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OFK 160 - Phoenix Vs McFly PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Wade (ranked 4163 p4p, 5129 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 514 p4p, 601 weight class). Cormier has chosen Face the Pain as his entrance music. Daniel Cormier is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bertrand Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier drives through with a takedown into Wade's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cormier cracks Wade with a solid left hand.
Cormier postures up and lands a big shot to Wade's brow.
Wade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cormier wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.
Cormier throwing strikes but missing.
Cormier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cormier stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Wade has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Cormier manages to get his head free but now Wade has transitioned to an armbar! Cormier grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Wade! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bertrand Wade!
In defeat, Daniel Cormier stepped up to the mic, saying 'You don't quit after you get beat. You pick yourself up, and you start rebuilding to accomplish your goals'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emperor (ranked 2168 p4p, 3791 weight class) and Petr Antonovich (ranked 286 p4p, 479 weight class). Emperor comes to the cage accompanied by Enae Volare Mezzo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Antonovich!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonovich ducks under a wild hook from Emperor.
Antonovich doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Antonovich throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Emperor to counter with a crisp jab.
Emperor misses with a hook. Antonovich ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Antonovich misses.
Antonovich slips under a jab.
Antonovich digs a good hook to Emperor's body.
Emperor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antonovich.
Antonovich connects with a crisp jab.
Antonovich lands a jab to the nose.
Emperor defending well as Antonovich loads up on a big left hand.
Antonovich defending well as Emperor loads up on a big left hand.
Antonovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Antonovich swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Emperor to counter with a crisp jab.
Antonovich misses with a looping left.
Emperor tries to counter by clinching up but Antonovich breaks away and moves out of range.
Antonovich lands a jab to Emperor's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonovich lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Emperor moves out of range as Antonovich strikes.
Emperor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Emperor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antonovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Emperor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emperor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Antonovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emperor.
Emperor moves out of range of the strikes.
Antonovich throws a shot from downtown. Emperor moves away and avoids it.
Emperor throws a lazy right hand but Antonovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emperor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antonovich.
Emperor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Emperor looks to land a right hand but Antonovich moved out of range.
Emperor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Antonovich, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor scores with a shot to the body.
Antonovich misses with a looping left.
Emperor lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emperor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antonovich stuns Emperor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Antonovich misses with a left hand
and Emperor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antonovich blocks a jab.
Emperor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emperor swings widly with a right hand
and Emperor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emperor wants to clinch.
It seemed like Antonovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emperor misses with a combination
enabling Antonovich to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Fedor Emperor has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonovich misses with an uppercut
and Emperor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Antonovich scores with a hook.
Antonovich throws a hook but Emperor blocks it.
Emperor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antonovich moves away.
Emperor moves out of range as Antonovich strikes.
Good leg kick by Antonovich.
Antonovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Antonovich blocks a leg kick.
Antonovich tests Emperor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Antonovich misses with a looping right.
Emperor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Antonovich misses with an uppercut.
Emperor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Emperor.
Emperor throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonovich misses with a left hand
and Emperor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Emperor checks a leg kick.
Antonovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emperor checks a leg kick nicely.
Antonovich tried to score with a low kick but Emperor checks it.
Emperor connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Antonovich.
Antonovich swings widly with a right hand
letting Emperor counter with a right hand.
Antonovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antonovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Antonovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antonovich misses with a body punch
and Emperor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petr Antonovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emperor'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.
Emperor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Emperor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Antonovich lands with a hook. Emperor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Antonovich throws a hook but Emperor avoids it easily.
Antonovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emperor moves away.
A shot to the body from Antonovich misses
and Antonovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antonovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emperor.
Antonovich misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Antonovich.
Antonovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emperor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emperor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor 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.
Antonovich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Emperor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antonovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Antonovich misses
enabling Emperor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emperor throws a jab but it's blocked by Antonovich.
Emperor lands a big uppercut and Antonovich crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Antonovich looks OK. Emperor waves Antonovich back to his feet!
 Antonovich is rocked!
Emperor shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Antonovich takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Emperor sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Antonovich bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fedor Emperor!
A relieved looking Fedor Emperor 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Burns (ranked 2747 p4p, 2692 weight class) and Brazilian Gremlin (ranked 347 p4p, 336 weight class). The key to victory for Benny Burns has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Gremlin!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Burns misses
and Gremlin counters with a single leg into guard. Burns didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gremlin stops Burns from standing up.
Gremlin controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gremlin prevents Burns from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gremlin stays in close to Burns's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burns closes the distance and pushes Gremlin back into the cage.
Gremlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Gremlin stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position.
Burns is working Gremlin over against the cage.
Gremlin looks winded!
Burns slowing the pace effectively.
Burns lands an elbow just above Gremlin 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Burns.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gremlin backwards.
Gremlin jumps guard but Burns turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gremlin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burns just stands there and leans against the cage.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gremlin up against the cage.
Gremlin letting Burns take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns cracks Gremlin with a nice body shot.
Burns lands a nice knee to the body.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns taking a breather.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns crunches a lovely knee into Gremlin's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns digs a right hand into Gremlin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gremlin's gas tank.
Gremlin tries to pull guard but Burns holds him up against the cage and eventually Gremlin drops back down to his feet.
Benny Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brazilian Gremlin.
Burns pushes Gremlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Burns.
 It looks like Brazilian Gremlin has been cut.
Burns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burns jerks Gremlin's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Gremlin drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Burns goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Burns because Gremlin was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Benny Burns!
Benny Burns bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 1193 p4p, 3146 weight class) and Alexander Shaw (ranked 163 p4p, 393 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw scores with a three punch combo!
Shaw tests Lama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lama moves out of range of the body kick.
Lama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Lama.
Shaw motions for Lama to come forward. Shaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw gets caught napping as Lama dives in and scores a takedown. Shaw manages to retain guard.
Lama looking to pass the guard.
Lama is stalling in the full guard.
Lama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shaw for as long as he can get away with.
Lama tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaw is retaining full guard.
Lama sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lama.
Lama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lama landing with the ground and pound.
Lama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lama cracks Shaw with a solid left hand.
Lama postures up in Shaw's guard and throws a big left but Shaw blocks it.
Lama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Lama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lama.
Shaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lama.
Lama slows the pace down in half guard.
We've been hearing that Lama has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Shaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lama.
Shaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lama wants to pass the guard but Shaw is defending well.
Shaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lama lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lama lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lama perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lama.
Lama looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shaw!
Lama controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama breaks from Shaw's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Alexander Shaw has been cut.
Lama controlling from the full mount.
Lama has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Shaw is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Balal Lama!
Balal Lama very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Radar (ranked 1071 p4p, 1274 weight class) and Billy Williams (ranked 147 p4p, 176 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Radar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Williams! Radar is backing up but he can't get away as Williams lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Radar and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Williams!
Billy Williams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Grabber (ranked 1539 p4p, 608 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 214 p4p, 85 weight class). Grabber comes into the arena with Side to Side blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Grabber misses the target.
A big right from Grabber misses.
Grabber leaves Zinsou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zinsou tries to clinch up but Grabber circles away and keeps his distance.
Zinsou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zinsou has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Grabber misses its intended target.
Zinsou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zinsou looks to clinch
and Grabber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zinsou shoots in and drives through. Grabber sprawls well.
Grabber throwing a counter right hand but Zinsou manages to avoid it.
Andy Grabber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yayi Zinsou.
Grabber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zinsou stuns Grabber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown but Grabber shows good takedown defense.
Zinsou misses with a takedown attempt - Grabber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grabber throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zinsou moves out of range as Grabber strikes.
Zinsou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zinsou misses with a takedown attempt
and Grabber counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grabber feints and then cracks Zinsou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zinsou down.
Grabber misses with a hook.
Zinsou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grabber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Grabber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zinsou manages to avoid it.
Zinsou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zinsou defending well as Grabber loads up on a big left hand.
Zinsou is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grabber throws a big shot that misses.
Grabber thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zinsou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grabber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grabber enables Zinsou to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grabber manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zinsou preventing the sweep.
Zinsou slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zinsou stopping the sweep attempt from Grabber.
Zinsou trying to control but Grabber is working from the bottom.
Grabber is pulling down on Zinsou's head to control his posture.
Zinsou throws a big elbow that misses.
Zinsou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zinsou trying to control but Grabber is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zinsou is one step ahead there.
Zinsou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grabber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zinsou's guard.
Zinsou is looking to sweep but instead, Grabber has passed into half guard.
Zinsou is trying to maintain the position but Grabber is very close to passing his half guard.
Grabber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zinsou pushes Grabber off looking to stand but Grabber dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Grabber seems content to control.
Zinsou tries to kick Grabber off but Grabber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grabber controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grabber throwing shots but Zinsou is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zinsou preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Zinsou is trying to get back to full guard.
Zinsou wants to get back to his feet.
Grabber controlling the pace.
Grabber is thwarting Zinsou's attempts to control the position.
Zinsou manages to get to full guard.
Grabber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Grabber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
That's time! Grabber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zinsou fails with a takedown attempt.
Grabber misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zinsou crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grabber - the referee stops the clock and Zinsou gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grabber. Zinsou manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grabber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grabber connects with a body shot that sends Zinsou's belly button to the back.
Zinsou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grabber, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grabber.
Zinsou tries to pull guard but Grabber won't allow it.
Zinsou throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Grabber.
Zinsou tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grabber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andy Grabber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yayi Zinsou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou has Grabber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grabber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Grabber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zinsou can do to turn this around?
Zinsou is breathing heavily.
Grabber lands a hook that snaps the head of Zinsou backwards.
Grabber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grabber lands a nice shot to the body.
Grabber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber connects with a solid leg kick.
Andy Grabber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grabber just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grabber digs a good body shot into Zinsou's ribs.
Zinsou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Zinsou.
Zinsou sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grabber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grabber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zinsous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grabber throws a good cross that connects.
Grabber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zinsou doesn't seem bothered though.
Grabber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabber throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grabber.
Nice uppercut there from Grabber.
Zinsou is rocked!
Grabber feints a jab and as Zinsou dips his head, Grabber unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Zinsou right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Zinsou falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Grabber smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy Grabber!
Andy Grabber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Mustonen (ranked 398 p4p, 1860 weight class) and Akimbo Spice (ranked 61 p4p, 250 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akimbo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juhani Mustonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustonen misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Mustonen - just one landing.
Mustonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spice on the side of the head.
Spice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Spice is just out of range.
Mustonen sends Spice crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mustonen is motioning to the referee to let Spice up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Akimbo Spice has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spice cracks Mustonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spice avoids the body shot from Mustonen.
Mustonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mustonen throws a solid leg kick but Spice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mustonen.
Spice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustonen lands a big uppercut and Spice crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Spice looks OK. Mustonen waves Spice back to his feet!
Spice is rocked!
Spice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spice is still on wobbly legs! Can Mustonen finish him?
Spice throws a big shot that misses.
Mustonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spice seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice slips under a jab from Mustonen.
Spice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spice misses with a left hand
and Mustonen counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Spice out cold! What a finish! Mustonen is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juhani Mustonen!
Juhani Mustonen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huwan Bagwis (ranked 570 p4p, 1115 weight class) and Pertti Naulakko (ranked 79 p4p, 153 weight class). Naulakko has chosen Amon Amarth - First Kill as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huwan Bagwis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwis throws a shot from downtown. Naulakko moves away and avoids it.
Bagwis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Bagwis's head coaches at Clark's Champion's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bagwis ducks under a wild hook from Naulakko.
Bagwis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bagwis punishes Naulakko's body with a nice straight punch.
Bagwis staying out of range there.
Bagwis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naulakko was well out of range. Poor timing from Bagwis.
Naulakko sizes up Bagwis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Naulakko lands a jab.
A slow jab from Naulakko misses its intended target.
Bagwis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Naulakko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bagwis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Naulakko thinking.
Some wild striking there from Bagwis.
Naulakko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bagwis.
Bagwis scores with a jab to the body.
Naulakko throws a hook to the side of Bagwis's head but Bagwis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Naulakko misses.
Naulakko misses with an uppercut. Bagwis saw that one coming.
Naulakko misses with a straight right.
Pertti Naulakko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagwis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Naulakko is out of range and Bagwis settles back down.
Jab, jab by Bagwis - just one landing.
Bagwis's corner calls for a 1-2. Bagwis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Naulakko is predictable there
letting Bagwis counter with a right hand.
Naulakko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Naulakko swings widly with a right hand
and Bagwis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naulakko misses with a looping left.
Bagwis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naulakko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bagwis checks it well.
Bagwis throwing a counter right hand but Naulakko manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bagwis lands a nice shot that snaps Naulakko's head back.
Bagwis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bagwis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Naulakko misses with a few strikes there.
Bagwis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Naulakko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bagwis lands a nice shot that snaps Naulakko's head back.
Naulakko is rocked!
Bagwis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Naulakko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Naulakko is still on wobbly legs! Can Bagwis finish him?
Bagwis lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Naulakko up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Bagwis from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Naulakko's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Huwan Bagwis!
Huwan Bagwis tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 475 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 70 p4p, 190 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
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, Zahbit Lovanov!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Lovanov blocks the leg kick.
Philips throws a series of punches but Lovanov avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Philips finds it's target.
Philips throws a body punch but Lovanov moves out of range.
As Philips backs off Lovanov throws a huge counter combo but Philips manages to avoid it all.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Lovanov.
Philips seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lovanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovanov.
Philips pushes Lovanov away with a front kick.
Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lovanov misses with a hook to the body
and Philips counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Philips.
Lovanov misses with an uppercut. Philips saw that one coming.
Philips throws a body punch but Lovanov moves out of range.
Lovanov misses with a hook
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Lovanov will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov misses with a body shot.
Lovanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Philips misses with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lovanov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lovanov avoids the head kick by Philips.
Lovanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lovanov catches Philips with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lovanov throws an off balance right hand
and Philips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lovanov looks to land a left hand but Philips moved out of range nicely.
Philips lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lovanov misses with a wild body shot.
Lovanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Philips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Lovanov misses its intended target.
Lovanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lovanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Philips darts in trying to clinch
enabling Lovanov to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Philips dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lovanov. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Philips misses.
Philips moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lovanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Lovanov throws a hook but Philips avoids it easily.
Philips is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lovanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philips moves away.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Philips has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovanov.
Lovanov is working Philips over against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Philips has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lovanov lands a shoulder strike.
Lovanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Philips is breathing heavily.
Lovanov blocks a body shot from Philips.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Lovanov avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
Philips swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Lovanov.
Philips trying to control the position but instead, Lovanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Philips into the cage.
Lovanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Lovanov.
Philips misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Lovanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good body shot from Lovanov.
Lovanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Lovanov.
Lovanov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Philips to his knees! Lovanov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zahbit Lovanov!
A very excited looking Zahbit Lovanov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 356 p4p, 450 weight class) and Jonny McFly (ranked 51 p4p, 71 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny McFly!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McFly misses with a double jab
and Phoenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from McFly misses its intended target.
Jonny McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFly rushes Phoenix and presses him up against the cage.
McFly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McFly misses with the head strike.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McFly managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
McFly misses with a short punch on the inside.
McFly digs a right hand underneath Phoenix's ribcage. Phoenix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phoenix has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short uppercut from McFly.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but McFly avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McFly misses with the head strike.
McFly misses with some punches.
McFly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFly.
Phoenix dodges an elbow strike from McFly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly lands with a light punch inside.
Phoenix tries to work over McFly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
McFly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFly misses with the head strike.
McFly blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McFly - that landed with a thud.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by McFly.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix tries a body shot but McFly blocks it.
Phoenix looking to stall.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McFly scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix lands a body punch.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phoenix tries a body shot but McFly blocks it.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from McFly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by McFly.
McFly working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McFly fails to land.
McFly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Phoenix prevents a takedown attempt there.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from McFly as the two fighters clinch.
McFly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phoenix.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McFly's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Phoenix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McFly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as McFly controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
McFly prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
A short right from Phoenix.
A short left from McFly.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
McFly misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
McFly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McFly.
McFly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
McFly lands a body punch.
McFly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McFly lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix blocks an elbow strike.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McFly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phoenix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McFly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McFly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
McFly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Phoenix tried to counter with a leg kick but McFly avoided it.
McFly misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McFly wants to clinch but Phoenix slips to the side
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
McFly gets a clinch.
McFly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McFly tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing McFly back against the cage.
McFly tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix cracks McFly with a nice body shot.
McFly misses with a body punch.
McFly lands a nice uppercut.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McFly.
McFly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny McFly will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McFly misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McFly catches Phoenix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phoenix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phoenix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phoenix there as he acknowledges the shot.
McFly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from McFly.
Some wild striking there from Phoenix.
McFly throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem.
McFly blocks a jab.
Phoenix has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Phoenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phoenix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Jonny McFly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix throws a low kick but it's checked well by McFly.
Phoenix throws a body punch but McFly moves out of range.
McFly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McFly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Phoenix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McFly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from McFly.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFly. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
As McFly tries to get set, Phoenix tries to push him back and clinch up but McFly manages to avoid the attempt.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from McFly.
McFly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
McFly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As McFly tries to get set, Phoenix tries to push him back and clinch up but McFly manages to avoid the attempt.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but McFly slips the punch.
McFly missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix swings for the body but McFly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from McFly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McFly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from McFly misses.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of McFly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McFly, as that shot connected.
McFly throws an off balance right hand
and McFly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFly avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
McFly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McFly tries to clinch but Phoenix moves out of range.
McFly wants to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix slips a jab from McFly.
McFly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but McFly moved out of range.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phoenix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McFly's corner calls for a 1-2. McFly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McFly blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McFly fails to land.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix is working McFly over against the cage.
A short uppercut from McFly.
A left hand lands to the body for McFly.
McFly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McFly working aggressively here.
McFly lands with a light punch inside.
McFly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
McFly misses with a hook from the clinch.
McFly prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
McFly misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix has had enough of the clinch but McFly keeps him there for the moment.
McFly misses with the head strike.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McFly.
McFly scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phoenix is leaning against McFly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McFly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFly.
McFly blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix cracks McFly with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFly.
Phoenix tries a body shot but McFly blocks it.
McFly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonny McFly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Blake Phoenix's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
Phoenix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McFly misses the jab.
Good shot there by McFly.
McFly clinches up with Phoenix and pushes him back against the cage.
McFly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix keeps the fight on the outside.
McFly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McFly lands a really nice looking cross but Phoenix seems unphased.
Phoenix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McFly misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Phoenix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFly wants to clinch.
Phoenix takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly is looking to clinch.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McFly throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McFly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
McFly misses with a wild body shot.
McFly throws a combination that misses
and Phoenix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
McFly misses with a wild combination.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phoenix throws a front kick aimed at McFly's knee but McFly avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. McFly does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phoenix's head backwards.
McFly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Phoenix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly lands a really nice looking cross but Phoenix seems unphased.
McFly lands with an uppercut that bounces Phoenix off the cage and back into range.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFly cracks Phoenix with a good jab.
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!
McFly thuds a left hand into Phoenix's body.
McFly closes the distance and clinches.
Phoenix tries to work over McFly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
McFly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from McFly.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but McFly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Phoenix.
McFly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of McFly's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix avoids a wild elbow strike from McFly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFly.
Jonny McFly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Jonny McFly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McFly lands an elbow that stopped Phoenix in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from McFly.
Phoenix pushes McFly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McFly wants to break free but Phoenix has control.
Phoenix is working McFly over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phoenix just misses with a elbow thrown towards McFly's brow.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of McFly's head.
Blake Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
McFly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFly.
McFly struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from McFly fails to land.
McFly gets through Phoenix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McFly lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny McFly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McFly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jonny McFly!
A very excited looking Jonny McFly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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