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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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156 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Nash!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Nash in a clinch.
Nash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nash seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Smith shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Nash is backing up but Smith catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Nash covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Smith Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Statham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marty McFly!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly shoots in for a takedown but Statham shows good takedown defense.
Statham throws the kick towards the body but McFly avoids it.
McFly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Statham but Statham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Statham throws a solid leg kick but McFly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Statham.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McFly.
Statham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Statham is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McFly off and has taken his back!
Statham is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
McFly defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Statham working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Statham has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Statham is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McFly has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Statham is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. McFly knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften McFly for a finish.
McFly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Statham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McFly is really stuck here.
McFly is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Statham off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Statham is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but McFly won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Statham off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Statham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TunTon Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phife has chosen Fernandinho - Mais Alto as his entrance music. Barney Phife will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, TunTon Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Phife!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim throws a wild body kick that Phife sees coming a mile off.
Phife slips a straight right by Lim.
Phife steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Phife lands a nice looking body shot.
Lim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phife darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lim manages to get to full guard.
Phife postures up.
Phife throws a big right hand that misses.
Phife trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phife's guard.
Lim trying to control but Phife is working from the bottom.
Lim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim tries to free his leg and advance position but Phife is retaining full guard.
Lim trying to control but Phife is working from the bottom.
Phife has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lim off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Phife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim throws the left hand but Phife avoids the punch easily.
That's two 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.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lim throws the left hand but Phife avoids the punch easily.
Phife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phife misses with a body shot.
TunTon Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phife.
Phife misses with a series of wild punches.
Phife has a takedown stuffed.
Phife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phife counters with a stiff right hand.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Phife misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Lim misses
and Phife counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim misses with a body punch
and Phife counters with a stiff right hand.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Phife ducks down to avoid it.
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
Lim misses with a hook to the body
and Phife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phife scores with a nice head shot.
Phife moves out of range as Lim strikes.
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phife.
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
Phife throws out a loose jab but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phife has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Phife moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
TunTon Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phife darts in and clinches Lim up against the cage.
Phife lands a right hand.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
Phife doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Phife is trying to break free.
Phife misses with some punches.
Lim is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Phife's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Phife goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lim prevents it.
A hook to the body from Phife.
Phife blocking some punches.
Phife has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
TunTon Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Phife.
Phife lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phife throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lim keeping full guard, as Phife tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lim pulls Phife in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Phife dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Phife avoids the body shot from Lim.
Lim throws a good cross that connects.
Phife tries to clinch up but Lim circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Phife does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phife connects with a single shot there.
Phife lands a nice hook to Lim's body. Lim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lim misses with a body punch
and Phife counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lim scores with a body shot.
Lim misses with a body punch
and Phife counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lim!
Lim tries to hold on but Phife pushes him away.
Lim is bucking up trying to escape but Phife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lim is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife working the ground and pound effectively.
Phife working the ground and pound effectively.
Phife working the ground and pound effectively.
Phife with a couple of short strikes.
Lim is bucking up trying to escape but Phife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Phife scoring with strikes but Lim is staying in there.
Barney Phife has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phife fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim wants to control but Phife is having none of it.
Lim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lim tries to hold on but Phife pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Phife lands a heavy elbow.
Phife landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Phife.
Phife pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Phife with the ground and pound from mount.
Lim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Phife throws some wild stikes that Lim manages to avoid easily.
Lim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Phife avoids the attempt from Lim to control.
Lim is in a horrible position here. Phife smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lim bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lim wants to control from the top but Phife keeps moving.
Lim is looking to advance position but Phife has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lim wants to control but Phife is having none of it.
Lim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lim taking shots to the head.
Phife raining down shots from the mount!
Lim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lim tries to lock up and control but Phife gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Phife landing strikes, looking to finish!
Phife working for a guillotine from mount but Lim is in no mood to give up.
Phife scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lim?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phife is landing with some decent strikes but Lim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Phife lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Phife showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Phife staying out of range there.
Lim walks into a stiff left hand from Phife.
Lim is looking to wear down Phife with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Phife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lim at a distance.
Phife lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lim circles away quickly and effectively.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Phife moved out of range.
Phife slips under a jab from Lim.
Phife listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phife looks to score with a jab to the body but Lim is just out of range.
Lim thuds a left hand into Phife's body.
Lim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phife counters with a straight right hand.
Lim staying out of range there.
Phife misses with a hook.
Phife bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lim's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Phife coming out on top.
Lim looks to land a left hand but Phife moved out of range nicely.
Phife bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim connects with a body shot.
Lim slips under a jab.
Phife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phife cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lim drops his hands momentarily and Phife takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phife is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Phife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lim misses with a looping right.
Lim misses with a hook.
Lim misses with a shot to the body
and Phife counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phife lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Phife has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lim blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Lim.
Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Phife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phife lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Phife fails to land.
Lim prevents a body shot from Phife.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
Phife looking for a takedown.
Phife pushes Lim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phife is working for takedown but Lim is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Phife misses with a body punch.
Phife lands with a left to the head.
Lim takes a shot to the head.
Phife misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barney Phife is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phife wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Phife wants a takedown but no success here.
TunTon Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barney Phife.
Lim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Phife walks away with a smile on his face. Lim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phife counters with a single leg into guard. Lim didn't expect that.
Phife looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Phife from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim wants to sweep here but Phife controlling him for the moment.
Lim has momentary wrist control but Phife slips an elbow through the middle.
Phife missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phife is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Phife from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phife manages to avoid it.
Phife thuds a left hand into Lim's body.
A slow jab from Phife misses its intended target.
Lim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phife counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lim thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Phife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phife 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Phife!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Onward to Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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280 lbs
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256 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Hemsky tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hemsky is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hemsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hemsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hemsky digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemsky misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Hemsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Hemsky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Nathan Jones has been cut.
Hemsky throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Hemsky misses its intended target.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hemsky. Hemsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Hemsky as he connects with a hook.
Hemsky misses with a straight right.
Hemsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hemsky scores with a nice head shot.
Hemsky moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hemsky, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemsky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones moves out of range as Hemsky strikes.
Hemsky lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Hemsky misses.
Jones swings for the body but Hemsky moves out of range.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Hemsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hemsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hemsky cracks Jones with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jones falls to his knees and Hemsky doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ladislav Hemsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Overbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy McMuffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overbury comes to the cage accompanied by Rule Britannia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Overbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timmy McMuffin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMuffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Overbury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McMuffin.
McMuffin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Timmy McMuffin has been cut.
McMuffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overbury moves away.
McMuffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Overbury checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McMuffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overbury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Overbury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McMuffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overbury.
Overbury misses with a hook.
Overbury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from McMuffin as Overbury shoots in.
Overbury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McMuffin on the side of the head.
Overbury lands with a nice combination. McMuffin backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overbury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Overbury lands a jab.
A good leg kick by McMuffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMuffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Overbury thows a left - swing and a miss!
McMuffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overbury.
McMuffin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Overbury shoots in for a takedown but McMuffin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Overbury.
Overbury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling McMuffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Overbury missing with a left hand there. McMuffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Overbury lands with an overhand left.
McMuffin is rocked!
Overbury cracks McMuffin with a left hook right on the temple and McMuffin goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Overbury lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully McMuffin is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Overbury!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fonzo The Grappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fonzo The Grappler!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Grappler walks into a stiff left hand from Tamlin.
The Grappler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tamlin scores with a hook to the body. The Grappler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Grappler misses the body punch
and Tamlin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Grappler keeping moving, preventing Tamlin from controlling successfully.
The Grappler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tamlin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The Grappler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Grappler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tamlin controls the pace.
Tamlin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamlin connects with a couple of short punches.
The Grappler keeping moving, preventing Tamlin from controlling successfully.
Tamlin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Grappler looking for a triangle here. Tamlin is fighting it but it looks tight! The Grappler pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tamlin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fonzo The Grappler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Enforcer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Vehse Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Enforcer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Vehse Junior!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enforcer drops Vehse Junior with a beautiful combination! Vehse Junior stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Enforcer is looking for the KO!
Vehse Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Enforcer fails to land with a series of punches.
Enforcer throws a monster overhand right that drops Vehse Junior! Enforcer follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Enforcer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking comes to the cage accompanied by Shady Lane. Robinson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring The Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Hawking!
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, Leroy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawking misses with a head kick.
Robinson jabs Hawking right on the nose. Hawking blinks but takes it well.
Hawking attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawking.
Hawking gets a takedown into half guard.
Robinson is looking to improve his position.
Hawking wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Robinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Robinson.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hawking trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Hawking postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawking is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a hook. Hawking ducked under it nicely.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Hawking moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hawking drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawking trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Hawking prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson controls Hawking momentarily but Hawking frees himself.
Hawking being controlled here momentarily.
Hawking tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson throws a head kick but Hawking moves out of range.
Hawking avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawking throws a leg kick but Robinson checks it.
Hawking misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawking connects with a body shot.
Hawking lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robinson's sensitive parts.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawking moves into the clinch.
Hawking is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawking has double underhooks.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson wants a takedown.
Hawking prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Hawking prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Hawking misses with a knee strike.
Hawking misses with a body punch.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Robinson looks gassed!
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Hawking.
Robinson avoiding damage as Hawking throws knees to the body.
Hawking tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawking throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawking throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Robinson's head.
Hawking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Hawking keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawking fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Hawking bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stephen Hawking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawking misses with a body kick.
Hawking misses with a body kick.
Robinson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawking.
Robinson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawking tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawking thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawking comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawking scores with a head kick.
Hawking gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Hawking throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawking takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Hawking
and Robinson counters with an outside leg kick.
Robinson misses with a low kick as Hawking jumps back.
Hawking wants to slow Robinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Robinson throws a right hand that Hawking ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawking also avoids with ease.
Hawking buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawking throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Leroy Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking tries to work over Robinson's front leg with a kick but Robinson checks it.
Robinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hawking buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robinson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Robinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robinson scores with a punch to the head.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawking can pounce on him.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Hawking is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.
Robinson throws a shot to the body.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Hawking avoids it well.
Hawking misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking misses with a head kick.
Hawking throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robinson takes one to the side of the head.
Hawking lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawking slips under a jab from Robinson.
Hawking bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robinson's head backwards.
Stephen Hawking is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawking fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawking.
Robinson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawking.
Hawking throws a push kick but Robinson slaps the foot to one side.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawking.
Robinson throws a hook but Hawking avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.
Hawking is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Hawking.
A head kick by Hawking misses
and Robinson counters with a big head kick but Hawking shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Hawking.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawking on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawking.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawking can pounce on him.
Hawking fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hawking misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson drops his hands momentarily and Hawking takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawking throws a leg kick but Robinson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Hawking counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawking. That's going to slow Robinson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawking throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robinson.
Hawking throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawking can pounce on him.
Robinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robinson throws a leg kick
and Hawking counters with a leg kick.
Hawking lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawking throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawking dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawking.
Hawking lands a glancing blow to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawking scoring well with a low kick there.
Robinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Robinson blocks the low kick.
Hawking throws a leg kick which misses Robinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robinson tries to avoid it.
Hawking moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawking.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Hawking counters with a good, hard body kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
Hawking misses with a low kick.
Hawking lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Hawking finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hawking, right into the meat.
Hawking is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Hawking thumps Robinson with a low kick.
Robinson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawking, as that shot connected.
Robinson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hawking.
Hawking moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hawking thuds his shin into the meat of Robinson's side.
Hawking throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hawking is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.
Robinson ducks right into an uppercut from Hawking.
Hawking misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawking throws a solid leg kick but Robinson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hawking.
Hawking scores with a takedown into Robinson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawking is pushing down on Robinson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Robinson is fighting to maintain full guard but Hawking has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Hawking content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Robinson is doing well to control the position and prevent Hawking from advancing to side control.
Hawking trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hawking connects with a nice short shot to Robinson's temple.
Hawking looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Robinson is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking is trying to control. Robinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hawking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawking takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Hawking has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawking thows a leg kick but Robinson checks it
and Robinson counters with a head kick.
Hawking throws a sloppy head kick
and Robinson counters with a thumping low kick.
Hawking misses with a body kick.
Hawking bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robinson's head backwards.
Hawking cracks Robinson with a good jab.
Hawking scores with a nice right hand.
Hawking scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawking misses the body punch
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
Hawking dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Hawking throws the kick towards the body but Robinson avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robinson.
Good leg kick by Robinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hawking throws a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Leroy Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson checks the leg kick.
Hawking tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawking.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawking lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hawking misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawking has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen's entrance music is Elements of Life. A fine choice. Torres is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Adagio For Strings. Mauri Pekkarinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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149 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torres checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pekkarinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torres moves out of range of the leg kick from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pekkarinen loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Pekkarinen misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Pekkarinen connects with a high kick.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pekkarinen.
Torres throws a solid leg kick but Pekkarinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Torres - that will leave a mark!
A slapping leg kick lands for Torres.
Pekkarinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut.
Torres looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Torres misses
and Pekkarinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pekkarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Pekkarinen misses
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Pekkarinen shrugs it off.
Torres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres throws a leg kick but Pekkarinen checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pekkarinen.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torres, right into the meat.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Pekkarinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Torres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pekkarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pekkarinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pekkarinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pekkarinen misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen avoids the head kick by Torres.
Pekkarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres thumps Pekkarinen with a low kick.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekkarinen throws out a leg kick but Torres moves out of range and Pekkarinen only half commits.
Torres throws a lazy head kick
and Pekkarinen counters with a head kick. That will keep Torres thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kid Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres cracks the inside of Pekkarinen's front leg.
Pekkarinen misses with a jab to the body
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Pekkarinen pushes him off.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Pekkarinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Pekkarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pekkarinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pekkarinen off to one side.
Torres shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pekkarinen blocks a jab.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torres lands a nice looking body kick.
Pekkarinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres clinches but Pekkarinen breaks the clinch
and Pekkarinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kid Torres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick by Pekkarinen misses
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Mauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torres.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Torres is predictable there
and Pekkarinen counters with a head kick.
Pekkarinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pekkarinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Torres.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torres. Pekkarinen shrugs it off though.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres counters with a nice body kick.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres takes a swing at Pekkarinen's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Pekkarinen.
Torres throws a wild body kick that Pekkarinen sees coming a mile off.
Pekkarinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres tries to clinch but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Pekkarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pekkarinen really felt that one!
Torres lands with a kick to the temple. Pekkarinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Torres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres looks to land a body kick but Pekkarinen moved away.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a good, hard body kick but Pekkarinen shrugs it off.
Pekkarinen walks into a stiff left hand from Torres.
Pekkarinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pekkarinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Torres instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torres obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres scores with a knee to the head.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Pekkarinen blocks it.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres counters with a head kick. That will keep Pekkarinen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
An inside leg kick lands from Torres.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Pekkarinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Torres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pekkarinen blocks a jab.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Torres.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pekkarinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pekkarinen thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick.
Pekkarinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pekkarinen really felt that one!
Torres throws a head kick that misses
and Pekkarinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Torres 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!
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Pekkarinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pekkarinen misses with a looping right.
Pekkarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Pekkarinen.
A head kick from Pekkarinen lands but Torres takes it in his stride.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen tries to land a leg kick but Torres saw it coming and moves away.
Pekkarinen misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres cracks the inside of Pekkarinen's front leg.
Torres moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torres looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Torres takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pekkarinen missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
Torres blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
Good leg kick by Pekkarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kid Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs.
Pekkarinen throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Pekkarinen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Torres manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres looking to control.
Torres uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
Mauri Pekkarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres motions for Pekkarinen to come forward. Torres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Kid Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pekkarinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pekkarinen's head.
Torres misses with a hook.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torres.
Kid Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice body kick.
Pekkarinen thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Pekkarinen shrugs it off.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pekkarinen's calf.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Pekkarinen slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Torres wants to clinch.
Pekkarinen avoids the head kick by Torres.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Torres 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Torres! Kid Torres retains his featherweight title!
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