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TL Fight Night 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Bonga (ranked 4802 p4p, 3337 weight class) and Kemp Dennis (ranked 521 p4p, 409 weight class). The key to victory for Omar Bonga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Bonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kemp Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dennis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonga somewhat.
Dennis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bonga defends it well.
Dennis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bonga's guard.
Bonga pushes Dennis off and gets back to his feet.
Bonga throws a sloppy body shot
and Dennis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennis stopping the sweep attempt from Bonga.
Dennis landing some decent shots from guard.
Dennis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonga wants to control the position but Dennis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bonga's coaches at Vancouver Island Fight Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dennis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bonga defending well though.
Bonga is not content to let Dennis control the position.
Dennis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dennis trying to control the action but Bonga is working from the bottom.
Bonga punching from the bottom.
Dennis controlling the pace.
Dennis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bonga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dennis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bonga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dennis.
Dennis slips a nice elbow through Bonga's hands, connecting with Bonga's forehead.
Dennis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis working over Bonga with some ground and pound. Bonga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dennis is nestled in close to Bonga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dennis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dennis is trying to control the action in half guard but Bonga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bonga has one foot on Dennis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bonga leaves Dennis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Dennis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dennis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bonga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dennis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Dennis tries to counter it with a takedown but Bonga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dennis has a takedown stuffed.
Omar Bonga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kemp Dennis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bonga is predictable there
and Dennis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dennis.
Dennis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dennis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonga being controlled here, momentarily.
Dennis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dennis trying to control but Bonga is working from the bottom.
Bonga is pulling down on Dennis's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis preventing the sweep.
Dennis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dennis trying to control but Bonga is working from the bottom.
Dennis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bonga haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bonga tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonga shoots in and drives through. Dennis sprawls well.
Bonga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dennis sprawls well initially but Bonga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dennis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dennis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kemp Dennis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dennis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bonga wants to get back to full guard.
Dennis wants to control but Bonga is keeping him busy.
Bonga tries to get to full guard but Dennis has control of the leg.
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. Dennis connects with a nice short shot to Bonga's temple.
Bonga taking some punishment here, with Dennis in his half guard.
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. Dennis connects with a nice short shot to Bonga's temple.
Dennis lands strikes from half guard.
Dennis working Bonga over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dennis throws a strike but Bonga avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dennis postures up in Bonga's guard and throws a big left but Bonga blocks it.
Dennis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dennis working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis chips away with some ground and pound.
Bonga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dennis manages to get himself to full guard.
Bonga sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bonga throws an elbow that misses. Dennis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bonga's guard. Nice move by Dennis!
Dennis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dennis working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Dennis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dennis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis distracts Bonga with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bonga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dennis is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is looking to control Bonga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dennis avoid being mounted?
Dennis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dennis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonga.
Dennis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bonga wants to control but Dennis is keeping him busy.
Bonga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dennis defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is looking for a sweep. Bonga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bonga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bonga thows a huge punch but Dennis dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bonga in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dennis is doing well to control the position and prevent Bonga from advancing to side control.
Dennis is looking to improve his position.
Dennis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dennis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dennis looking for a sweep. Not yet Dennis, not yet.
Bonga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dennis's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bonga trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonga misses with a leg kick
so Dennis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dennis trying to control but Bonga is working from the bottom.
Bonga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dennis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dennis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemp Dennis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bonga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dennis dives in for a single leg takedown but Bonga sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck for Dennis with that takedown attempt.
Omar Bonga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kemp Dennis.
Bonga throws a leg kick but Dennis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dennis checks it well.
Bonga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dennis's guard.
Dennis controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonga landing some decent shots from guard.
Bonga wants to control from the top but Dennis keeps moving.
Dennis looking for a sweep. Not yet Dennis, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dennis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dennis wants to hit a sweep here but Bonga passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dennis there!
Dennis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bonga.
Bonga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bonga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dennis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonga avoids the attempt from Dennis to control.
BOOM! Bonga connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dennis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bonga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bonga is thwarting Dennis's attempts to control the position.
Dennis is controlling Bonga's trapped leg to prevent Bonga from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonga wants to take a breather but Dennis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonga is nestled in close to Dennis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dennis is looking to improve his position.
Bonga working over Dennis with some ground and pound. Dennis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonga working over Dennis with some ground and pound. Dennis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dennis trying to hold on to Bonga's head to control him but Bonga postures up.
Bonga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bonga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bonga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dennis's head.
Bonga throwing shots but Dennis is blocking nicely.
Omar Bonga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dennis is trying is best to control the position here.
Bonga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dennis tries to roll over but Bonga keeps him under control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kemp Dennis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonga throws a leg kick
and Dennis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bonga!
Dennis working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonga is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dennis is controlling him well.
Dennis taking a breather here.
Bonga prevents Dennis from improving position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Bonga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dennis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kemp Dennis!
A very excited looking Kemp Dennis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Omar Bonga stepped up to the mic, saying 'Today Bonecrusher... he get crushed '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baby Goat (ranked 2934 p4p, 2914 weight class) and Projekti Yksi (ranked 376 p4p, 374 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Baby Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Projekti Yksi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yksi but Yksi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yksi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goat.
Yksi misses with a body shot.
Goat is looking to counter punch.
Goat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yksi counters with a nice body shot.
Yksi misses the shot to the body.
Goat dodges the punch combination from Yksi.
Yksi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goat to the mat! Goat manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat trying to keep a closed guard but Yksi is proving a slippery customer.
Goat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yksi is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yksi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yksi is fighting to break Goat's control of his arms but Goat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Goat keeping moving, preventing Yksi from controlling successfully.
Yksi scoring with some ground and pound.
Yksi wants to control from the top but Goat keeps moving.
Goat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yksi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yksi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goat keeping moving, preventing Yksi from controlling successfully.
Yksi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yksi postures up and lands a big shot to Goat's brow.
Yksi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yksi looking to sit in guard and control but Goat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goat lands a couple of digs.
Goat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yksi wants to hit a sweep here but Goat passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yksi there!
Yksi regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi has his hands clasped together around Goat's back. He's all about the action.
Yksi is staying active underneath Goat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yksi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Goat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yksi defending well though.
Yksi controlling the position well.
Yksi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yksi is controlling Goat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Goat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goat trying to control the action but Yksi is working from the bottom.
Yksi is controlling Goat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Yksi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yksi is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goat is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yksi is just riding it out for now. Goat eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Projekti Yksi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Goat misses with the body kick
and Yksi counters with a straight right hand.
Yksi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yksi throws a body shot but no joy.
Yksi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yksi lands a nice shot to the body.
Yksi misses the shot to the body.
Goat is looking to clinch.
Goat tries to close the distance and clinch but Yksi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goat looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Goat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goat misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yksi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Goat to the ground. Yksi is now in Goat's guard.
Goat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yksi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yksi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yksi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat has momentary wrist control but Yksi slips an elbow through the middle.
Yksi wants to pass the guard but Goat is keeping the position.
Goat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yksi slips nicely into half guard.
Yksi controlling the action here.
Yksi trying to mount his opponent but Goat defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goat wants to control but Yksi is keeping busy.
Yksi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yksi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Goat wants to control but Yksi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yksi is looking to advance position but Goat won't allow it.
Yksi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yksi controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi can't control as he wanted to and Goat manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Goat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yksi pulls his head out easily.
Yksi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yksi trying to mount his opponent but Goat defends it.
Still in half guard, Yksi seems content to control.
Goat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yksi pulls his head out easily.
Yksi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yksi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goat trying to control but Yksi postures up.
Yksi works his way into full mount!
Goat working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yksi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yksi working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Yksi landing strikes from the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Projekti Yksi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Goat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yksi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Yksi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yksi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yksi moves out of range as Goat strikes.
Yksi swats away the attempt to clinch by Goat.
Yksi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat is looking to clinch.
Goat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yksi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat gets caught flat footed, as Yksi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Goat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yksi defends it easily.
Goat wants to stand and escape but Yksi is having none of it.
Projekti Yksi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi wants to control from the top but Goat keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yksi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yksi 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.
Yksi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yksi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yksi slips nicely into half guard.
Yksi trying to control the pace.
Baby Goat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yksi is trying to control. Goat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yksi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Goat actively working from the bottom here.
Yksi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yksi trying to mount his opponent but Goat defends it.
Yksi prevents Goat from improving his position.
Yksi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yksi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat trying to control here.
Yksi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yksi passes to side control.
Goat prevents Yksi from moving into mount.
A lull in the action here.
Projekti Yksi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goat gets back to half guard.
Yksi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi trying to pass the guard but Goat defending well.
Yksi controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Projekti Yksi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yksi 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Projekti Yksi!
During a confident post fight interview, Projekti Yksi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 2567 p4p, 2440 weight class) and Sonny Marciano (ranked 292 p4p, 271 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marciano's choice of entrance music: DON'T NEED TIME. King Kong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Kong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano works the jab nicely.
Kong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marciano misses with a leg kick
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong with a jab.
Marciano moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Kong misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
A low kick from Marciano misses
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Kong throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
As Marciano looks to move away, Kong throws a big counter combo but Marciano just gets out of the way.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marciano connects with the punch.
Marciano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marciano.
Kong staying out of range there.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kong throws a big counter combination but Marciano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Marciano wants to counter with a clinch but Kong pushes him away.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Kong is looking for a counter combo.
We've been told by Kong's head coaches at Sydney Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong pushes Marciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but Kong blocks with his arms.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
letting Kong counter with a right hand.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marciano throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.
Kong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Kong circles away.
Kong moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Kong lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Marciano misses with a looping right.
It looked like Kong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marciano slips a straight right by Kong.
Some wild striking there from Kong.
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
and Kong counters with a straight right hand.
Marciano throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong cracks Marciano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Marciano dips to his left and cracks Kong with an uppercut!
Marciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a straight right hand.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Kong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marciano misses with a hook.
Marciano tries to clinch but Kong is having none of it.
Kong is looking for a counter combo.
Marciano lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Marciano.
Marciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that King Kong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kong counters with a three punch combo that has Marciano backing up. Marciano nods at Kong to acknowledge the strikes.
Marciano misses with a right hand
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
Kong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a leg kick.
Marciano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Kong throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Kong misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Marciano cracks Kong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Kong there.
A head kick misses from Kong.
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!
Marciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano forces Kong back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Marciano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but Kong blocks with his arms.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Kong is blocking nicely.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kong blocks it with crossed arms.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but Kong avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Marciano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kong's face.
 It looks like King Kong has been cut.
Kong is trying to push Marciano away but Marciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Marciano.
Marciano tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kong blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano has Kong pressed against the cage, preventing Kong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling him.
Marciano dodges an elbow strike from Kong.
Kong working hard to break the clinch.
Kong manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Marciano misses its intended target.
Marciano thows a leg kick but Kong checks it
and Kong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marciano.
Kong throws a big counter combination but Marciano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Kong keeps it at a distance.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano misses with a left hand
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Kong moved away.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marciano closes the distance but Kong moves to the side
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano's corner calls for a 1-2. Marciano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marciano misses with a leg kick
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano throws a solid leg kick but Kong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong slips a straight right by Marciano.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
Marciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kong throws a counter high kick but Marciano was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sonny Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano rushes Kong and presses him up against the cage.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but Kong blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on King Kong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kong throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Marciano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kong's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Marciano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Marciano wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Kong throws a big counter combination but Marciano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marciano swings widly with a right hand
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kong's hands.
Kong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Kong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Kong lands a jab to the nose.
Marciano misses with a right hand
and Kong counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Marciano!
 Marciano is rocked!
Marciano trying to control here.
Marciano is still in real trouble! Can Kong finish him?
Marciano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kong wants to work for an arm triangle but Marciano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marciano seems to have recovered his senses.
Marciano looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong thows a huge punch but Marciano dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano manages to get to full guard.
Marciano wants to stand and escape but Kong is having none of it.
Marciano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kong's guard.
Marciano stands up and waves to Kong to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Kong checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Marciano misses.
Marciano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kong checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Marciano.
Marciano walks into a stiff left hand from Kong.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marciano.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by Marciano.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kong works over Marciano's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Kong is looking to counter punch.
Kong lands with a straight right. Marciano didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kong on the side of the head.
Marciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Kong throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Kong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kong lands a really nice looking cross but Marciano seems unphased.
Marciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Kong keeps the fight on the outside.
Kong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sonny Marciano.
I think Marciano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... King Kong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murha Puro (ranked 1678 p4p, 3060 weight class) and Jerome Greene (ranked 242 p4p, 387 weight class). Murha Puro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerome Greene's chin.
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murha Puro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Greene!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puro.
Greene scores with a hook to the body. Puro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greene throws an off balance right hand
and Puro counters by moving into the clinch.
Greene is looking to break free of the clinch but Puro has double underhooks.
Puro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puro keeps control of Greene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Puro has him pressed against the cage.
Puro lands with a light punch inside.
Greene manages to break the clinch.
Puro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Puro misses the target.
Puro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
Greene misses with an uppercut
and Puro counters with a nice uppercut.
Puro loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene lunges at Puro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puro's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Greene throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Puro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Greene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donk. Greene catches Puro right on the button with a cross.
Greene throws a lazy uppercut
and Puro counters with a stiff right hand.
Puro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greene scores with a three punch combo!
Greene misses with a looping left.
Greene swings widly with a right hand
and Puro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Greene.
The fighters circling - Puro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greene unleashes a big counter combination but Puro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Greene throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Greene listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Puro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greene counters with a right hand to the body.
Puro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
Greene scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Greene fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Greene looks to land a combination but Puro avoids it well.
Greene misses with a looping right.
Greene tries to land a leg kick but Puro saw it coming and moves away.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puro manages to avoid it.
Greene misses with a body punch
and Puro counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene wants to get back to striking at distance but Puro won't allow it.
Greene tries to circle away but Puro has him pinned against the cage.
Greene working hard to break the clinch.
Greene wants to break free but Puro has control.
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Puro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Puro swings wildly with an uppercut but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene has had enough of the clinch but Puro keeps him there for the moment.
Puro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greene is looking to control Puro's arms but Puro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greene has his back to the cage.
Greene takes a shot to the head.
Puro lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Puro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Greene is rocked!
Greene is trying to push Puro away but Puro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Greene is still on wobbly legs! Can Puro finish him?
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Greene tries to break free but Puro pushes him back against the cage.
Puro keeps control of Greene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greene seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Puro on the inside.
Greene prevents a body shot from Puro.
Greene wants to get back to striking at distance but Puro won't allow it.
Puro lands a nice shot to the body.
Greene is trying to break free.
Greene wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Puro stalling.
Greene tries to break free but Puro pushes him back against the cage.
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerome Greene will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greene scores with a jab to the head.
Greene works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Puro moves into the clinch successfully.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Puro lands a body shot.
Puro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Puro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Greene tries to break the clinch but Puro is controlling the position.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene tries to break free but Puro pushes him back against the cage.
Puro scores with a shoulder strike.
Puro misses with the head strike.
Puro tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Puro back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puro scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Puro.
Greene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Greene tries to circle away but Puro has him pinned against the cage.
Puro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Puro has him pressed against the cage.
Puro misses with some punches.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Greene tries to circle away but Puro has him pinned against the cage.
Puro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greene tries to circle away but Puro has him pinned against the cage.
Puro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Greene is predictable there
and Puro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a straight left.
Greene throws a body punch but Puro moves out of range.
Puro is looking to counter punch.
Greene swings away with a body shot that misses
and Puro counters with a nice right hand that sends Greene toppling to the canvas! Greene scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Puro finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Greene misses with a series of wild punches.
Puro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puro slips under a jab.
Puro avoids the body shot from Greene.
Greene misses with a body shot
and Puro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puro.
Greene wants to break free but Puro has control.
Murha Puro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puro is working Greene over against the cage.
Puro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greene is breathing heavily.
Puro lands a shoulder strike.
Puro pushes Greene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greene is trying to push Puro away but Puro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Puro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puro lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Puro.
Puro throws a big uppercut that drops Greene! More strikes from Puro and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Greene lies dazed against the cage as Puro celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murha Puro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klas Jonsson (ranked 2846 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Ashot Tiger (ranked 312 p4p, 257 weight class). Ashot Tiger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Klas Jonsson's chin.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Klas Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ashot Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tiger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tiger prevents Jonsson from improving his position.
Tiger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
 Jonsson is rocked!
Tiger lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jonsson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tiger jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashot Tiger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Francois LaFleur (ranked 1822 p4p, 1738 weight class) and Charles Barkley (ranked 200 p4p, 187 weight class). Barkley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Space Jam kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Francois LaFleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for LaFleur.
 It looks like Charles Barkley has been cut.
LaFleur blocks a head kick by Barkley.
Barkley scoring well with a low kick there.
Barkley takes a swing at LaFleur's ribcage but misses.
Barkley lands a nice hook to LaFleur's body. LaFleur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
LaFleur moves out of range of the body kick from Barkley.
It looked like LaFleur was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barkley.
LaFleur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barkley throws a jab when LaFleur was well out of range.
LaFleur moves out of range of the body kick from Barkley.
LaFleur digs a good body shot into Barkley's ribs.
Barkley throws a wild body kick that LaFleur sees coming a mile off.
It looked like LaFleur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barkley scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jean Francois LaFleur has been cut.
Barkley throws a leg kick but LaFleur moved away.
Barkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaFleur circles away quickly and effectively.
LaFleur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barkley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and LaFleur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
LaFleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Barkley looks winded!
Barkley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
LaFleur stuns Barkley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
LaFleur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
LaFleur swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Barkley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LaFleur rushes Barkley and presses him up against the cage.
LaFleur lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from LaFleur on the inside.
A short uppercut from LaFleur.
Barkley blocks a body shot from LaFleur.
LaFleur blocking some punches.
Barkley blocks an uppercut.
Barkley has a couple of punches blocked by LaFleur.
LaFleur throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaFleur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barkley or not.
LaFleur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barkleys head.
That has opened up Charles Barkley's cut even more.
A short left from LaFleur.
LaFleur swings wildly with an uppercut but Barkley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley tries to work over LaFleur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LaFleur misses with a punch to the body.
LaFleur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
LaFleur dips a shoulder and cracks Barkley with a mighty uppercut! Barkley falls back against the cage and LaFleur unloads with a barrage of strikes! Barkley is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - LaFleur screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Francois LaFleur!
Our winner, Jean Francois LaFleur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Holderbaum (ranked 1854 p4p, 1758 weight class) and Gunnar Skog (ranked 263 p4p, 253 weight class). Skog has chosen Another One Bites the Dust - Queen as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bertrand Holderbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Skog!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holderbaum throws a body kick that misses.
Skog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holderbaum.
Skog is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Holderbaum with a body shot.
Skog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holderbaum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big right from Skog misses.
Holderbaum throws a body kick that misses.
Skog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunnar Skog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holderbaum throws a lazy body kick
and Skog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holderbaum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skog blocks the body kick.
Skog tries a quick counter leg kick but Holderbaum is wise to it.
Skog closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holderbaum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holderbaum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holderbaum.
Skog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Holderbaum fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holderbaum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skog misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog is looking to control Holderbaum's arms but Holderbaum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skog has his back to the cage.
Skog manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Holderbaum.
Holderbaum really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holderbaum.
A right hook to the body lands for Skog.
Skog blocks an uppercut.
Holderbaum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Skog.
Holderbaum takes an elbow to the temple.
Holderbaum throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Skog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skog lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Skog - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Holderbaum fails to land.
Holderbaum misses with some punches.
Skog is working Holderbaum over against the cage.
Skog creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holderbaum avoiding damage as Skog throws knees to the body.
Holderbaum misses with the head strike.
Holderbaum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skog slows down the pace here.
Skog avoiding damage.
Skog continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skog.
Holderbaum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holderbaum throws a punch but it's blocked by Skog.
Holderbaum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skog is stalling here.
Holderbaum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skog stalling in the clinch.
Skog lands a left hand.
Skog is trying to maintain a safe position but Holderbaum gets an underhook and turns Skog into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gunnar Skog.
Skog lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skog. Holderbaum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holderbaum throws a push kick but Skog slaps the foot to one side.
Skog blocks the body kick.
Skog catches Holderbaum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skog has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holderbaum.
Skog scores with the left hand. Holderbaum knows he should have avoided that one.
Skog lands with a shot to the body.
Skog looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skog throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Holderbaum stumbling backwards into the cage! Holderbaum bounces back off the cage towards Skog, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Skog lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Skog celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gunnar Skog!
A relieved looking Gunnar Skog 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Wells (ranked 1739 p4p, 2147 weight class) and Jackson Thompson (ranked 250 p4p, 294 weight class). Noah Wells has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wells swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Wells to counter with a crisp jab.
Wells swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wells misses with a straight left.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Wells moved out of range.
Wells has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Noah Wells has been cut.
Thompson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wells is just out of range.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wells counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Wells slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Wells counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wells moves into the clinch.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Wells.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wells fails to land.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wells lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson tries to stall but Wells uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Wells scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Wells lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Wells tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Wells lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Wells misses with a body punch.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Wells working aggressively here.
Wells breaks the clinch.
Jackson Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Wells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wells swinging wildly here.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wells rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wells avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.
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!
Thompson misses with a body punch
and Wells counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wells seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wells.
Thompson defending well as Wells loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson throws a body punch but Wells moves out of range.
Thompson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wells lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wells counters with a nice body shot.
Wells takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Noah Wells's cut is getting worse.
Wells throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wells misses with a body shot.
Thompson unleashes a big counter combination but Wells bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Wells's shoulder, as Wells tries to avoid the shot.
Wells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wells sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wells counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson tries to bum rush Wells with a series of wild strikes but Wells uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson throws a right hand that Wells ducks under and follows up with a left that Wells also avoids with ease.
Wells appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thompson looks winded!
Wells lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wells digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wells.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wells scores with a counter punch that sends Thompson to the canvas! Wells smells blood - he's punishing Thompson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Thompson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Wells!
A victorious Noah Wells thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jackson Thompson was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for standing by me through thick and thin. Your unwavering support keeps me going. Keep believing in me, because I'm not done yet. The Bull will rise again.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calico Reddick (ranked 737 p4p, 2470 weight class) and Dexter Mallin (ranked 114 p4p, 330 weight class). Reddick comes to the cage accompanied by LXST CXNTURY. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Calico Reddick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Mallin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reddick was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallin.
Reddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reddick loads up on a big right hand but Mallin slips the punch.
Reddick lands a really nice looking cross but Mallin seems unphased.
It looks like Dexter Mallin has been cut.
Reddick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reddick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mallin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reddick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reddick throws a body shot but no joy.
Mallin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reddick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mallin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reddick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mallin - the referee stops the clock and Reddick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mallin. Reddick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mallin lands with a good body shot.
Reddick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reddick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mallin.
Mallin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reddick scores with the left hand. Mallin knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Reddick.
Reddick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reddick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mallin misses with a wild body shot.
Reddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Mallin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddick looks to land a left hand but Mallin moved out of range nicely.
Reddick throws a hook to the side of Mallin's head but Mallin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reddick instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Reddick.
Reddick has a couple of punches blocked by Mallin.
Reddick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mallin backwards.
Reddick misses with some punches.
Reddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Reddick.
A head punch on the inside from Mallin fails to land.
Mallin keeps control of Reddick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reddick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Mallin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reddick lands a body shot.
Mallin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reddick avoids it.
Reddick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reddick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reddick lands a left hand.
Reddick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mallin trying to land knees to the body.
Reddick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reddick struggles to land a body shot inside as Mallin controls his hands.
Reddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mallin throws a wild body kick that Reddick sees coming a mile off.
Mallin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mallin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddick cracks Mallin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mallin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Reddick finish him?
Mallin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mallin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reddick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reddick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mallin is still on wobbly legs! Can Reddick finish him?
Mallin lands a head kick. Reddick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reddick clinches.
Mallin seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Reddick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mallin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reddick is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Reddick as the two fighters clinch.
Mallin looks winded!
Reddick breaks the clinch.
Mallin wants to slow Reddick down by chopping away at his legs.
Mallin tries a head kick but it misses.
Reddick drops Mallin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Reddick follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calico Reddick!
Calico Reddick retains his light heavyweight title!
Calico Reddick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Marsh (ranked 2337 p4p, 2164 weight class) and Vinicius Fontes (ranked 176 p4p, 165 weight class). Marsh's entrance music is Nogizaka46 - Sing Out !. A fine choice. Vinicius Fontes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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5 - 3 - 0 |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Marsh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh lands a nice hook to Fontes's body. Fontes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marsh misses with a straight right.
Marsh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fontes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Marsh catches Fontes right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a right hand
and Fontes counters with a stiff right hand.
Fontes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fontes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fontes thinking.
Marsh throws out a loose jab but Fontes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fontes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marsh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marsh.
Marsh lands with a nice body punch.
Marsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fontes manages to avoid it.
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh cracks Fontes with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Fontes is out of range.
A nice side step and Fontes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. Fontes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fontes looks to land a combination but Marsh avoids it well.
Marsh throws a shot from downtown. Fontes moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Fontes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fontes throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Fontes.
Marsh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marsh throws a body punch but Fontes moves out of range.
Marsh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fontes has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Fontes misses the target.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontes just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fontes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fontes.
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!
Marsh throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fontes counter with a right hand.
Fontes misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Marsh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh lands with a straight right. Fontes didn't see that one coming.
Marsh punishes Fontes's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
and Fontes counters with a series of strikes. Marsh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fontes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsh.
Marsh throws out a powerful jab.
Fontes staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Marsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fontes doesn't seem phased though.
Fontes misses with a straight left.
Fontes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fontes misses the target.
Fontes ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Marsh swings widly with a right hand
and Fontes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsh scores with the left hand. Fontes knows he should have avoided that one.
Marsh throws an off balance right hand
and Fontes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marsh throws a right hand that misses
and Fontes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fontes throws an off balance right hand
letting Marsh counter with a right hand.
Marsh punishes Fontes's body with a nice straight punch.
Fontes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fontes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. Fontes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fontes throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fontes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontes lands with a nice combination. Marsh backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fontes.
Fontes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsh throws a leg kick
and Fontes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fontes misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Marsh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marsh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marsh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marsh scores with a jab to the body.
Fontes blocks a jab.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Fontes moved out of range.
Fontes 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.
Fontes staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Marsh as he connects with a hook.
Fontes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fontes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsh finds it's way round the side to connect with Fontes's head.
Jab by Marsh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Marsh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marsh cracks Fontes with an open hand slap.
Marsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fontes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marsh defending well as Fontes loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Marsh's head coaches at Kitano Fight Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fontes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fontes ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fontes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fontes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fontes drops his hands momentarily and Marsh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fontes.
Fontes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daniel Marsh 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.
Marsh scores with a jab. Fontes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marsh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marsh throws a looping overhand right but Fontes ducks down to avoid it.
Marsh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontes ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fontes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marsh has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes misses with a right hand
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Fontes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fontes just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
and Fontes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Fontes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fontes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marsh lands a nice hook to Fontes's body. Fontes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fontes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Marsh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fontes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsh finds it's way round the side to connect with Fontes's head.
Marsh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fontes.
Fontes staying out of range there.
It seemed like Fontes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marsh misses with a body shot
and Fontes counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Fontes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Fontes is just out of range.
Fontes throws out a counter right but Marsh avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a jab to the body.
Marsh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fontes can do to turn this around?
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Fontes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fontess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Fontes misses.
Marsh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fontes misses with a body shot.
Fontes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fontes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsh lands a lovely overhand right.
Fontes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fontes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fontes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Fontes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Marsh.
Marsh walks into a stiff left hand from Fontes.
Marsh lands with a nice body punch.
Fontes misses the jab.
Fontes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fontes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fontes misses with a body punch
and Marsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fontes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fontes manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Marsh is predictable there
and Fontes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsh throws a hook to the side of Fontes's head but Fontes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fontes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marsh connects with a right hand. Fontes shakes it off.
Nice shot by Fontes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fontes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marsh drops his hands momentarily and Fontes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice cross by Marsh.
Fontes takes one to the side of the head.
Marsh throws an off balance right hand
and Fontes counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fontes slips a jab from Marsh.
Marsh with the inside leg kick.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fontes was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Marsh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marsh throws a looping overhand right but Fontes ducks down to avoid it.
Vinicius Fontes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Marsh is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Fontes misses.
Marsh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marsh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marsh jabs at Fontes's body.
Marsh throws a hook but Fontes avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Fontes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
Fontes throws a hook but Marsh avoids it easily.
Marsh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marsh misses with a straight right.
Marsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontes misses the shot to the body.
Marsh thows a leg kick but Fontes checks it
and Fontes counters with a nice body shot.
Fontes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fontes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marsh.
Fontes ducks right into an uppercut from Marsh.
Marsh digs a good body shot into Fontes's ribs.
Fontes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fontes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Fontes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fontes misses with a straight right.
Fontes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fontes lands with an uppercut that bounces Marsh off the cage and back into range.
Good exchange - Marsh coming out on top.
Fontes slips a jab from Marsh.
A little jabbing left from Fontes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fontes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Marsh finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fontes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fontes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
A jab from Fontes misses.
The fighters circling - Marsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsh cracks Fontes with an open hand slap.
Marsh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Fontes is out of range.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fontes! But no joy.
Marsh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontes.
Marsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fontes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marsh throws a body punch but Fontes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh loads up on a big right hand but Fontes slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Fontes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fontes.
Fontes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Fontes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Fontes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsh lands with an overhand left.
Fontes throws a poor cross that misses
and Marsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Fontes.
Marsh lands a nice shot that snaps Fontes's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh digs a good body shot into Fontes's ribs.
Fontes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh works Fontes's body with a nice hook.
Fontes swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Marsh misses its target.
Fontes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fontes throws a lazy right hand but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontes throws out a counter right but Marsh avoids it with no problem.
Marsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fontes to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsh swings for the body but Fontes moves out of range.
A nice side step and Fontes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fontes avoids the body shot from Marsh.
Fontes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsh throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marsh 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Marsh!
Daniel Marsh is the new featherweight champion!
Daniel Marsh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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