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HFC 65: Bond vs McCork PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Rodriguez (ranked 3234 p4p, 4078 weight class) and Jovi Wolf (ranked 406 p4p, 484 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Latin Lingo. Wolf comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shut em up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rico Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jovi Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rodriguez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wolf wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Wolf tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rodriguez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rodriguez working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Wolf looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Rodriguez! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rico Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Matthews (ranked 3873 p4p, 2373 weight class) and Conor Meteor (ranked 395 p4p, 255 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Maurice Matthews has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maurice Matthews seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Meteor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews moves out of range as Meteor strikes.
Meteor misses with a looping right.
Meteor throws a hook to the side of Matthews's head but Matthews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Matthews was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Meteor.
Meteor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Conor Meteor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meteor looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Matthews on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meteor looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meteor.
Meteor cracks Matthews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matthews shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meteor misses with an uppercut. Matthews saw that one coming.
It looked like Matthews was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Meteor.
Matthews throws the left hand but Meteor avoids the punch easily.
Meteor avoids the body shot from Matthews.
Meteor throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthews.
Matthews swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Meteor misses
and Matthews counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Conor Meteor has been cut.
Meteor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matthews has time to react.
Meteor throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.
It looked like Matthews wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Meteor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Meteor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been told by Matthews's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Meteor misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Matthews tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meteor misses with a body punch
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthews works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matthews moves out of range of the strikes.
Meteor throws a hook to the side of Matthews's head but Matthews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthews slips under a jab.
Matthews gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews misses with a straight right.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Meteor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matthews counters with a nice right hand that sends Meteor toppling to the canvas! Meteor scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Matthews finish him?!
Meteor moves out of range of the strikes.
Meteor throws a jab when Matthews was well out of range.
Meteor moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Meteor.
Meteor staying out of range there.
A jab from Meteor misses.
Meteor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meteor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matthews counters with a crisp right that sends Meteor to the canvas! Matthews follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice Matthews!
A relieved looking Maurice Matthews 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Beckley (ranked 2488 p4p, 2819 weight class) and Ty Wong (ranked 225 p4p, 250 weight class). Benson Beckley had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Benson Beckley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ty Wong's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Beckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Wong!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckley. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beckley rushes Wong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wong as Beckley tries to tie him up.
Wong is looking for a takedown.
Beckley blocks a body shot from Wong.
Wong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beckley prevents it.
Benson Beckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Wong.
Beckley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wong uses from the top position.
Beckley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wong is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong working some strikes from top position.
Wong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wong passes into half guard.
Wong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Wong has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Beckley wants to get back to full guard but Wong has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Beckley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wong on the ground.
Wong controlling his opponent.
Wong is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Beckley is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ty Wong!
In his post fight interview, Ty Wong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eoin Chai (ranked 1920 p4p, 1981 weight class) and Mark Rapheal (ranked 257 p4p, 265 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eoin Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapheal throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rapheal scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Rapheal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Rapheal does it's job there.
 It looks like Eoin Chai has been cut.
Rapheal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
Chai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chai throws a series of punches but Rapheal moves out of range.
Rapheal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Rapheal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chai's head backwards.
Chai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai throws a sloppy body shot
and Rapheal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
Chai misses with a leg kick
and Rapheal counters with a nice uppercut.
Rapheal throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Eoin Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapheal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai lands a jab.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rapheal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rapheal lands with a right hand.
Rapheal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Rapheal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Chai.
Rapheal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Rapheal slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Rapheal throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Chai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eoin Chai's cut is getting worse.
Chai throws a series of punches but Rapheal avoids them all with ease.
Rapheal punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Rapheal misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Rapheal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai misses with a body punch
and Rapheal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai thows a leg kick but Rapheal checks it
and Rapheal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eoin Chai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rapheal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Rapheal avoided it.
Rapheal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chai.
Rapheal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Rapheal.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Chai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rapheal. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai misses with a shot to the body
and Rapheal counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Chai.
Chai throws a head kick that misses
and Rapheal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Eoin Chai's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chai throws a combination that misses
enabling Rapheal to counter with a crisp jab.
 Chai is rocked!
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rapheal's sensitive parts.
Rapheal has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai missing with a left hand there. Rapheal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Chai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rapheal to counter with a crisp jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eoin Chai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Rapheal!
After winning the bout, Mark Rapheal 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 2250 p4p, 2581 weight class) and Cody Lake (ranked 275 p4p, 326 weight class). Chimaev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Katioucha. Cody Lake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khamzat Chimaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Lake!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake throws a jab when Chimaev was well out of range.
Lake connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Lake.
Chimaev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chimaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chimaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Lake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chimaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chimaev misses with a takedown attempt - Lake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lake has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chimaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lake there.
Chimaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chimaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lake throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Lake lands a head shot.
Chimaev slips a jab from Lake.
Lake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chimaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chimaev somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khamzat Chimaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake scores with a jab.
Lake lands a two punch combo.
Chimaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chimaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Lake counters with a stiff right hand.
Lake cracks Chimaev with a hook to the temple - Chimaev is on wobbly legs here! Lake swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Chimaev falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lake wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cody Lake!
As Cody Lake got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi (ranked 1480 p4p, 1785 weight class) and Mertis Falandas (ranked 205 p4p, 245 weight class). Falandas has chosen Feed the Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mertis Falandas!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Ojidemenzi misses.
A shot to the body from Ojidemenzi misses
and Falandas counters with a straight right hand.
Ojidemenzi slips a straight right by Falandas.
Ojidemenzi forces Falandas back against the cage and clinches.
Ojidemenzi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falandas or not.
Falandas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ojidemenzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falandas presses Ojidemenzi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ojidemenzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Falandas controls his hands.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ojidemenzi pushes Falandas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mertis Falandas has been cut.
Ojidemenzi blocks an uppercut.
Ojidemenzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ojidemenzi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ojidemenzi digs a right hand into Falandas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Falandas's gas tank.
Falandas misses with a punch on the inside.
Falandas prevents a body shot from Ojidemenzi.
Falandas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falandas scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ojidemenzi.
Falandas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ojidemenzi breaks from the clinch.
Ojidemenzi throws a sloppy body shot
and Falandas counters with a stiff right hand.
Falandas tries to land a leg kick but Ojidemenzi saw it coming and moves away.
Ojidemenzi throws out a loose jab but Falandas uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by Ojidemenzi's head coaches at Nap or Tap that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ojidemenzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ojidemenzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ojidemenzi.
Falandas walks into a stiff left hand from Ojidemenzi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ojidemenzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ojidemenzi misses with a wild body shot.
Falandas throws a fast counter high kick but Ojidemenzi manages to duck under it in time.
Ojidemenzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Falandas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ojidemenzi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Falandas's head backwards.
Ojidemenzi misses with an uppercut
and Falandas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ojidemenzi blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Ojidemenzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ojidemenzi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Falandas misses.
It looked like Ojidemenzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Falandas.
Ojidemenzi misses with a shot to the body
and Falandas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falandas with a nice calf kick.
Ojidemenzi stuns Falandas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ojidemenzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falandas thows a leg kick but Ojidemenzi checks it
and Ojidemenzi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falandas thinking.
Ojidemenzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Ojidemenzi misses its target.
Ojidemenzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falandas manages to avoid it.
Falandas throws a fast counter high kick but Ojidemenzi manages to duck under it in time.
Falandas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Falandas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojidemenzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Falandas.
Ojidemenzi is looking to counter punch.
Ojidemenzi cracks Falandas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Falandas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ojidemenzi finish him?
 Falandas is rocked!
That has opened up Mertis Falandas's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ojidemenzi clinches.
Ojidemenzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojidemenzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ojidemenzi.
Falandas is still on wobbly legs! Can Ojidemenzi finish him?
Ojidemenzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Falandas seems to have recovered his senses.
Falandas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ojidemenzi breaks the clinch.
Falandas tries to clinch but Ojidemenzi is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mertis Falandas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Falandas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ojidemenzi rushes Falandas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Falandas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ojidemenzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Falandas scores with a hook to the body.
Falandas prevents a body shot from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi digs a right hand into Falandas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Falandas's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Ojidemenzi fails to land.
Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Falandas lands a shoulder strike.
Ojidemenzi scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falandas working aggressively here.
Falandas misses with a punch on the inside.
Falandas lands an uppercut.
Falandas working aggressively here.
Ojidemenzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojidemenzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Falandas misses with some punches.
Ojidemenzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ojidemenzi.
Falandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falandas pushes Ojidemenzi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ojidemenzi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falandas.
Falandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojidemenzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ojidemenzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
Falandas misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ojidemenzi as the two fighters clinch.
Falandas blocks a body shot from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Falandas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ojidemenzi backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ojidemenzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas blocks a body shot from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ojidemenzi misses with a body punch.
Ojidemenzi lands with a light punch inside.
Falandas has a couple of punches blocked by Ojidemenzi.
Falandas blocks a body shot from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi misses with a punch to the body.
Falandas misses with a body punch.
Ojidemenzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
Falandas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ojidemenzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Falandas controls his hands.
Falandas blocks an uppercut.
Falandas blocks a body shot from Ojidemenzi.
Falandas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ojidemenzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falandas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falandas.
Falandas tries to work over Ojidemenzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Falandas takes a shot to the head.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ojidemenzi lands with a left to the head.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Falandas tries to throw a body punch but Ojidemenzi avoids it by throwing Falandas back against the cage.
Falandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojidemenzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ojidemenzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Falandas tries to work over Ojidemenzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Falandas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Falandas misses with the head strike.
Falandas lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falandas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falandas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ojidemenzi lands a shoulder strike.
Ojidemenzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falandas lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ojidemenzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Ojidemenzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falandas throws a head punch that misses.
Falandas can't find room to land a body shot as Ojidemenzi controls the action.
Ojidemenzi tries to throw a body punch but Falandas avoids it by throwing Ojidemenzi back against the cage.
Ojidemenzi blocks an uppercut.
Falandas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ojidemenzi can't find room to land a body shot as Falandas controls the action.
Ojidemenzi throws a head punch that misses.
Ojidemenzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Ojidemenzi tries a body shot but Falandas blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falandas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mertis Falandas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ojidemenzi avoids the head kick by Falandas.
Ojidemenzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ojidemenzi blocks a body shot from Falandas.
Falandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojidemenzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ojidemenzi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ojidemenzi throws a head punch that misses.
Ojidemenzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falandass head.
Ojidemenzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Falandas controls his hands.
Ojidemenzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ojidemenzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falandas's elbow.
Ojidemenzi blocks an uppercut.
Falandas misses with a punch on the inside.
Ojidemenzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falandas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojidemenzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi tries a body shot but Falandas blocks it.
Falandas blocks an uppercut.
Falandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Ojidemenzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ojidemenzi lands a shoulder strike.
Ojidemenzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falandas backwards.
Falandas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ojidemenzi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falandas misses with a punch to the body.
Falandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ojidemenzi lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Ojidemenzi - that landed with a thud.
Ojidemenzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mertis Falandas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ojidemenzi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi digs a right hand underneath Falandas's ribcage. Falandas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ojidemenzi lands a shoulder strike.
The cut above Mertis Falandas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ojidemenzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falandas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falandas.
Ojidemenzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ojidemenzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ojidemenzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falandas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Falandas misses with the head strike.
Falandas misses with some punches.
Ojidemenzi tries to work over Falandas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Falandas working aggressively here.
Ojidemenzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falandas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ojidemenzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ojidemenzi breaks the clinch.
Falandas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Falandas gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ojidemenzi gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Falandas is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi!
Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bastien Harris (ranked 817 p4p, 1262 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 115 p4p, 169 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bastien Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avila.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Avila scores with a jab.
Avila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Avila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Avila just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Avila moved out of range nicely.
Avila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Avila is out of range.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Avila only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Avila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Avila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Avila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Avila.
Avila throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Avila throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Avila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avila thumps Harris with a low kick.
Avila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avila thumps Harris with a low kick.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Avila misses with a body punch.
Avila tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Harris to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Avila lands a knee to the head.
Avila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Avila swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris leaning against his opponent.
Avila misses with a knee strike.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avila misses with a leg kick.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Avila.
Harris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Avila counters with a left to the body.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Avila jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avila. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avila throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris closes the distance but Avila moves to the side
and Avila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris cracks Avila with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a hook.
Avila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris misses the jab.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Avila is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Avila throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Avila throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Avila manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Avila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Avila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Avila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Avila swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Avila looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila lands a nice shot to the body.
Avila with a nice calf kick.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Avila circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julian Avila will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Avila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looks like Julian Avila has been cut.
Avila swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Avila throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Avila counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Avila, as that shot connected.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Avila is looking to chop away at Harris's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Avila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Avila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Avila.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Nice body punch from Avila.
Avila throws a leg kick that misses.
Harris 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.
Avila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Avila there as he acknowledges the shot.
Julian Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avila staying out of range there.
Avila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Avila walks into a jab.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Avila's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Avilas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Avila is rocked!
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Avila lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avila staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris clinches.
Avila missing with knees to the body.
Avila tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Avila back against the cage.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Avila tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avila trying to land knees to the body.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avila tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Avila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Avila controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris moves out of range as Avila throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Avila is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
Avila lands with a kick to the ribs.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Avila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Avila ducks down to avoid it.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Avila misses with a looping left.
Avila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Avila throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
Nice jab there from Avila.
Harris tries to clinch there but Avila circles away.
Harris tries to clinch there but Avila circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris instigates a clinch.
Avila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris clinches up with Avila and pushes him back against the cage.
Avila tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avila.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julian Avila will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julian Avila's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Harris misses.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Avila goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avila.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Avila throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Avila finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Harris forces Avila back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avila.
Avila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Avila.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Avila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Avila slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Avila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Avila tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avila misses the shot to the body.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Avila.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila scores with a shot to the body.
Harris defending well as Avila loads up on a big left hand.
Harris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avila lands a right hook to the body.
Avila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris backing away here, and Avila unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Avila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avila throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Avila thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
Avila digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Bastien Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Avila slips a straight right by Harris.
Avila lands a right hook to the body.
Avila lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Avila coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Avila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Avila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris catches Avila with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Avila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avila throws a body shot but no joy.
Avila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Avila drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Avila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Avila lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Avila is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris is looking to clinch but Avila is avoiding it.
Avila seems to have recovered his senses.
Avila tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Avila lands a body shot.
Avila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Avila counters with a slapping leg kick.
Avila swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Avila throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris scores with a sloppy right hand. Avila should have avoided that one.
Avila has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris tries to clinch but Avila is having none of it.
Avila will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Avila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avila swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julian Avila.
I've got Avila 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Julian Avila!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Julian Avila!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Julian Avila!
Julian Avila wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinyl Tintley (ranked 1419 p4p, 1333 weight class) and Pelosi Davito (ranked 186 p4p, 176 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinyl Tintley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pelosi Davito!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tintley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Davito misses with an uppercut.
Tintley tries for a takedown but Davito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Davito as Tintley shoots in.
Davito staying out of range there.
Tintley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Tintley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Davito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davito lands a glancing blow to the side of Tintley's head.
Davito moves out of range as Tintley strikes.
Tintley misses with a straight left.
Davito has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Davito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tintley is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tintley dodges the punch combination from Davito.
Oh Tintley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tintley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davito finds it's way round the side to connect with Tintley's head.
Davito looks to land a right hand but Tintley moved out of range.
Davito jabs at Tintley's body.
Tintley seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tintley ducks under a wild hook from Davito.
Davito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tintley.
Tintley shoots for a double leg takedown but Davito sprawls well. He's pushed Tintley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinyl Tintley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davito connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Davito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tintley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Davito scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tintley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davito counters with a big right hand! Oh Tintley is in trouble here! Davito follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pelosi Davito!
Pelosi Davito 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Bond (ranked 438 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Tommy McCork (ranked 56 p4p, 143 weight class). McCork has chosen Alternative Ulster by Stiff Little Fingers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy McCork!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCork.
Bond half committed to a counter leg kick.
McCork misses with a hook.
McCork jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bond misses with a low kick.
McCork throws an overhand right that lands on Bond's shoulder, as Bond tries to avoid the shot.
McCork throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tommy McCork seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bond throws a quick counter kick to the body but McCork avoids it.
Bond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCork lunges at Bond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bond's hand.
McCork looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bond!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
McCork is putting a hurting on Bond here, landing some big shots from side control.
McCork takes a little break here. Bond wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bond is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bond is working hard here to advance position.
McCork throws a strike aimed at the side of Bond's head but Bond avoids it well.
McCork is looking to take a break and control but Bond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCork misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McCork wants to control but Bond is keeping him busy.
Bond sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bond is concentrating on defense, preventing McCork from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCork sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bond defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCork shoots in looking for a takedown but Bond manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCork's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from Bond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCork scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been told by Bond's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bond looks to throw the jab but McCork is out of range.
McCork changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bond looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McCork is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bond has escaped the position, nice work there.
McCork working the strikes but Bond uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bond.
Bond manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCork manages to get himself to full guard.
McCork has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bond can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bond being controlled here momentarily.
McCork looking for a sweep. Not yet McCork, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCork is pulling down on Bond's head. It's preventing any offense from Bond, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that McCork has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bond stays in close to McCork's body and controls the position.
McCork has control of Bond's left arm, preventing Bond from doing any damage.
McCork working a defensive guard but Bond passes into half guard.
That's six 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.
McCork is looking for a sweep. Bond is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCork trying to control but Bond postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bond prevents McCork from improving his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McCork lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCork listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCork avoids a kick to the body.
McCork blocks a head kick by Bond.
McCork thuds his right hand into Bond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCork throws a lazy right hand but Bond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCork fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bond lands a leg kick that knocks McCork off balance momentarily.
Bond throws a body punch but McCork moves out of range.
McCork has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McCork misses with a left hand
and Bond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCork throws a looping overhand right but Bond ducks down to avoid it.
Bond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCork throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bond was covering up waiting for the punch and McCork finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCork is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McCork trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCork postures up.
Bond keeping full guard, as McCork tries to pass.
Bond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCork.
McCork stopping the sweep attempt from Bond.
McCork lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCork connects with a couple of short punches.
McCork throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy McCork dominated that round.
That's time! Bond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCork.
McCork 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.
Bond defending well as McCork loads up on a big left hand.
McCork lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCork has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCork lands a nice looking body shot.
Tommy McCork seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bond thows a body kick. McCork tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bond throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCork connects with a body shot.
McCork's corner calls for a 1-2. McCork obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - McCork throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Bond tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCork swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCork thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bond thinks about countering with a body kick.
McCork lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bond blocks a jab.
McCork misses with a hook
and Bond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCork's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bond under the eye.
McCork moves out of range as Bond throws a body kick.
McCork feints the counter takedown.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bond misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCork dips to his left and cracks Bond with an uppercut!
Bond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCork uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bond has time to react.
McCork with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond misses the jab.
McCork misses with a straight right.
Bond misses the jab.
A jab from McCork does it's job there.
McCork cracks Bond with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCork misses with a hook to the body
and Bond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Bond.
As McCork backs away, Bond returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McCork misses with a right hand
and Bond counters with a nice body kick.
McCork jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bond throws a body kick that misses.
McCork gets a takedown into half guard.
McCork sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bond defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCork with the ground and pound but Bond uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bond not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCork trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCork trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCork misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCork throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunner Bond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCork moves out of range of the body kick.
Bond connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCork momentarily.
McCork lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bond slips under a jab from McCork.
Bond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McCork swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCork throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Bond.
Nice straight punches there by McCork. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCork.
McCork has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCork jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCork throws the left hand but Bond avoids the punch easily.
Bond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McCork wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCork.
Bond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McCork looks to throw the jab but Bond is out of range.
Bond throws a front kick aimed at McCork's knee but McCork avoids it well.
McCork throws a body shot but no joy.
Bond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McCork lands with an overhand left.
Bond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCork.
Bond feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bond staying out of range there.
McCork throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bond's waist but Bond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCork off to one side.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McCork connects with a crisp jab.
McCork looks to land a right hand but Bond moved out of range.
A low kick from Bond is predictable there
and McCork decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bond's guard.
McCork in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bond keeping moving, preventing McCork from controlling successfully.
Bond preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bond can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCork controls the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCork preventing the sweep.
McCork missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCork.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCork sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by McCork. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCork.
McCork sizes up Bond with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCork tests Bond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCork closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bond did well to prevent McCork getting side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy McCork showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab lands there for McCork.
Bond slips a straight right by McCork.
McCork connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bond misses with a jab to the body
and McCork counters with a straight right hand.
McCork throws a nice looking combination but Bond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It appears Bond was looking to counter with a kick there.
McCork lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond tries to move into range but McCork moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bond throws a chopping leg kick but McCork manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCork throws a poor cross that misses
and Bond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCork thinking.
Donk. McCork catches Bond right on the button with a cross.
McCork staying out of range there.
McCork connects with a crisp jab.
McCork throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCork lands with an uppercut that bounces Bond off the cage and back into range.
McCork's corner calls for a 1-2. McCork obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCork wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCork tries to move into range but Bond moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCork scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCork moves away from the strike by Bond.
A nice side step and McCork releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCork moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring 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!
McCork takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCork thuds his right hand into Bond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bond missing with a left hand there. McCork was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bond throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCork.
McCork 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.
McCork ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCork lands with a nice body punch.
McCork throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
As McCork backs away, Bond returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McCork takes a swing at Bond's ribcage but misses.
McCork connects with a crisp jab.
Bond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCork.
McCork fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from McCork misses
and Bond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tommy McCork has been cut.
McCork throws an overhand right that lands on Bond's shoulder, as Bond tries to avoid the shot.
Bond slips a jab from McCork.
Bond thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCork feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice sprawl there from Bond as McCork shoots in.
Bond is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like McCork was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCork bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bond's head.
Bond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCork misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Bond 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCork throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bond throws a quick counter kick to the body but McCork avoids it.
Bond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCork.
McCork throws out a counter right but Bond avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from McCork misses the target.
Bond throws a body punch but McCork moves out of range.
McCork throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCork just misses with a punch to the body.
Bond is looking to counter punch.
McCork throws out a loose jab but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bond tries to land a body kick
and McCork counters with a stiff right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bond takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCork.
McCork smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCork looks to land a right hand but Bond moved out of range.
Bond lands with a kick to the ribs.
McCork misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bond moves away from the strike by McCork.
McCork swings widly with a right hand
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McCork misses.
McCork checks the leg kick.
McCork lands a jab.
Bond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCork throws a hook but Bond avoids it easily.
McCork misses the jab.
Bond seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McCork smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCork throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bond was covering up waiting for the punch and McCork finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McCork throws a big elbow that misses.
Tommy McCork has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCork throws a strike but Bond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCork manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bond manages to get himself to full guard.
McCork pushing down on Bond's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond blocking the ground and pound attempt from McCork.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCork missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bond regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McCork.
McCork wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
McCork makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCork accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy McCork really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy McCork's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McCork lands a jab.
McCork on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCork pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCork lands with an uppercut that bounces Bond off the cage and back into range.
Bond with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCork tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCork staying out of range there.
McCork misses with a double jab
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McCork to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bond wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bond wants to control but McCork passes easily into half guard.
McCork is trying to control the action in half guard but Bond is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCork is looking to advance position but Bond won't allow it.
McCork misses with a head shot. Bond uses the momentum to regain guard.
McCork throws a strike but Bond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCork seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bond won't allow McCork to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCork can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCork has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McCork trying to keep a closed guard but Bond is proving a slippery customer.
McCork tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCork controls Bond momentarily but Bond frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bond misses with a body shot.
Bond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCork.
Decent striking displayed by McCork there.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCork. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bond tries to land a front kick but McCork steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCork drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bond defends it well.
McCork misses with a hook
and Bond counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bond avoids the body shot from McCork.
Bond throws a poor cross that misses
and McCork counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bond thinking.
McCork slips a jab from Bond.
McCork throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bond on the side of the head.
McCork lands with a straight right. Bond didn't see that one coming.
McCork misses with a hook. Bond ducked under it nicely.
Bond throws a big counter combination but McCork scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bond stuffs the takedown attempt from McCork. McCork gets slowly back to his feet.
Bond jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from McCork.
Donk. McCork catches Bond right on the button with a cross.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCork misses with a right hand
and Bond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bond swinging wildly here.
McCork throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bond tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McCork is in Bond's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCork is stalling in the full guard.
McCork missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCork trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.
Bond keeping full guard, as McCork tries to pass.
McCork sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bond keeping full guard, as McCork tries to pass.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McCork working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCork sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCork throws a big shot that misses.
McCork feints and as Bond raises his hands in defense, McCork changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bond keeping full guard, as McCork tries to pass.
McCork forces his way into half guard.
McCork is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCork thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCork misses with a head shot. Bond uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy McCork dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tommy McCork's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCork drives through with a takedown into Bond's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McCork throwing strikes from guard but Bond blocks nicely.
McCork looking to sit in guard and control but Bond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCork controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCork controls Bond momentarily but Bond frees himself.
McCork seems keen to control Bond's posture.
Bond sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is fighting to break McCork's control of his arms but McCork is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bond trying to control but McCork is working from the bottom.
McCork working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bond doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bond manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCork misses with an uppercut
and Bond counters with an outside leg kick.
Bond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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.
Bond throws a big shot that misses.
Bond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCork walks into a left hand.
McCork misses the jab.
McCork dives in and grabs Bond's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bond pushes down on McCork's head and hops out.
McCork slips a jab from Bond.
McCork looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCork throws a hook but Bond avoids it easily.
A jab from McCork does it's job there.
Bond lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCork.
McCork misses with a shot to the body
and Bond counters with a nice uppercut.
Bond moves away from the strike by McCork.
Bond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCork moves away.
McCork throws a hook but Bond avoids it easily.
McCork throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
Bond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCork with a nice cross.
McCork pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from McCork.
McCork ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCork scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCork shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCork misses with a straight right.
McCork throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCork with the counter takedown but Bond avoids it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCork swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
Bond throws a quick counter head kick but McCork was just out of range.
Bond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCork scores with a body shot.
Bond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCork displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bond throws out the jab.
McCork blocks a leg kick.
Bond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCork ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McCork lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bond throws a body kick that misses
so McCork counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McCork working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCork accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCork keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bond's head.
McCork missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCork throws a strike but Bond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCork looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bond is one step ahead there.
McCork pulls Bond in to control the position.
Bond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCork swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bond stopping the sweep attempt from McCork.
McCork is trying to keep Bond in close.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCork wants to sweep here but Bond controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McCork throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
Bond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCork dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bond misses with a head kick.
Bond connects with a right hand. McCork shakes it off.
Bond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bond misses with a looping right.
McCork misses with an uppercut
and Bond counters with a head kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCork scores with a nice strike.
McCork lands with a nice body punch.
Bond walks into a stiff left hand from McCork.
McCork ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bond misses with a jab to the body
enabling McCork to counter with a crisp jab.
Bond blocks a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCork throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bond counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gunner Bond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As McCork looks to move away, Bond throws a big counter combo but McCork just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy McCork comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCork 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Tommy McCork!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Tommy McCork!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Tommy McCork!
Tommy McCork wins by unanimous decision!
Tommy McCork is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tommy McCork 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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