that one.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGuire moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Allen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Allen throws a sloppy body shot
and McGuire counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire needs to keep his hands up - Allen had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allen.
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
Allen throws a good cross that connects.
Allen throws a series of punches but McGuire avoids them all with ease.
McGuire misses with a body shot
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
McGuire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 Allen is rocked!
McGuire is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuire finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. McGuire engages and cracks Allen with a massive lead left hook - Allen tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! McGuire is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Landon McGuire!
Landon McGuire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Count Dankula (ranked 1070 p4p, 1260 weight class) and Luke Skywalker (ranked 120 p4p, 133 weight class). Skywalker has chosen Skywalker Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Count Dankula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Dankula misses.
Skywalker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dankula misses with an uppercut.
Skywalker tries to close the distance and clinch but Dankula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Count Dankula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skywalker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dankula throws a looping overhand right but Skywalker ducks down to avoid it.
Skywalker throws an overhand right that lands on Dankula's shoulder, as Dankula tries to avoid the shot.
Dankula went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Skywalker slips a jab from Dankula.
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Dankula is just out of range.
Dankula keeps the fight on the outside.
Skywalker throws a hook to the side of Dankula's head but Dankula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dankula lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
Skywalker slips under a jab.
Skywalker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dankula!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dankula pushes Skywalker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Skywalker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skywalker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker is looking to take a break and control but Dankula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skywalker misses with the ground and pound.
Dankula is trying to improve his position.
Skywalker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dankula rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Skywalker's guard! Nice work there by Dankula!
Dankula not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Skywalker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker wants to sweep but no luck.
Dankula loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skywalker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dankula accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dankula wants to control from the top but Skywalker keeps moving.
Skywalker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dankula throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dankula works over Skywalker with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankula lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Skywalker wants to sweep here but Dankula controlling him for the moment.
Dankula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skywalker looking for a guillotine here but Dankula defends easily.
Dankula throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Skywalker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dankula has passed into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Skywalker manages to get back to half guard.
Dankula wants to stand up but Skywalker is controlling the position.
Skywalker felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Skywalker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dankula.
Skywalker wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dankula content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dankula with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Count Dankula dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Skywalker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Skywalker.
Dankula slips a straight right by Skywalker.
It looked like Dankula wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skywalker tries to clinch up but Dankula circles away and keeps his distance.
Skywalker slips a jab from Dankula.
Skywalker with a jab.
Dankula misses with a leg kick
and Skywalker counters with a nice body shot.
Dankula just misses with a punch to the body.
Dankula throws a lazy body kick
and Skywalker counters with a nice body shot.
Dankula misses with a hook.
Skywalker connects with a crisp jab.
Dankula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skywalker is looking to clinch.
Skywalker throws an overhand right that lands on Dankula's shoulder, as Dankula tries to avoid the shot.
Dankula is looking to counter punch.
Skywalker misses with a looping right.
Dankula throws a looping overhand right but Skywalker ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankula lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Skywalker. Those never looked like landing.
Dankula throwing a counter right hand but Skywalker manages to avoid it.
Dankula moves away from the strike by Skywalker.
Dankula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dankula misses with a wild body shot.
Skywalker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dankula misses with a body punch.
Dankula blocks the elbow strike.
Dankula is trying to break free.
Skywalker blocking some punches.
Dankula lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Skywalker.
Dankula lands with a right to the head.
Dankula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
Dankula manages to break the clinch.
Count Dankula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dankula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skywalker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dankula back to the cage. Skywalker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Skywalker does no damage.
Skywalker ducks under a wild hook from Dankula.
Skywalker scores with a sloppy right hand. Dankula should have avoided that one.
Dankula takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dankula throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dankula takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dankula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skywalker counters with a stiff right hand.
Skywalker moves out of range as Dankula strikes.
Skywalker sizes up Dankula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Skywalker walks into a straight right hand from Dankula.
Skywalker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dankula looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dankula throws a jab but it's blocked by Skywalker.
Dankula misses with a wild body shot.
Skywalker feints the counter takedown.
Skywalker scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker cracks a nice hook into Dankula's ribs.
Dankula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Skywalker misses.
Skywalker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skywalker is looking to clinch.
Skywalker swings for the body but Dankula moves out of range.
Skywalker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skywalker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skywalker.
Dankula lands a hook that snaps the head of Skywalker backwards.
Skywalker is working Dankula over against the cage.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dankula can't break the clinch.
Dankula avoids the elbow strike from Skywalker, against the cage.
Dankula lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dankula softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skywalker misses with some punches.
Dankula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dankula walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dankula misses with a hook. Skywalker ducked under it nicely.
Skywalker misses with a body shot
and Dankula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skywalker cracks a nice hook into Dankula's ribs.
Dankula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dankula slips a jab and a cross from Skywalker.
Dankula throws a shot from downtown. Skywalker moves away and avoids it.
Skywalker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dankula sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Skywalker throws a hook but Dankula avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skywalker just misses with a punch to the body.
Skywalker is looking to clinch but Dankula is avoiding it.
Skywalker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dankula throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Skywalker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dankula.
Skywalker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skywalker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dankula.
Dankula throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skywalker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skywalker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dankula. Dankula circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dankula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skywalker counters with a stiff right hand.
Dankula throws a right and a left that Skywalker avoids nicely.
Dankula dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skywalker throws a body punch but Dankula moves out of range.
Dankula slips a straight right by Skywalker.
Skywalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skywalker throws a good cross that connects.
Dankula checks a low kick from Skywalker.
Dankula misses with a looping left.
Dankula swats away the attempt to clinch by Skywalker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker doesn't manage to clinch there - Dankula circles away.
Skywalker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dankula. Those never looked like landing.
Dankula throws a hook but Skywalker avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Skywalker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dankula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skywalker lands a nice hook to Dankula's body. Dankula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skywalker slips under a jab from Dankula.
Dankula throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dankula gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skywalker.
A jab from Dankula misses.
Dankula paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dankula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skywalker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skywalker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Skywalker.
Dankula moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dankula throws a leg kick that misses.
Dankula misses with a right hand
letting Skywalker counter with a right hand.
Skywalker feints and then cracks Dankula's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dankula down.
Dankula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skywalker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dankula missing with a left hand there. Skywalker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dankula throws the left hand but Skywalker avoids the punch easily.
Skywalker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dankula.
Dankula takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dankula works Skywalker's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Dankula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skywalker moves to clinch but Dankula breaks away
and Dankula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankula loads up on a big right hand but Skywalker slips the punch.
Dankula throws a right and a left that Skywalker avoids nicely.
Skywalker looks to throw the jab but Dankula is out of range.
Skywalker wants to clinch up but Dankula keeps it at a distance.
Skywalker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skywalker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dankula doesn't seem bothered though.
Dankula throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skywalker counters with a nice uppercut.
Skywalker clinches up against the cage.
Dankula breaks from the clinch.
Luke Skywalker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skywalker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skywalker stuns Dankula with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skywalker cracks Dankula with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skywalker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dankula as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skywalker counters with a stiff right hand.
Dankula looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skywalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dankula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skywalker moves away.
Skywalker throws a body shot but no joy.
Skywalker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skywalker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skywalker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dankula has a couple of punches blocked by Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dankula looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skywalker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dankula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Skywalker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skywalker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Skywalker!
After winning the bout, Luke Skywalker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Count Dankula had this to say: 'That shits whack. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph DeAngelo (ranked 1459 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 227 p4p, 326 weight class). Joseph DeAngelo 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 Helsinki, Joseph DeAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington misses with a low kick.
DeAngelo tries to clinch up but Wellington circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Wellington is predictable there
and DeAngelo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wellington.
DeAngelo moves out of range of the body kick from Wellington.
Wellington looks to throw a body kick
and DeAngelo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wellington is rocked!
DeAngelo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wellington is still on wobbly legs! Can DeAngelo finish him?
Wellington looks for the body kick but DeAngelo saw that one coming.
Wellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeAngelo.
Wellington looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wellington seems to have recovered his senses.
Wellington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeAngelo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wellington finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wellington walks straight into a right hand from DeAngelo - that's dropped him! DeAngelo jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Wellington from any more punishment! Wellington complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joseph DeAngelo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Lee (ranked 1756 p4p, 1119 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 252 p4p, 162 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Born To Hula - Kyuss. A fine choice. 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee avoids the head kick by Perkele.
Lee cracks Perkele with a good jab.
Lee throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
We've been informed that Perkele has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee lands a head shot.
Jab from Lee.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Perkele instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee controlling the position.
Perkele is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee looking to control.
Perkele avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perkele showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Perkele's corner is telling him to maintain 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.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perkele is aware though and is defending well.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perkele is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee throws a series of punches but Perkele avoids them all with ease.
Perkele appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Perkele.
Mister Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Perkele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee blocks a head kick by Perkele.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perkele throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Perkele moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee catches Perkele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
It looks like Lee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Perkele throws a body kick that misses.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Lee 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.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mister Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Perkele slips under a jab from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee 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.
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee slips under a jab from Perkele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Perkele's head back.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee misses with a hook
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perkele tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Perkele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkele.
Lee throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee 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 Perkele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Perkele takes one to the side of the head.
Lee lands a jab.
Perkele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Perkele's head.
Perkele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Perkele blocks a jab.
Perkele tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Perkele lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Perkele does no damage.
It appears Lee was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee throws a push kick but Perkele slaps the foot to one side.
Perkele slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perkele darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee is trying to pull guard but Perkele has him pressed against the cage.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perkele smiles and moves away.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Perkele should have avoided that one.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
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 Mister Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Perkele throws a shot to the body.
Perkele keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkele misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Perkele defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Perkele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkele blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkele misses.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee tries a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Lee throws a series of punches but Perkele avoids them all with ease.
Perkele tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perkele's hands.
Perkele slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Perkele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkele's corner calls for a 1-2. Perkele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee lands a head shot.
A low kick lands for Lee.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee blocks a head kick by Perkele.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Perkele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkele.
A nice side step and Perkele releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Perkele tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Perkele backing up. Perkele nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Lee.
Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Lee lands.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
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!
Lee misses the body punch
enabling Perkele to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Perkele catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Lee cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Perkele replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lee blocks it well.
Good leg kick by Perkele.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perkele is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Perkele is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkele.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Perkele saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Lee!
Mister Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Ispa Perkele had this to say: 'Back to the gym I guess.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wieczorek (ranked 987 p4p, 1502 weight class) and Mike Bard (ranked 149 p4p, 225 weight class). Wieczorek comes to the cage accompanied by Kryzesimir Debski - Husaria Ginie. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukasz Wieczorek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard misses with a straight left.
Danga de danga de dang - Bard scores with a four punch combination!
Bard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wieczorek misses with a few strikes there.
Bard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wieczorek leaves Bard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Wieczorek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bard.
Bard lands a right hook to the body.
Wieczorek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bard.
Wieczorek is looking to counter punch.
Wieczorek avoids the body shot from Bard.
Bard clinches.
Bard blocking some punches.
Bard misses with some punches.
Wieczorek gets through Bard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wieczorek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bard.
Wieczorek manages to break the clinch.
Bard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bard with a nice cross.
Wieczorek leaves Bard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lukasz Wieczorek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bard.
Wieczorek throws a hook to the side of Bard's head but Bard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wieczorek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bard.
A big left from Bard misses.
Wieczorek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bard lands a really nice looking cross but Wieczorek seems unphased.
Wieczorek loads up on a big right hand but Bard slips the punch.
Bard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wieczorek with a body shot.
Bard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wieczorek counters with a straight right hand.
Wieczorek throws a hook but Bard blocks it.
Wieczorek looks to land a combination but Bard avoids it well.
Bard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wieczorek defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wieczorek takes one on the button.
Bard blocks a jab.
Wieczorek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wieczorek won't be happy with that.
Bard lands a few punches from side control.
Bard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bard goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wieczorek rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bard's guard! Nice work there by Wieczorek!
Bard throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wieczorek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wieczorek has managed to get both his arms back between Bard's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wieczorek tries to free his leg and advance position but Bard is retaining full guard.
Wieczorek is working hard here to advance position.
Bard throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard 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.
Bard working for a triangle but Wieczorek defends it easily.
Wieczorek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bard working for a triangle but Wieczorek defends it easily.
Wieczorek wants to pass the guard but Bard is keeping the position.
Bard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wieczorek is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wieczorek sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wieczorek stands up from Bard's guard - Wieczorek perhaps looking for a knockout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bard.
Bard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Wieczorek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wieczorek was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.
Wieczorek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bard throws a jab but it's blocked by Wieczorek.
Bard scores with a hook to the body. Wieczorek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wieczorek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bard 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.
Bard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wieczorek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bard lands a body shot.
A jab from Bard finds it's way through Wieczorek's defenses.
Wieczorek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wieczorek wants it to stay on the feet.
Wieczorek misses the jab.
Wieczorek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bard throws a body punch but Wieczorek moves out of range.
Bard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wieczorek counters with a nice uppercut.
Wieczorek dodges the punch combination from Bard.
Wieczorek 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.
Wieczorek throws a series of punches but Bard avoids them all with ease.
Bard with the counter takedown but Wieczorek avoids it easily.
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!
No joy there for Wieczorek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bard lands a really nice looking cross but Wieczorek seems unphased.
Bard misses with a wild body shot.
Bard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wieczorek throws a big shot that misses.
Bard misses with a leg kick.
Wieczorek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bard misses with a hook. Wieczorek ducked under it nicely.
Bard misses with a lunging right hand
and Wieczorek counters with a three punch combo that has Bard backing up. Bard nods at Wieczorek to acknowledge the strikes.
Bard blocks a jab.
Bard scores with a shot to the body.
Bard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wieczorek to score with a decent uppercut.
Bard shoots in for a takedown but Wieczorek shows good takedown defense.
Lukasz Wieczorek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Wieczorek misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bard.
Mike Bard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wieczorek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mike Bard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wieczorek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bard throws a shot to the body.
Wieczorek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bard.
Wieczorek connects with the punch.
Wieczorek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wieczorek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wieczorek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bard thuds a left hand into Wieczorek's body.
Bard misses with a takedown attempt
and Wieczorek counters with a stiff right hand.
Lukasz Wieczorek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bard.
Wieczorek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Bard.
Lukasz Wieczorek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek throws a hook but Bard blocks it.
Wieczorek throws a looping overhand right but Bard ducks down to avoid it.
Bard doesn't manage to clinch there - Wieczorek circles away.
Bard shoots in for a takedown but Wieczorek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bard lands a nice hook to Wieczorek's body. Wieczorek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bard throws a jab but it's blocked by Wieczorek.
Bard scores with a body shot.
Bard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wieczorek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bard.
Bard cracks Wieczorek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bard misses with a jab to the body
and Wieczorek counters with a straight right hand.
Bard wants to slow Wieczorek down by chopping away at his legs.
Bard lands with a straight right. Wieczorek didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wieczorek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bard loads up on a big right hand but Wieczorek slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wieczorek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wieczorek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bard throws a leg kick
and Wieczorek counters with a nice right hand that sends Bard toppling to the canvas! Bard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wieczorek finish him?!
Bard is rocked!
Wieczorek connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Bard covering up! Wieczorek comes in with a big uppercut and Bard goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lukasz Wieczorek!
Lukasz Wieczorek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Crow (ranked 495 p4p, 565 weight class) and Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 72 p4p, 84 weight class). Keisuke Matsuzaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Red Crow's chin.
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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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Red Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Crow.
Crow thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Crow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matsuzaka doesn't seem phased though.
Crow misses with a takedown
and Matsuzaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Crow throws a solid leg kick but Matsuzaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crow.
Matsuzaka checks a low kick from Crow.
Crow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsuzaka doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Crow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by Crow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow happy to just control the position for now.
Matsuzaka can't do much from the bottom here.
Crow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Crow cracks Matsuzaka with a big right hand but Matsuzaka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Matsuzaka is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Crow is chipping away with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Crow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Crow in side control, throwing shots but Matsuzaka defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Crow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow is trying to ground and pound but Matsuzaka uses the momentary lack of control by Crow to regain half guard.
Crow thows a huge punch but Matsuzaka dodges it nicely.
Matsuzaka taking some punishment here, with Crow in his half guard.
Crow 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.
Crow looks to land a strike but Matsuzaka avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Crow looking to sit in guard and control but Matsuzaka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crow wants to sweep but no luck.
Matsuzaka postures up.
Matsuzaka preventing the sweep.
Matsuzaka 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.
Crow managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow working a defensive guard here.
Crow managing to control the position.
Crow trying to control the position.
Crow is adopting a defensive guard.
Crow wants to sweep here but Matsuzaka controlling him for the moment.
That's four 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Crow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matsuzaka controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Crow.
Crow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matsuzaka defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsuzaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Crow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crow looks to throw a body kick
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice body shot.
Crow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matsuzaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crow with a poor takedown
and Matsuzaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crow misses with a right hand
enabling Matsuzaka to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Crow.
Crow misses with a left hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matsuzaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka lands with a right hand.
Matsuzaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Crow is just out of range.
Crow throws a looping overhand right but Matsuzaka ducks down to avoid it.
Crow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuzaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Crow.
Matsuzaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsuzaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crow in his tracks.
Crow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsuzaka.
Crow shoots in and gets a takedown into Matsuzaka's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka has momentary wrist control but Crow slips an elbow through the middle.
Crow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crow throws an elbow that misses. Matsuzaka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crow's guard. Nice move by Matsuzaka!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crow is on top in guard.
Crow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsuzaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matsuzaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crow trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsuzaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crow connects with a couple of short punches.
Crow trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsuzaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crow throws a big elbow that misses.
Crow throws a strike but Matsuzaka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Matsuzaka preventing the sweep.
Crow is trying to control the position but Matsuzaka postures up.
Matsuzaka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Crow trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crow is on top in guard.
Crow throwing strikes but missing.
Crow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matsuzaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crow throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Matsuzaka defending well as Crow loads up on a big left hand.
Crow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
Crow 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.
Crow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matsuzaka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crow somewhat.
Crow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good work by Matsuzaka as he checks the leg kick.
Matsuzaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matsuzaka to score with a decent uppercut.
Crow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matsuzaka lands a slapping body shot.
Crow misses with a hook to the body
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crow works the jab nicely.
Matsuzaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crow thows a leg kick but Matsuzaka checks it
and Matsuzaka counters with a crisp right hand that drops Crow! Matsuzaka lets Crow back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Crow is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuzaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Crow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crow is looking to score with low kicks.
Matsuzaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keisuke Matsuzaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Matsuzaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crow throws a series of punches but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Crow seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Crow misses.
Crow tries for a takedown but Matsuzaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka flicks out a counter leg kick but Crow steps away.
Crow throws a head kick that Matsuzaka semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow works the jab nicely.
Matsuzaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crow counters with an outside leg kick.
Crow misses with a lunging right hand
and Crow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsuzaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Crow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matsuzaka cracks Crow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws a front kick aimed at Matsuzaka's knee but Matsuzaka avoids it well.
Matsuzaka needs to keep his hands up - Crow had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Crow.
Crow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka misses with a combination
and Crow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow throws a hook to the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsuzaka connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keisuke Matsuzaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matsuzaka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Keisuke Matsuzaka!
A very excited looking Keisuke Matsuzaka rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 176 p4p, 424 weight class) and Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 25 p4p, 67 weight class). Machado's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, El Barrio. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiryu Kazuma!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma lands with an uppercut that bounces Machado off the cage and back into range.
 It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado loads up on a big right hand but Kazuma slips the punch.
Kazuma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kazuma looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Kazuma moves into the clinch.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazuma.
Kazuma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazuma swings widly with a right hand
and Machado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machado misses with a looping left.
Kazuma moves out of range as Machado throws a body kick.
Machado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kazuma moves out of range of the body kick from Machado.
A little jabbing left from Kazuma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Machado has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Kazuma misses with a looping left.
Kazuma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Kazuma.
Machado tests Kazuma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machado moves away from the strike by Kazuma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Machado sprawling to the canvas! Machado rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kazuma finish him?!
Machado is rocked!
Wanderson Machado's cut is getting worse.
Machado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kazuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kazuma drops Machado with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Machado looks back up at him and smiles so Kazuma waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Machado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wanderson Machado's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado leaves his chin hanging out and Kazuma seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Machado crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiryu Kazuma!
Kiryu Kazuma is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Kiryu Kazuma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Christiano (ranked 220 p4p, 345 weight class) and Ronnie Bass (ranked 32 p4p, 52 weight class). Christiano comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Built My Hotrod. Bass has chosen Down With The Sickness as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Christiano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Bass!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass misses with a lunging right hand
and Christiano counters with a leg kick.
Christiano throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bass to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Juan Christiano has been cut.
Christiano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Christiano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christiano throws an off balance right hand
and Bass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christiano scores with a three punch combo!
Bass throws a leg kick
and Christiano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bass connects with a leg kick.
Bass throws a lazy right hand but Christiano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Christiano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christiano throws an overhand right that lands on Bass's shoulder, as Bass tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bass digs a good hook to Christiano's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass avoids the head kick by Christiano.
Christiano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bass.
Bass shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christiano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bass.
Christiano misses with an uppercut
enabling Bass to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Bass misses.
Christiano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Christiano misses with a leg kick
and Bass counters with an inside leg kick.
Christiano throws a lazy uppercut
and Bass counters with a stiff right hand.
Christiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christiano just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Christiano
and Bass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bass throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christiano.
Bass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Christiano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christiano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Christiano throws a leg kick but Bass moved away.
Christiano looks to land a left hand but Bass moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiano looks to land a right hand but Bass moved out of range.
Christiano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christiano misses with a leg kick
and Bass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Christiano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christiano feints and then cracks Bass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bass down.
Bass ducks right into an uppercut from Christiano.
Christiano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Christiano finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christiano lands with a nice body kick.
Christiano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bass misses with an uppercut.
Christiano throws an off balance right hand
letting Bass counter with a right hand.
Bass misses with a lunging right hand
and Christiano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christiano.
Bass misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bass there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Juan Christiano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Christiano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Christiano scores with a leg kick.
Christiano misses with a leg kick
and Bass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bass feints and then cracks Christiano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christiano down.
Bass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christiano counters with a good low kick that Bass was not able to check.
Christiano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bass counters with a straight right hand.
Christiano just misses with a punch to the body.
Bass flicks out a counter leg kick but Christiano steps away.
Christiano thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass cracks Christiano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Christiano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christiano feints and then cracks Bass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bass down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass throws a shot from downtown. Christiano moves away and avoids it.
Juan Christiano is winning the standup battle so far.
Bass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christiano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bass looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christiano misses the shot to the body.
Bass appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bass misses with a low kick as Christiano jumps back.
Bass swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christiano counters with a straight right hand.
Bass throws a right hand that misses
and Christiano counters with an outside leg kick.
Christiano lands a head shot.
Bass misses with a shot to the body
and Christiano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christiano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christiano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bass scores with a leg kick.
Christiano connects with the punch.
Bass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christiano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Christiano cracks Bass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bass blocks the body kick.
Bass throws out a counter right but Christiano avoids it with no problem.
Bass 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bass.
Bass throws a lazy uppercut
and Christiano counters with a crisp one two that drops Bass! Christiano thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bass to his feet! Bass is in big trouble!
Bass is rocked!
Bass cracks Christiano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bass with a nice calf kick.
Bass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christiano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bass scrambles back to his feet.
Bass misses with a left hand
and Christiano counters with a low kick, right behind Bass 's knee.
Christiano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bass's sensitive parts.
Christiano misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christiano connects with a solid leg kick.
Christiano checks the leg kick.
Bass misses with a hook to the body
and Christiano counters with a nice uppercut.
Bass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christiano.
A cross from Bass lands.
Christiano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Christiano as he checks the leg kick.
Christiano swings widly with a right hand
and Bass counters with a crisp right hand that drops Christiano! Bass lets Christiano back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Christiano is rocked!
Bass throws a leg kick but Christiano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Christiano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oh Christiano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christiano lands a jab to Bass's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronnie Bass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juan Christiano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Christiano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Christiano seems to have got his legs back now.
Bass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christiano misses with a hook. Bass ducked under it nicely.
Christiano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christiano. Bass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bass slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christiano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Christiano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christiano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bass.
A little feinted left hand from Christiano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano throws a body kick that misses
and Bass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bass misses with a hook.
Christiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bass swings for the body but Christiano moves out of range.
Bass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Christiano throws a one two combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bass 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 Christiano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Christiano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Christiano connects with a right hand. Bass shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass lunges at Christiano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christiano's hand.
Bass swings widly with a right hand
and Christiano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Bass.
Christiano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christiano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bass was well out of range. Poor timing from Christiano.
Bass misses with a straight left.
Bass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Christiano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christiano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christiano thows a body kick. Bass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass misses with a low kick.
Christiano tests Bass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christiano is looking to counter punch.
Christiano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bass throws out a loose jab but Christiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Christiano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bass throws a low kick but Christiano moves out of range easily.
Christiano tries to land a front kick but Bass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christiano backing away here, and Bass unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bass thows a leg kick but Christiano checks it
and Christiano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bass eats them both and turns towards Christiano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bass throws a leg kick
and Christiano counters with a nice uppercut.
Bass is still on wobbly legs! Can Christiano finish him?
Christiano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bass counters with a stiff right hand.
Juan Christiano's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christiano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bass seems to have recovered his senses.
A leg kick checked by Christiano.
Christiano throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Christiano.
Bass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Juan Christiano did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Juan Christiano'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.
A slow jab from Christiano misses its intended target.
Bass is looking to score with low kicks.
Bass just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChristiano.
Christiano misses with the body kick
and Bass counters with an inside leg kick.
Bass throws a leg kick
letting Christiano counter with a right hand.
Christiano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christiano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christiano misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bass.
Christiano throws a push kick but Bass slaps the foot to one side.
Bass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass misses with an uppercut
and Christiano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christiano misses the jab.
Bass scores with a jab to the body.
Bass throws a jab when Christiano was well out of range.
Bass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bass scores with a punch to the head.
Bass thows a leg kick but Christiano checks it
and Christiano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Christiano misses with an uppercut.
Bass throws a leg kick
and Christiano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bass misses with a shot to the body
and Christiano counters with a good low kick that Bass was not able to check.
Bass sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Christiano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christiano lands a nice looking body kick.
Bass throws a leg kick
letting Christiano counter with a right hand.
Christiano is looking to land body kicks.
Bass misses with a right hand
and Christiano counters with an outside leg kick.
Christiano misses with a hook
and Bass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christiano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christiano throws a lazy head kick
and Bass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christiano.
Christiano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christiano checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Christiano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christiano scores with a jab to the head.
Bass throws a leg kick which misses Christiano's front leg but catches the back leg as Christiano tries to avoid it.
Christiano throws a body shot but no joy.
Christiano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bass thumps Christiano with a low kick.
Christiano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bass was well out of range. Poor timing from Christiano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Christiano had his way with Ronnie Bass in that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Christiano'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. This is the final round!
A low kick from Bass is predictable there
and Christiano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christiano blocks a jab.
Christiano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Christiano blocks a jab.
Christiano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christiano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bass misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Christiano. That one must have hurt.
Bass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christiano.
Bass flicks out a counter leg kick but Christiano steps away.
Christiano tests Bass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bass moves away.
Bass swings for the body but Christiano moves out of range.
Bass lands a leg kick that knocks Christiano off balance momentarily.
Bass misses with a leg kick
and Christiano counters with a low kick, right behind Bass 's knee.
Christiano's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christiano is out of range.
Christiano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bass swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christiano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christiano.
Ronnie Bass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiano misses with a low kick as Bass jumps back.
Christiano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Christiano misses the jab.
Bass tests Christiano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christiano throws a chopping leg kick but Bass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christiano's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christiano loads up on a big right hand but Bass slips the punch.
Christiano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christiano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christiano.
Bass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Bass.
Bass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Bass.
Christiano lands a head kick!
Bass tries to score with a low kick but Christiano moves his leg out of the way.
Bass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christiano is out of range.
Bass misses with a body shot
and Christiano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to score with a low kick but Christiano moves his leg out of the way.
Christiano misses with a hook. Bass ducked under it nicely.
Christiano moves out of range of the leg kick from Bass.
A bone on bone clash there as Bass blocks the leg kick.
Bass lands the left hand.
Bass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christiano throws out the jab.
Bass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Christiano slips a straight right by Bass.
Christiano moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Bass.
Well Christiano 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 48:48
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Christiano!
Juan Christiano retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Juan Christiano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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