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CFC 505 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Billings (ranked 21126 p4p, 3933 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 533 p4p, 411 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Billings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 3, fighting out of New York, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Billings. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Billings throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Kettu. Those never looked like landing.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Billings was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Kettu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kettu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Billings misses the shot to the body.
Kettu's corner calls for a 1-2. Kettu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kettu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Billings.
Kettu throws a shot to the body.
Billings has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lionheart Muay Thai in the buildup to the fight.
Kettu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Billings. Billings circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Billings lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billings moves away.
Kettu swings for the body but Billings moves out of range.
Kettu slips a straight right by Billings.
Kettu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu defending well as Billings loads up on a big left hand.
Billings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Kettu punishes Billings's body with a nice straight punch.
Billings moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu swings widly with a right hand
and Billings makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Billings tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Billings manages to avoid it.
Billings was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kettu missing with a left hand there. Billings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Billings misses with an uppercut.
Kettu throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Billings misses the target.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kettu throws a series of punches but Billings moves out of range.
Kettu misses with a left hand
letting Billings counter with a right hand.
That's two 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!
Kettu misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab from Kettu.
Billings blocks a jab.
Billings takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kettu misses with a wild combination.
Billings throws a big shot that misses.
Kettu misses with a straight left.
It looked like Billings wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Kettu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Billings has time to react.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Billings was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Billings throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kettu takes a swing at Billings's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Billings misses its target.
Nice body punch from Billings.
Billings slips under a jab from Kettu.
Kettu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Billings misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Kettu finds it's target.
Billings lands with a nice body punch.
Kettu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Billings is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kettu looks to land a left hand but Billings moved out of range nicely.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Billings.
Billings takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Billings gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billings's corner calls for a 1-2. Billings obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Kettu.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu 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.
Billings avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Kettu misses.
Billings is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Billings is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Billings.
Some wild striking there from Kettu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Billings slips a jab and a cross from Kettu.
A combination from Kettu does no damage.
Kettu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kettu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Billings misses with an uppercut. Kettu saw that one coming.
Kettu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Billings with a body shot.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Kettu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Billings counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kettu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kettu misses with a straight right.
Billings throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu defending well as Billings loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Kettu.
Billings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kettu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Kettu. That snapped Billings's head back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Billings might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu throws a right hand that misses
and Billings counters with a left to the body.
Billings slips under a jab.
Kettu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Billings lands a jab to Kettu's midsection.
Kettu scores with a hook.
Billings gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Kettu.
Billings misses with an uppercut. Kettu saw that one coming.
Billings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu misses the body punch
and Billings cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Billings.
Billings blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Billings throws out the jab.
Kettu scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billings takes one to the chin there.
Kettu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Billings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Billings slips a jab from Kettu.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but Billings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Billings throws a body shot but no joy.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Billings.
A little jabbing left from Kettu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Billings manages to avoid it.
Kettu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Billings throws out the jab.
Kettu swinging wildly here.
Billings is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Billings 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Billings takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but Billings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Billings is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kettu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Billings doesn't seem phased though.
Kettu throws a right hand that Billings ducks under and follows up with a left that Billings also avoids with ease.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu is looking for the big counter here.
Billings loads up on a big right hand but Kettu slips the punch.
Billings connects with a crisp jab.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu lands with an uppercut that bounces Billings off the cage and back into range.
Billings lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billings slips a straight right by Kettu.
Billings was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kettu misses with a body punch
and Billings counters with a nice uppercut.
Kettu digs a good hook to Billings's body.
Billings throws out a loose jab but Kettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esa Kettu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Billings throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kettu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Billings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Kettu misses.
Kettu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Billings throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Billings swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Billings with a body shot.
Billings misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Kettu misses.
Kettu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kettu slips under a jab from Billings.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kettu misses with a hook
enabling Billings to counter with a crisp jab.
Kettu misses with a shot to the body
letting Billings counter with a right hand.
Kettu lands a jab-cross combination.
Billings lands a jab to the nose.
Kettu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Billings counters with a nice uppercut.
Billings takes one on the button.
Kettu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Billings throws out the jab.
Billings missing with a left hand there. Kettu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Kettu misses
enabling Billings to counter with a crisp jab.
Billings shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billings moves forwards but Kettu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Billings ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kettu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Billings counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kettu misses with a hook. Billings ducked under it nicely.
Billings was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kettu lands a nice shot to the body.
Billings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kettu.
Billings misses with a straight right.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Billings ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Billings was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kettu.
A jab from Billings misses.
Kettu throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Billings misses.
Billings wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Billings slips a straight right by Kettu.
Mark Billings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu cracks Billings with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Billings throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Billings gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billings jabs at Kettu's body.
Kettu misses with a double jab
and Billings counters with a stiff right hand.
Billings misses the shot to the body.
Kettu swings widly with a right hand
enabling Billings to counter with a crisp jab.
Billings ducks right into an uppercut from Kettu.
Billings looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kettu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kettu misses with a body punch
and Billings counters with a nice uppercut.
Esa Kettu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billings throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu swinging wildly here.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Billings manages to avoid it.
Billings swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Billings swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu throws a series of punches but Billings moves out of range.
Kettu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Billings misses with a body punch
and Kettu counters with a three punch combo that has Billings backing up. Billings nods at Kettu to acknowledge the strikes.
Kettu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kettu punishes Billings's body with a nice straight punch.
Kettu throws a right and a left that Billings avoids nicely.
Kettu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billings looks to score with a jab to the body but Kettu is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kettu.
Kettu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Billings lands a body shot.
Kettu throws a body punch but Billings moves out of range.
Kettu lands a jab to Billings's midsection.
Billings throws a poor cross that misses
and Kettu counters with a right hand to the body.
Kettu thuds a left hand into Billings's body.
Kettu throws a body punch but Billings moves out of range.
Kettu misses with a right hand
and Billings counters with a straight right hand.
Billings takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Billings tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Billings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Kettu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kettu 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Kettu!
An out of breath Esa Kettu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 3913 p4p, 2468 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 167 p4p, 102 weight class). Akeen Coker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker rushes Kurosaki and presses him up against the cage.
Coker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Coker leaning against his opponent.
Kurosaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Kurosaki stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki taking a breather.
Coker stalling in the clinch.
Kurosaki trying to stall but Coker improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akio Kurosaki.
Coker moves into the clinch.
Coker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kurosaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two 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.
Coker stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kurosaki is looking to control Coker's arms but Coker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kurosaki has his back to the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akeen Coker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coker 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillo Perez (ranked 5803 p4p, 4933 weight class) and Bruno Fortuna (ranked 226 p4p, 205 weight class). Fortuna comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Godfather Theme by Nino Rota kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bruno Fortuna acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Guillo Perez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Fortuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez sets himself, and Fortuna steps forward looking for the clinch! Perez avoids it this time.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortuna wants to counter the offense by Perez and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortuna moves away.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez sets himself, and Fortuna steps forward looking for the clinch! Perez avoids it this time.
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.
Fortuna misses with a body shot
and Perez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Fortuna keeps him there for the moment.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez swings for the body but Fortuna moves out of range.
Perez sets himself, and Fortuna steps forward looking for the clinch! Perez avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillo Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perez 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 10:9
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillo Perez !
Guillo Perez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Whitlock (ranked 2267 p4p, 2459 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 92 p4p, 101 weight class). Cole Orion will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Whitlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitlock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orion is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Whitlock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitlock works over Orion's head and body with a nice combination.
Whitlock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Whitlock backing away here, and Orion unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Orion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitlock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Whitlock there.
Whitlock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whitlock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orion.
Whitlock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orion tries to score with a low kick but Whitlock moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the body from Whitlock misses
and Orion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orion moves in looking to clinch but Whitlock pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Whitlock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitlock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whitlock loads up on a big right hand but Orion slips the punch.
Whitlock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whitlock lands with a nice combination. Orion backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Cole Orion has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitlock tries to bum rush Orion with a series of wild strikes but Orion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitlock checks a leg kick.
Whitlock looks to land a right hand but Orion moved out of range.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitlock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orion throws a body kick that misses.
Whitlock checks the leg kick.
Whitlock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orion misses with a body kick.
Orion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Orion needs to keep his hands up - Whitlock had a free shot at his head there.
Whitlock misses the jab.
Orion misses with a right hand
and Orion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitlock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitlock throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Whitlock. Those never looked like landing.
Whitlock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitlock misses with a left hand
and Orion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orion throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whitlock counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whitlock.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whitlock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitlock.
Orion feints a counter leg kick.
Whitlock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whitlock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whitlock throws out a loose jab but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitlock checks a leg kick.
Orion moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A low kick from Orion misses
and Whitlock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitlock avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion throws a leg kick but Whitlock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Whitlock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitlock misses the target.
Whitlock throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Whitlock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitlock 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 10:9
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Whitlock!
After winning the bout, Joshua Whitlock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cathal O Doherty (ranked 1425 p4p, 1692 weight class) and Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 58 p4p, 65 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Doherty has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Atsushi.
Atsushi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on Atsushi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Atsushi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. O Doherty seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Atsushi can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
O Doherty slowing the pace effectively.
O Doherty wants to stall.
O Doherty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Atsushi.
O Doherty letting Atsushi take a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kuroda Atsushi.
O Doherty has managed to clinch.
Atsushi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Doherty 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 10:9
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
Cathal O Doherty seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Fortuna (ranked 2591 p4p, 2523 weight class) and Zoran Paunovic (ranked 112 p4p, 107 weight class). Fortuna comes to the cage accompanied by Godfather Theme by Nino Rota. 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 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Fortuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoran Paunovic!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Fortuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paunovic moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paunovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortuna wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Paunovic avoids the body shot from Fortuna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic misses with a body shot.
Fortuna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fortuna throws a body punch but Paunovic moves out of range.
Fortuna avoids the body shot from Paunovic.
As Paunovic tries to get set, Fortuna tries to push him back and clinch up but Paunovic manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortuna. Paunovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paunovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fortuna.
We've been informed that Paunovic 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paunovic misses with a wild body shot.
Fortuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paunovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fortuna.
Fortuna is looking to wear down Paunovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paunovic works Fortuna's body with a nice hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fortuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Paunovic is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zoran Paunovic.
Well Paunovic 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Paunovic!
A relieved looking Zoran Paunovic 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 1487 p4p, 1627 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 219 p4p, 242 weight class). 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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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Liu controls his hands.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Liu gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva prevents a body shot from Liu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liu.
Liu blocks an elbow strike.
Liu stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Liu stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva tries to work over Liu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liu breaks from the clinch.
Liu lands with a good body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Liu throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Liu counters with a body kick.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Liu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Liu takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liu pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Liu.
Liu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Liu down.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liu scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Liu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Liu catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Liu.
Liu scores with a nice head shot.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liu misses with a hook.
Silva throws a right and a left that Liu avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Liu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liu 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.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Liu.
Liu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Liu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liu misses with the combination.
Liu lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liu misses with a wild combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Liu didn't expect that.
Liu wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Liu from standing up.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Liu is controlling Silva's posture.
Silva trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Liu pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Liu working a defensive guard here.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Liu keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Liu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva is pushing down on Liu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Liu is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Liu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liu trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva with a nice cross.
Liu tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Liu misses with a wild combination.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Liu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick from Liu lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu blocks a low kick nicely.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liu counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva slips a straight right by Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Liu misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Liu. Beautiful body shot.
Jun Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liu.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liu.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Liu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Liu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Liu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Liu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liu! But no joy.
Silva tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Liu misses with a looping left.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Liu counter with a right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Liu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Liu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva misses the jab.
Liu misses with a two punch combination.
Liu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Liu looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Liu misses.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liu. That one must have hurt.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Liu throws a body kick that misses.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Liu checks the leg kick.
Liu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liu is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva stalling.
Liu lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Liu breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva tries to land a front kick but Liu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liu counters with a body kick.
It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Liu swinging wildly here.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Liu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Liu throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Liu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liu thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Liu didn't expect that.
Liu trying to control the position here.
Liu is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Liu is keeping the position.
Liu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Liu pulls Silva in to control the position.
Liu has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Liu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rickson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liu.
Liu takes one on the button.
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!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liu misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Liu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Liu holds on and takes a little breather.
Liu looking to control.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Liu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva is working Liu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva 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.
Liu looking to control.
Liu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liu controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Liu wriggles free and stands up.
Liu with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Liu counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liu throws a shot to the body.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Silva is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Liu lands a jab to the head.
Liu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Liu!
A relieved looking Jun Liu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Rickson Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'una derrota no significa fracaso, significa pararte y comenzar otra ves con mas fuerzas.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hackett (ranked 801 p4p, 842 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 28 p4p, 31 weight class). Hackett comes to the cage accompanied by Foe Tha Love of Money. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo has Hackett up against the cage in a clinch.
Hackett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arroyo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hackett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hackett slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hackett for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hackett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Hackett.
Hackett forces Arroyo back against the cage and clinches.
Hackett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arroyo up against the cage.
Arroyo stalling against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo has Hackett pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hackett 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 10:9
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hackett!
Our winner, James Hackett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 722 p4p, 503 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 23 p4p, 14 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson gets a clinch.
Man slows down the pace here.
Munson leaning against his opponent.
Munson avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson just leaning against Man, taking a breather.
Munson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson just leaning against Man, taking a breather.
Man avoiding damage.
I was talking to Man's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Munson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Munson.
Munson gets a clinch.
Munson just leaning against Man, taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Munson slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Munson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Munson just leaning against Man, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munson 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 9:10
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Munson!
Our winner, Robert Munson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patty O Reilly (ranked 1128 p4p, 196 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 42 p4p, 6 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: Creep. Kenneth Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patty O Reilly's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patty O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith pushes O Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
O Reilly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Reilly effectively controlling the action here.
O Reilly stalling the fight.
O Reilly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Patty O Reilly.
O Reilly clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Reilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patty O Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Reilly 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:9
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 10:9
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patty O Reilly!
Patty O Reilly decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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