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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kael is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Kael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by dos Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kael is breathing heavily.
dos Santos feints and then cracks Kael's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kael down.
A thudding body kick lands there by dos Santos!
dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos works on Kael's body with a couple of short punches.
Kael is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but dos Santos is keeping busy.
dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
dos Santos stalling.
dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Kael's ribcage. Kael let out a lung full of air as it connected.
dos Santos'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.
dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kael prevents a body shot from dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
dos Santos lands an uppercut.
dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos tries to work over Kael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dos Santos is working Kael over against the cage.
A short right from dos Santos on the inside.
dos Santos digs a right hand into Kael's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kael's gas tank.
dos Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
dos Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from dos Santos.
dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from dos Santos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Kael.
dos Santos cracks Kael with a nice body shot.
dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from dos Santos.
A shot in the inside from dos Santos.
dos Santos scores with a shot to the side of Kael's head.
dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kael backwards.
dos Santos cracks Kael with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
dos Santos tries a body shot but Kael blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for dos Santos.
dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
dos Santos stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from dos Santos.
dos Santos just leaning against Kael, taking a breather.
dos Santos lands a body shot.
dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Kael's ribcage. Kael let out a lung full of air as it connected.
dos Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kael is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dos Santos is defending well for now.
dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kael's elbow.
A short uppercut from dos Santos.
Kael takes a shot to the head.
Kael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from dos Santos on the inside.
A hook to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands with a left to the head.
dos Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands a shot to the body.
dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
dos Santos pushes Kael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaels head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kael or not.
dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
dos Santos pushes Kael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kael backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from dos Santos.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
dos Santos cracks Kael with a nice body shot.
dos Santos tries a body shot but Kael blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kael backwards.
dos Santos lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from dos Santos.
A right hook to the body lands for dos Santos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands an uppercut.
dos Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
dos Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kael takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from dos Santos - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio dos Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
dos Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
dos Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
dos Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kael.
dos Santos lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from dos Santos.
dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
dos Santos stalls.
dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos Santos stalls.
dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by dos Santos.
dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Kael controls the action.
A body shot lands from dos Santos.
Kael is trying to maintain a safe position but dos Santos gets an underhook and turns Kael into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for dos Santos.
A nice left hand lands by dos Santos.
dos Santos leaning against his opponent.
dos Santos lands with a right to the head.
dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for dos Santos.
dos Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
dos Santos lands with a light punch inside.
dos Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
dos Santos pushes Kael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
dos Santos tries to work over Kael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
dos Santos is working Kael over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from dos Santos.
Nice body punch from dos Santos.
dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kael or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from dos Santos on the inside.
A short uppercut from dos Santos.
Nice body punch from dos Santos - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from dos Santos.
Kael trying to stall but dos Santos improves his position.
dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Kael controls his hands.
dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
dos Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sergio dos Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Kael's ribcage. Kael let out a lung full of air as it connected.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
Kael prevents a body shot from dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Kael's ribcage. Kael let out a lung full of air as it connected.
dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Kael blocks a body shot from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from dos Santos.
Nice body punch from dos Santos - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by dos Santos.
A short body shot lands from dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
dos Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kael backwards.
dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
dos Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
dos Santos misses with a body punch.
dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
dos Santos lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
dos Santos misses with a body punch.
dos Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Kael controls the action.
dos Santos misses with the head strike.
dos Santos pushes Kael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
dos Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Kael uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kael or not.
A short uppercut from dos Santos.
A right hand to the body from dos Santos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kael.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for dos Santos.
Still in the clinch, dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kael or not.
dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
dos Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
dos Santos lands a body shot.
dos Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
dos Santos is looking to land body kicks.
dos Santos throws a low kick, looking for Kael's leg but Kael calmly moves out of range.
Kael shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
dos Santos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kael checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
dos Santos misses with a low kick.
dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kael's sensitive parts.
dos Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by dos Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kael gets cracked with a nice right hand there by dos Santos.
dos Santos swings for the body but Kael moves out of range.
dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dos Santos throws the kick towards the body but Kael avoids it.
dos Santos is looking to slow Kael down with leg kicks.
dos Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
dos Santos sizes up Kael with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kael on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by dos Santos.
dos Santos lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos forces Kael back against the cage and clinches.
dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
dos Santos working aggressively here.
dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
dos Santos misses with a body punch.
dos Santos pushes Kael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from dos Santos fails to land.
A hook to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos pushes Kael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kael blocks an uppercut.
dos Santos pushes Kael back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
dos Santos lands a body punch.
dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Kael prevents a body shot from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
dos Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kael's elbow.
dos Santos cracks Kael with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from dos Santos.
dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
dos Santos is leaning against Kael and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with some punches.
dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Kael controls his hands.
dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kael.
dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Kael's ribcage. Kael let out a lung full of air as it connected.
dos Santos tries a body shot but Kael blocks it.
dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Kael backwards.
dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Sergio dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dos Santos is struggling to control the position.
dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
dos Santos lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from dos Santos.
Kael wants to stall.
dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
dos Santos working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Kael controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from dos Santos.
Kael is working for takedown but dos Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
dos Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kael backwards.
dos Santos lands a body shot.
Kael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from dos Santos.
A short body shot lands from dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from dos Santos.
dos Santos digs a right hand into Kael's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kael's gas tank.
dos Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson Kael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from dos Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well dos Santos 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rutledge Vanderhorst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Nail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nail is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ain't No Sunshine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rutledge Vanderhorst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Nail!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Vanderhorst misses.
Nail walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vanderhorst.
Nail looks to land a left hand but Vanderhorst moved out of range nicely.
Nail feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanderhorsts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vanderhorst closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vanderhorst lands in his opponent's guard.
Vanderhorst's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vanderhorst postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanderhorst pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nail is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Logan Nail wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nail throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nail throws a leg kick but Vanderhorst sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vanderhorst avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nail misses with a hook.
Vanderhorst throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vanderhorst tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nail swivels and escapes.
Nail scores with a jab.
Vanderhorst throws a low kick but Nail avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Vanderhorst. Those never looked like landing.
Vanderhorst lands with a nice body punch.
Nail throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nail tries to keep at a distance but Vanderhorst has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanderhorst as Nail tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nail.
A short right from Vanderhorst.
A short left from Vanderhorst.
Nail using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanderhorst has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nail with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanderhorst fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanderhorst lands with a left to the head.
Vanderhorst tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nail wants to stall.
Nail working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanderhorst has a couple of punches blocked by Nail.
Vanderhorst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nail using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanderhorst has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Nail on the inside.
Nail working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nail misses with a knee strike.
Vanderhorst blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanderhorst scores with a hook to the body.
Nail scores with a shoulder strike.
Nail tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanderhorst avoids the damage to the body.
Nail misses with the head strike.
Nail is looking to control Vanderhorst's arms but Vanderhorst gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nail has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vanderhorst as the two fighters clinch.
Nail looks gassed!
Vanderhorst tries a body shot but Nail blocks it.
Nail misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhorst misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanderhorst cracks Nail with a nice body shot.
Vanderhorst is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nail pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nail.
Vanderhorst lands a left hand.
Vanderhorst has a couple of punches blocked by Nail.
Nail scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vanderhorst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanderhorst is working Nail over against the cage.
Vanderhorst cracks Nail with a nice body shot.
Nail connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vanderhorst's face.
A body shot lands from Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst lands with a right to the head.
Vanderhorst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nail misses with a knee strike.
Nail misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanderhorst.
Nail taking a breather.
Vanderhorst gets through Nail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanderhorst.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst digs a right hand into Nail's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nail's gas tank.
Nail takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanderhorst is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rutledge Vanderhorst. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderhorst is leaning against Nail and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Nice body punch from Vanderhorst - that landed with a thud.
Vanderhorst lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanderhorst lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nail.
Nice body punch from Vanderhorst - that landed with a thud.
Nail takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst lands an uppercut.
Vanderhorst lands an uppercut.
Nail misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanderhorst stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vanderhorst is working Nail over against the cage.
Vanderhorst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vanderhorst cracks Nail with a nice body shot.
Vanderhorst lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nail misses with an elbow strike.
Vanderhorst lands with a light punch inside.
Vanderhorst lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nail trying to stall but Vanderhorst improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutledge Vanderhorst dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vanderhorst ducks under a wild hook from Nail.
Nail tries to close the distance and clinch but Vanderhorst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Vanderhorst misses
and Nail counters with a series of strikes. Vanderhorst will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vanderhorst swinging wildly here.
Nail lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nail doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanderhorst circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nail.
Nail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanderhorst sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanderhorst moves out of range as Nail strikes.
Vanderhorst moves away from the strike by Nail.
A left lands for Nail.
Nail throws a jab when Vanderhorst was well out of range.
Vanderhorst connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nail missing with a left hand there. Vanderhorst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanderhorst takes the fight into the clinch.
Vanderhorst lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nail blocks an uppercut.
Nail misses with a knee to the head.
Nail lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vanderhorst lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanderhorst lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nail trying to stall but Vanderhorst improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Nail.
Nail tries a knee to the head but Vanderhorst blocks it.
Nail scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vanderhorst works on Nail's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Nail.
Vanderhorst working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nail throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanderhorst.
Nail working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nail scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nail is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanderhorst is keeping busy.
Vanderhorst lands a body punch.
Vanderhorst lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nail.
A short body shot lands from Vanderhorst as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vanderhorst on the inside.
Vanderhorst digs a right hand underneath Nail's ribcage. Nail let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vanderhorst lands with a right to the head.
Vanderhorst lands with a left to the head.
Vanderhorst lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanderhorst.
Vanderhorst lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vanderhorst lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nail.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nail takes a shot to the head.
Vanderhorst lands a right hand.
Rutledge Vanderhorst has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vanderhorst lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Vanderhorst.
Nail lands a shoulder strike.
Nail scores with a hook to the body.
Vanderhorst lands a body shot.
Vanderhorst wants the takedown. Nail is fighting it off but Vanderhorst persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nail's guard against the cage.
Nail is trying to keep Vanderhorst in close.
Vanderhorst advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderhorst wants to advance to full mount but Nail doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nail lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vanderhorst!
Vanderhorst is looking to improve his position but Nail isn't that keen on the idea.
Vanderhorst tries to lock up and control but Nail gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nail looking to control but Vanderhorst is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanderhorst slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nail not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nail uses his free foot to push down on Vanderhorst's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vanderhorst.
Nail content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rutledge Vanderhorst will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nail is looking to clinch.
Vanderhorst looks to score with a jab to the body but Nail is just out of range.
Vanderhorst fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Vanderhorst misses.
Nail scoring well with a low kick there.
Vanderhorst slips under a jab.
Nail takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nail throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nail connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Nail.
Nail getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vanderhorst is rocked!
Nice cross by Nail.
Oh Vanderhorst is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nail lands with a right that hurts Vanderhorst. Vanderhorst looks to clinch but Nail throws a short knee that drops Vanderhorst. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Logan Nail!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fukc Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belfort might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Things just arent the same. This should be fireworks!
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26
196 lbs
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21
198 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fukc Face!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face checks a low kick from Belfort.
Belfort pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Face 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belfort throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Belfort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Face.
Face darts in and clinches Belfort up against the cage.
Face prevents a body shot from Belfort.
Face trying to land knees to the body.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Face's elbow.
Nice elbow from Face.
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Face landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Belfort takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Face throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belfort dodges an elbow strike from Face.
Face scores with a shot to the side of Belfort's head.
Face throws an elbow that misses.
Belfort misses with a hook to the ribs.
Face tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Face lands with a right to the head.
Belfort digs a right hand into Face's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Face's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Belfort is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Face comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Face.
Belfort is rocked!
Vitor Belfort's cut is getting worse.
Face landing knees to the body.
Belfort lands a body punch in the clinch.
Face pushes off an throws an elbow but Belfort leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Face throws an elbow but misses.
Belfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Belfort taking a breather.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort misses with a body punch.
Face gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Belfort is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Face lands an elbow that stopped Belfort in his tracks for a moment.
Vitor Belfort's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Face lands a big right hand that drops Belfort! The killer instinct kicks in and Face finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Face!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fukc Face!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Wynd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kill Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Face's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the TerrorDome. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Wynd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kill Face!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face misses with a jab, cross combination.
Face checks the leg kick.
Wynd moves out of range of the strikes.
Face throws a head kick that Wynd semi-blocks.
Wynd tried to score with a low kick but Face checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Face darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Face checks a low kick from Wynd.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kill Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wynd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Face misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face fails to land with a series of punches.
Wynd blocks the body kick.
That kick from Face tenderised Wynd's leg. Wynd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wynd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Face misses the shot to the body.
Wynd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Face wants to get back to full guard.
Face has hold of Wynd's hands but Wynd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wynd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wynd prevents Face from improving his position.
Wynd wants to pass to mount but Face is defending the position.
Face avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wynd.
Face avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wynd.
Face avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wynd.
Wynd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wynd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Face avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wynd.
Face is trying to control but can't.
Wynd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wynd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wynd prevents Face from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wynd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Face defending well though.
Face is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face is staying active underneath Wynd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Face regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wynd.
Wynd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wynd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wynd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Face wants to sweep here but Wynd controlling him for the moment.
Wynd has gone for a leg lock! Face slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wynd's guard.
Face not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face gets to his feet - Wynd follows without any prompting.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wynd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Face dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Face cracks Wynd with a good jab.
Face pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Face pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wynd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wynd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Face pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Wynd misses.
Wynd slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Face misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Face darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wynd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Face counters with a nice kick to the body.
Face scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Face fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wynd is out of range.
Wynd tries to land a front kick but Face steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wynd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wynd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kill Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Face throws a low kick, looking for Wynd's leg but Wynd calmly moves out of range.
Face swats away the attempt to clinch by Wynd.
Face avoids the body shot from Wynd.
Face lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wynd misses with a body kick.
Face cracks the inside of Wynd's front leg.
Face connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face cracks the inside of Wynd's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Face finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Face chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Face just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Face lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wynd takes a step back to recover.
Face looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Face.
An inside leg kick lands from Face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Face slams his shin into Wynd's torso.
Face clobbers Wynd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Face showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wynd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Wynd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
An inside leg kick lands from Face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Face!
Hector Wynd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Face smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Face goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Hector Wynd has been cut.
Face lands a jab to the head.
Face listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crunch! Face slams his shin into Wynd's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wynd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wynd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Face throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Wynd's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Face dives in looking to finish as Wynd flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Face's strikes! Face is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Wynd's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Wynd was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kill Face!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
186 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Egorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egorov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Egorov.
Sanders misses with an uppercut. Egorov saw that one coming.
Egorov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Egorov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egorov leaves Sanders with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Egorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Egorov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders throws a shot to the body.
Sanders lunges at Egorov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Egorov's hand.
Egorov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Egorov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
Sanders fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egorov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanders shoots in and gets a takedown into Egorov's guard.
Egorov is adopting a defensive guard.
Egorov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanders doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanders manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders sitting in guard here, content to control.
Egorov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanders is aware though and is defending well.
Egorov looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders trying to control but Egorov is working from the bottom.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Egorov is retaining full guard.
Egorov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanders's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Egorov keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anthony Sanders wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanders lands a jab to the head.
Sanders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egorov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanders swings for the body but Egorov moves out of range.
Sanders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanders misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Egorov.
Sanders moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Egorov thows a leg kick but Sanders checks it
and Sanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Egorov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Sanders dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Egorov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanders lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Egorov.
Egorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
Sanders lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Sanders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Egorov throws a push kick but Sanders slaps the foot to one side.
Sanders tests Egorov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanders.
Egorov slips a straight right by Sanders.
Sanders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Egorov's waist but Egorov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanders off to one side.
Egorov misses with a leg kick
and Sanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Egorov is just out of range.
Sanders throws a big shot that misses.
Sanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanders defending well as Egorov loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanders.
Egorov scores with a body shot.
Egorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanders throws a looping overhand right but Egorov ducks down to avoid it.
Egorov scores with a leg kick.
Sanders misses the jab.
Egorov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanders finds it's way round the side to connect with Egorov's head.
Egorov misses with a kick to the body.
Egorov moves out of range as Sanders strikes.
Egorov defending well as Sanders loads up on a big left hand.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders blocks a jab.
Sanders moves out of range of the body kick from Egorov.
A low kick from Egorov is predictable there
and Egorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Sanders is predictable there
and Egorov counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanders shrugs it off.
Sanders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Egorov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanders controls the position.
Egorov is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders just content to control the position.
Egorov is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Egorov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Egorov is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Egorov.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Egorov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egorov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanders lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Egorov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egorov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanders is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov is trying to get back to full guard.
Egorov is looking to control Sanders's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Egorov avoid being mounted?
Anton Egorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Egorov is staying active underneath Sanders, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anthony Sanders wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanders uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Egorov tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanders works Egorov's body with a nice hook.
Sanders scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick from Egorov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a looping right.
Sanders smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanders swings for the body but Egorov moves out of range.
Sanders keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Sanders lands.
The fighters circling - Egorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Egorov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egorov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Egorov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanders lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanders lands with an overhand left.
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.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanders takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Egorov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Egorov thinking.
Sanders looks to land a left hand but Egorov moved out of range nicely.
Sanders takes a swing at Egorov's ribcage but misses.
Sanders scores with a sloppy right hand. Egorov should have avoided that one.
Egorov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders counters with a stiff right hand.
Egorov lands a head kick. Sanders smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Egorov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Egorov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Egorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Egorov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanders 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Sanders!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sue Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Rusty Cage. Luke Cage has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sue Carter's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sue Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Cage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
A big right from Carter misses.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Cage wants to clinch.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Carter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cage throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Cage cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Horrible takedown by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Cage which made him look bad.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage tries to sprawl but Carter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Cage is defending well.
Carter prevents Cage from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cage's head.
Carter is keen to just control but Cage is a slippery customer.
Carter looks to land a strike but Cage avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cage is keeping the position for now.
Carter content to stall in guard here.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cage is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cage is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Carter prevents Cage from getting back to his feet.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cage is keeping the position for now.
Cage looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Cage was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carter misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carter throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter slips under a jab.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Cage doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Carter misses.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Carter throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Cage moves away from the strike by Carter.
Cage throws a wild body kick that Carter sees coming a mile off.
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.
Cage looks to throw a body kick
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter digs a good hook to Cage's body.
A big right from Carter misses.
Cage scores with a shot to the body.
Cage scores with a body shot.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
A shot to the body from Carter misses
and Cage counters with a leg kick.
Cage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
Cage with a nice cross.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Cage tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
Cage lands an uppercut, right on the button! Carter tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Cage!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast comes into the arena with Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey blaring out of the sound system. Cooper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Harry Cooper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sexy Beast's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sexy Beast!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Cooper!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Cooper.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooper.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Sexy Beast has been cut.
Beast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooper'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.
Beast is trying to stall.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beast misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper lands a shot to the body.
Beast is breathing heavily.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beasts head.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beast.
Cooper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Cooper stalling in the clinch.
Cooper continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beast or not.
Cooper pushes Beast back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper stalling in the clinch.
Cooper digs a right hand into Beast's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beast's gas tank.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Beast drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beast's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Beast.
Cooper cracks Beast with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
Nice body punch from Cooper - that landed with a thud.
Cooper lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooper.
Cooper is leaning against Beast and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Beast up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harry Cooper.
The fighters circling - Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Beast takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sexy Beast's cut is getting worse.
Cooper feints and then cracks Beast's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beast down.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Beast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Beast.
A head kick by Cooper misses
and Beast counters with a three punch combo that has Cooper backing up. Cooper nods at Beast to acknowledge the strikes.
Beast avoids the head kick by Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Beast takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper misses with a low kick.
Beast misses with a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a two punch combo.
Beast throws a leg kick
and Cooper counters with an outside leg kick.
Beast swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beast misses with a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a leg kick.
Beast wants to land a leg kick but Cooper is out of range.
Beast throws a body kick that misses.
Cooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beast rather than just go for the knockout.
Cooper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Cooper. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beast was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Beast circles away.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sexy Beast's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Cooper avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of Beast's head.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beast is keeping busy.
Beast lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Beast changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cooper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sexy Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beast.
Beast avoids the head kick by Cooper.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beast.
Cooper throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with a thumping low kick.
Cooper checks a low kick from Beast.
Cooper gets a clinch.
Beast is pushing Cooper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Harry Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beast is trying to break free.
Beast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Beast is predictable there
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper misses with a body shot
and Beast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beast.
Beast takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast lands a high kick!
Beast scores with a jab to the body.
Beast feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooper's calf.
Beast swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beast throws a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cooper moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beast walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beast lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beast.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Beast lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beast looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beast fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooper tries to score with a low kick but Beast moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Beast does no damage.
Beast misses with a low kick.
Beast misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cooper counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick from Cooper.
Beast is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Cooper is predictable there
and Beast counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexy Beast dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sexy Beast's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beast connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooper throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beast looks to land a right hand but Cooper moved out of range.
Beast gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beast connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooper takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Beast - just one landing.
Cooper lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Cooper is predictable there
and Beast counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooper's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beast.
Beast pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Beast settles back down.
Beast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Beast misses with the combination.
Beast blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooper thows a leg kick but Beast checks it
and Beast counters with a nice uppercut.
Beast has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooper.
Harry Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper works Beast's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Beast moved out of range nicely.
Cooper takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Beast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooper can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beast throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper slips under a jab from Beast.
Beast drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beast trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws an elbow but Cooper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Beast is working Cooper over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Beast's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cooper regains half guard, as Beast was trying to land strikes.
Beast looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cooper has his hands clasped together around Beast's back. He's all about the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beast content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexy Beast clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sexy Beast's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beast tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beast throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Beast is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper misses with a jab to the body
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Harry Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beast thows a leg kick but Cooper checks it
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beast throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beast goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beast throws a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a leg kick.
Cooper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beast counters with a low kick, right behind Cooper 's knee.
Beast lands a body shot.
Beast misses with a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beast.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beast changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cooper tries to avoid it but Beast manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cooper to the ground. Cooper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooper blocks a leg kick.
Beast shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cooper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beast throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beast throwing strikes but missing.
Beast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Beast in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beast trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Beast thows a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cooper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beast stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexy Beast had his way with Harry Cooper in that round.
The cut man is working on Sexy Beast's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cooper misses with a leg kick.
Beast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Beast lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooper's sensitive parts.
Cooper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Beast keeps it at a distance.
Cooper blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Beast tenderised Cooper's leg. Cooper is trying to keep his angry face on.
A combination from Beast does no damage.
Beast cracks a nice hook into Cooper's ribs.
Beast lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooper takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast misses with a jab to the body
and Cooper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooper is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cooper throws a looping overhand right but Beast ducks down to avoid it.
Beast shoots in and drives through. Cooper sprawls well.
Donk. Beast catches Cooper right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Beast does it's job there.
Cooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooper throws a head kick but Beast moves out of range.
Beast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a low kick, looking for Cooper's leg but Cooper calmly moves out of range.
Beast throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A cross from Cooper lands.
Beast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That kick from Cooper tenderised Beast's leg. Beast is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harry Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper avoids the body shot from Beast.
Beast on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Beast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Beast does no damage.
Beast works the jab nicely.
Beast throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper works Beast's body with a nice hook.
Cooper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beast. That did some damage!
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Beast moved out of range nicely.
Beast takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beast ducks right into an uppercut from Cooper.
Sexy Beast is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast misses with an uppercut.
Cooper thows a leg kick but Beast checks it
and Beast counters with a thumping low kick.
Cooper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beast darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beast throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Beast.
Beast just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beast was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Beast tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooper swivels and escapes.
Cooper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sexy Beast showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beast has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sexy Beast!
Sexy Beast retains his super heavyweight title!
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