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GAMMA#1071 Robson v Coloradas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marski Martola (ranked 1598 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Juan Carlos (ranked 184 p4p, 177 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 cm 30 165 15 - 8 - 2 |
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175 cm 33 165 25 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler World class boxer Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marski Martola! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Carlos throws a front kick that sends Martola stumbling back into the cage. Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martola.
Martola throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Martola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carlos checks it well. We've been hearing reports that Martola has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Carlos misses with an uppercut. Martola saw that one coming. A looping hook to the body misses from Martola. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet. Carlos is trying to counter with his kicks. A big left from Martola misses. Carlos throws a body kick that misses. Martola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martola misses with an uppercut. Martola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Martola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carlos circles away. Martola misses with a straight right. Carlos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Carlos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Carlos lands a jab. Carlos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Martola misses its intended target. Jab by Carlos. Carlos 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. A jab lands there for Martola. Martola misses with a body shot.
Martola motions for Carlos to come forward. Martola throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Carlos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Martola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlos. Martola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Martola lands an overhand right. Martola loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch. Carlos throws a leg kick but Martola sees it coming and moves out of range. Martola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Martola pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Carlos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Carlos misses with a head kick.
Carlos gets the takedown into side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Carlos controls the position from side control. Martola takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carlos in side control lands a decent elbow. Carlos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Martola is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Martola wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy and won't allow it. Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Martola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martola looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Carlos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Martola is trying to control but can't.
Martola looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Carlos pushes past his half guard into mount! Martola regains half guard. Carlos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Carlos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Carlos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martola does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martola works his way to full guard. Good work. Martola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Martola keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass. Martola looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carlos passes into half guard.
Carlos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Carlos not landing any meaningful shots this time. Martola is not content to let Carlos control the position. Carlos looks to score some points with some ground and pound. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Carlos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A jab lands there for Carlos. Carlos throws out a loose jab but Martola uses good head movement to avoid it. Martola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively. Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but Martola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Carlos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Carlos blocks a jab. Carlos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos scores with a jab. Martola acknowledges it with a nod of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Carlos throws a series of punches but Martola avoids them all with ease. Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and Martola moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carlos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martola. Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup. Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Carlos tries to move into range but Martola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Both fighters circling a little - Martola finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Carlos stalks Martola and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martola's face. Martola staggers backwards, shaken. Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martola circles away quickly and effectively. Martola lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martola moves away from the strike by Carlos. Martola is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Martola throws a leg kick but Carlos sees it coming and moves out of range. Carlos throws a fast counter high kick but Martola manages to duck under it in time. Carlos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Carlos throws a lazy head kick and Martola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A head kick misses from Carlos. Carlos thows a body kick. Martola tries to catch it but that hurt him. A big left from Martola misses. Despite the aggression on Carlos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Carlos looks to land a right hand but Martola moved out of range. Carlos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martola.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Carlos shoots in for a takedown but Martola shows good takedown defense. Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martola 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 Carlos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Carlos walks into a stiff left hand from Martola. A slow jab from Martola misses its intended target. Martola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Martola throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Carlos counters with a takedown into side control. Carlos cracks Martola with a big right hand but Martola just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carlos controls the position. Carlos misses with the ground and pound. Sloppy strikes there by Carlos. Martola stops Carlos from passing to mount. Carlos is working Martola over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carlos throws a strike aimed at the side of Martola's head but Martola avoids it well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Carlos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Martola is avoiding damage well.
Martola is looking to reverse the position. Carlos wants to control but Martola is keeping him busy. Martola taking a bit of punishment here - Carlos scoring with strikes. The referee asks Carlos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Carlos prefers to stall for the moment though. Carlos cracks Martola with an elbow. That is naaassty. Martola tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martola is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Carlos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Martola won't allow Carlos to pass to mount. Carlos slows the pace down in half guard. Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martola defending well though. Carlos is looking to stall here but Martola recovers full guard. Martola keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round! Martola misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming. Marski Martola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Martola throws a hook to the side of Carlos's head but Carlos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jab by Carlos. Martola lands a nice shot to the body.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses. Carlos throws out a loose jab but Martola uses good head movement to avoid it. Martola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carlos. A head kick misses from Martola. Carlos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martola. Carlos misses with a body kick. Martola throws a shot from downtown. Carlos moves away and avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A decent looking body kick lands there for Carlos. Carlos moves out of range of the strikes. Carlos dives in for a single leg takedown but Martola sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. An inside leg kick lands from Carlos. Carlos lands with a good body shot. Martola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Martola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Martola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Martola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martola looks to land a body kick but Carlos moved away. Martola takes one on the button. Carlos blocks a low kick nicely. A left lands for Carlos. Carlos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Martola misses with a body shot.
Martola misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming. Carlos checks the leg kick. A jab from Martola misses. Carlos feints a counter leg kick. Carlos scores with a hook to the body. Martola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Carlos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martola throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! That kick from Martola tenderised Carlos's leg. Carlos is trying to keep his angry face on. Carlos works Martola's body with a nice hook. Good exchange - Martola coming out on top. Carlos throws a right and a left that Martola avoids nicely. Carlos scores with a nice strike. Martola punishes Carlos's body with a nice straight punch. Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Martola misses with a low kick.
Carlos jabs at Martola's body. Martola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Carlos. Martola throws a leg kick but Carlos checks it. Carlos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martola will feel that in the morning. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Martola throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it. That kick from Carlos tenderised Martola's leg. Martola is trying to keep his angry face on. Martola has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Martola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carlos. Carlos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martola connects with a right hand. Carlos shakes it off. Good standup being displayed there by Carlos as he connects with a hook. Martola lands a leg kick that knocks Carlos off balance momentarily. Carlos misses with a few strikes there.
Martola pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martola moves away. Carlos slips under a jab from Martola. Martola walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A jab from Martola misses. Martola lands with a straight right. Carlos didn't see that one coming. Carlos swings for the body but Martola moves out of range.
Martola checks a leg kick. Carlos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Carlos. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Carlos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Martola is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carlos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Martola wants to slow Carlos down by chopping away at his legs. Martola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carlos as he avoids it easily. Carlos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Martola was covering up waiting for the punch and Carlos finishes the takedown easily into guard. Carlos chips away with some ground and pound. Martola has momentary wrist control but Carlos slips an elbow through the middle. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Carlos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Carlos pushes down on Martola's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Carlos 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos! Our winner, Juan Carlos, 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Whealer Van Hire (ranked 2130 p4p, 2761 weight class) and Kittisak Saetang (ranked 174 p4p, 226 weight class). Whealer Van Hire is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kittisak Saetang! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Van Hire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saetang. Saetang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Hire avoids the body shot from Saetang.
Van Hire connects with an inside leg kick. Van Hire takes a kick to the side of the head. Van Hire clinches with his opponent.
Saetang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Saetang swings widly with a right hand
letting Van Hire counter with a right hand. Van Hire avoids a lazy jab quite easily. 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! Van Hire throws the kick towards the body but Saetang avoids it. Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but Saetang is just out of range. Saetang swinging wildly here.
Saetang tries a low kick but Van Hire avoids it. Van Hire seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Saetang just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hire lands with a good body shot. Saetang throws a lazy head kick and Saetang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Van Hire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saetang can pounce on him.
Van Hire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kittisak Saetang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Saetang misses. Saetang throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Hire counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Saetang misses with a head kick.
Van Hire thows a body kick. Saetang tries to catch it but that hurt him. Saetang looks winded! Saetang tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Hire cracks Saetang with a right hand to the side of the head. Saetang throws a leg kick and Van Hire counters with a body kick. Van Hire scores with a hook to the body. Saetang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Van Hire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Saetang is rocked! Van Hire closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Saetang out cold! Saetang corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Whealer Van Hire! After the fight, Whealer Van Hire was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 966 p4p, 686 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 87 p4p, 65 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Joseph takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Chai throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Chai works Joseph's body with a nice hook. Joseph on the wrong end of a nice jab. Chai thuds a left hand into Joseph's body. Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Joseph misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joseph's knee momentarily. Chai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chai staying out of range there. Chai scores with a shot to the body.
Joseph throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily. Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai. Joseph looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joseph blocks a jab. Joseph lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the cage and back into range. Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Joseph misses. Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph. Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Chai avoids a kick to the body.
Chai throws a hook but Joseph blocks it. That kick from Joseph tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on. Joseph misses with a hook. Joseph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Joseph lands with a nice body punch. Joseph misses with an uppercut. Chai tests Joseph's chin there with a solid looking shot. Joseph jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well. Joseph throws a front kick aimed at Chai's knee but Chai avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chai scores with a head kick. Joseph tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. 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! Chai scores with a leg kick.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Nice defenses there by Chai. Chai lands with a hook. Joseph tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Joseph takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses. Joseph scores with a decent looking hook. Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph. Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away. Chai tried to counter with a leg kick but Joseph avoided it. Good shot there by Chai. Chai scores with a head kick.
Joseph closes the distance and clinches. Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai blocks a body shot from Joseph. Joseph prevents a body shot from Chai. Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chai misses with a short punch on the inside. Joseph prevents a body shot from Chai. Joseph manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target. Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Chai lands a jab to the nose. Joseph throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a straight right hand. Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily. Joseph is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chai. Joseph takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joseph lands with a straight right. Chai didn't see that one coming. Chai connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target. Joseph misses with a head kick.
Joseph closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Joseph misses with a straight left. Joseph throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick. Joseph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from Joseph misses. Chai checks the leg kick. Chai checks a low kick from Joseph. Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joseph with the inside leg kick. Joseph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joseph misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming. Joseph thumps Chai with a low kick. Joseph slips a jab from Chai. Chai backing away here, and Joseph unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Joseph staying out of range there. Joseph throws a low kick but Chai avoids it. A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Joseph 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. Chai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chai scores with a nice head shot. Joseph misses with a head kick.
Joseph walks into a jab. Joseph misses with a low kick.
Chai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joseph, as that shot connected.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai staying out of range there. A head kick misses from Joseph. Chai looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Joseph misses with a series of wild punches.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Joseph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph. Chai 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. Chai checks a leg kick. Joseph connects with a single shot there. Joseph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Joseph dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A kick lands to the mid section there for Chai. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Joseph jabs at Chai's body. Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Joseph just manages to avoid it. Joseph catches Chai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Joseph scores with a nice strike. Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Chai misses with a wild body shot. Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph is looking for the big counter here. Joseph throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range. Chai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joseph's head. Chai throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely. Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joseph can do to turn this around? Joseph has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chai. Chai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joseph is out of range. Joseph swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai misses with a body kick. Joseph thumps Chai with a low kick. 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! Joseph takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A punch combination from Chai misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chai throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely. A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Joseph down. Chai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joseph misses with a left hand letting Chai counter with a right hand. Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chai circles away quickly and effectively. Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Joseph throws a head kick that misses. A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chai connects with a body shot. Joseph misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely. Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joseph. Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease. Joseph moves away from the strike by Chai. A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Joseph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Joseph moves out of range of the body kick from Chai.
Chai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Joseph jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance. Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range. Joseph tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it. Chai defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand. Joseph misses with a body shot
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Chai checks the leg kick. Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing. Good shot there by Chai. Sloppy strikes from Joseph. Those never looked like landing. Joseph has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. 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! Joseph is looking to clinch. An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target. Chai looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range. A countering left hand to the body from Joseph misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away. A jab lands there for Joseph. A head kick misses from Joseph. Chai connects with an inside leg kick. Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Chai scoring well with a low kick there.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away. Chai missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Chai lands with an overhand left. Joseph wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance. Joseph just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai. Joseph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab. An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Joseph lands a head kick. Chai smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Chai cracks Joseph with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nice body kick there by Chai. Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Joseph misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeong Hoon Chai 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Chai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Joseph dodges the punch combination from Chai.
A big left from Joseph misses. Joseph tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Chai throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A jab from Chai finds it's way through Joseph's defenses. Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Joseph is looking to chop away at Chai's legs. Chai throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range. Chai blocks a low kick nicely. Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Chai. A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai. Chai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chai checks a leg kick nicely. Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joseph takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses. Joseph avoids the head kick by Chai.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target. Joseph misses with a body kick. Chai throws a head kick that misses. Joseph tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot. Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chai doesn't seem bothered though. Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range. Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Joseph lands with a kick to the temple. Chai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chai lands a jab to the head.
Joseph throws a solid leg kick but Chai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joseph. Chai throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range. Joseph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Chai misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely. A countering left hand to the body from Joseph misses. Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily. Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Chai pushes Joseph away with a front kick. A head kick misses from Joseph. Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai. Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Chai misses the shot to the body. Joseph lunges at Chai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chai's hand. Joseph throws a leg kick that is checked and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jihadi Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. A head kick misses from Joseph. Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab. Chai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A chopping leg kick lands by Chai. A lazy left from Chai finds it's target. Joseph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Joseph has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chai. Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai. Joseph misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand. Chai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joseph if he has to take too many more of those.
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! Joseph misses the shot to the body. A big right from Joseph misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss. A head kick by Joseph misses letting Chai counter with a right hand. Chai cracks Joseph with a right hand to the side of the head. Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joseph. Chai moves away from the strike by Joseph. Joseph throws a head kick that misses and Chai counters with a three punch combo that has Joseph backing up. Joseph nods at Chai to acknowledge the strikes. Joseph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Joseph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A slapping body kick lands there for Chai. Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily. Joseph moves to clinch but Chai breaks away enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab. Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Joseph throws a low kick but Chai moves out of range easily. Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai works Joseph's body with a nice hook. Joseph walks into a stiff left hand from Chai.
And that's the end of the fight! Jeong Hoon Chai showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeong Hoon Chai! During a confident post fight interview, Jeong Hoon Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 1311 p4p, 922 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 147 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deer Hunter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Niaz! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hunter throws the left hand but Niaz avoids the punch easily. Niaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunter defends it well. A clash of legs there as Niaz blocks the low kick. Niaz is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Niaz is looking to clinch. Hunter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Niaz wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Niaz avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Hunter throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Niaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Niaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hunter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Niaz on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Niaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Hunter wants to control but Niaz is keeping busy.
Hunter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunter tries to get out of the position. Niaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunter is just riding it out for now. Niaz eventually gives up the hold. Niaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hunter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Niaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Niaz passes to side control. Niaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hunter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Hunter is looking to regain half guard here but Niaz keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Niaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Niaz is looking to advance position but Hunter won't allow it. Hunter is in trouble now - Niaz has advanced to mount! Niaz avoids the attempt from Hunter to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Niaz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hunter to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hunter shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hunter tries to reverse the position but Niaz maintains control. Hunter is working hard here to advance position. Niaz moves to the back. Niaz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hunter trying to control the hands but Niaz won't let him. Hunter is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Niaz 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. Niaz tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range. Niaz tries for a takedown but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Niaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center. Niaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Deer Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hunter slaps away a takedown attempt from Niaz, before circling back to the center of the mat. It looked like Hunter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Niaz. Hunter throws a head kick but Niaz moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hunter throws a leg kick but Niaz sees it coming and checks it nicely. Niaz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Hunter throws a leg kick that is checked so Niaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Hunter looking to control but Niaz passes into half guard.
Niaz wants to take a breather but Hunter is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunter has his hands clasped together around Niaz's back. He's all about the action. Hunter is pressing down on Niaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Niaz is pushing down on Hunter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hunter is fighting to maintain full guard but Niaz has managed to sneak the leg through. Niaz is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hunter is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Niaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Hunter is staying active underneath Niaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Hunter tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Niaz has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Niaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Niaz fails to take his opponent's back. Hunter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Niaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Hunter is controlling an arm, preventing Niaz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Niaz goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Hunter turns into him and now he's in Niaz's guard.
Niaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Niaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Niaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round! Hunter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Niaz. Niaz slips a straight right by Hunter. Niaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Niaz closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Niaz pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Hunter half committed to a counter leg kick. Hunter scores with a spinning back kick! Hunter throws a head kick but Niaz moves out of range.
Niaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Deer Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Niaz. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Niaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Niaz checks a leg kick. Hunter jabs Niaz right on the nose. Niaz blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Niaz moves away and avoids it. Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Niaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Niaz. Hunter wants to control but Niaz passes easily into half guard.
Hunter wants to control but Niaz is keeping busy.
Niaz trying to control from half guard but Hunter is working away. Niaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hunter haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Hunter is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Niaz has latched onto it... Big trouble! Niaz pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Hunter is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Niaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Niaz! During a confident post fight interview, Dick Niaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 901 p4p, 1142 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 83 p4p, 108 weight class). Cuntmara's entrance music is $$ Hoes mad $$. A fine choice. Christie has chosen Amityville as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 37 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Cuntmara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cuntmara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christie. Cuntmara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. It looks like Ibrahim Cuntmara has been cut. A big right from Cuntmara misses. Christie misses with a takedown attempt - Cuntmara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Cuntmara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Christie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cuntmara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Christie scrambles back to his feet. Christie throws a lazy right hand but Cuntmara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses. Cuntmara sets himself, and Christie steps forward looking for the clinch! Cuntmara avoids it this time. Christie throws a head kick but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Cuntmara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Christie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cuntmara tries to move into range but Christie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Cuntmara scores with a punch to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Christie drives through and clinches with Cuntmara against the cage.
Cuntmara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christies head. Christie has a couple of punches blocked by Cuntmara.
Christie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cuntmara is trying to break free. Christie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cuntmara after a bit of a struggle. Cuntmara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuntmara. Christie leaning against his opponent.
Cuntmara breaks from the clinch.
Cuntmara throws a head kick that misses. Cuntmara blocks a jab. Cuntmara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Christie's coach down at Wolfpack Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Christie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Christie throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cuntmara connects with a body shot that sends Christie's belly button to the back. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Cuntmara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Cuntmara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A big right from Christie misses. Cuntmara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Christie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cuntmara can pounce on him.
Cuntmara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Cuntmara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice defenses there by Christie. Christie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Cuntmara swings for the body but Christie moves out of range.
Cuntmara tries to move into range but Christie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Cuntmara on the wrong end of a nice hook. Cuntmara throws the left hand but Christie avoids the punch easily. Christie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cuntmara misses with a looping right. Cuntmara moves out of range as Christie strikes. Cuntmara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christie.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cuntmara throws a chopping leg kick but Christie manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Ibrahim Cuntmara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Christie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Cuntmara manages to escape and get back to his feet! Christie misses the jab. Christie moves into range and connects with a jab. Christie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuntmara. Cuntmara throws a quick inside leg kick. Cuntmara connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cuntmara scores with a nice head shot. Cuntmara throws a chopping leg kick but Christie manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Cuntmara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Christie 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. Christie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Cuntmara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christie at a distance.
Christie slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cuntmara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Christie. Christie circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A low kick from Cuntmara is predictable there and Christie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Christie throws a hook to the side of Cuntmara's head but Cuntmara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nice uppercut there from Cuntmara. Cuntmara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuntmara scores with a head kick. Christie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Cuntmara avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Cuntmara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Cuntmara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Ibrahim Cuntmara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Christie. Christie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cuntmara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Christie throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Christie missing with a left hand there. Cuntmara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Cuntmara misses with a straight right. Christie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cuntmara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Cuntmara slips under a jab from Christie. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ibrahim Cuntmara's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Christie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cuntmara swivels and escapes. Christie moves out of range as Cuntmara strikes. Christie misses with a hook to the body
and Cuntmara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Cuntmara misses with a low kick.
Christie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cuntmara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Christie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Cuntmara scores with a jab to the head.
Cuntmara scores with a body shot.
Christie gets a clinch. Christie misses with a hook from the clinch. Christie misses with the head strike.
Cuntmara wants to break free but Christie has control.
Christie throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuntmara.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cuntmara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Cuntmara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Cuntmara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christie fails in his attempt to clinch. Cuntmara moves out of range as Christie strikes. A swing and a miss from Christie. Cuntmara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Christie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Cuntmara throws a lazy uppercut
and Cuntmara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Cuntmara throws the left hand but Christie avoids the punch easily. Cuntmara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christie throws out the jab. Cuntmara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Christie shoots for a double leg takedown but Cuntmara sprawls well. He's pushed Christie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Ibrahim Cuntmara is winning the standup battle so far. Cuntmara takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Christie throws a looping overhand right but Cuntmara ducks down to avoid it. Christie tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuntmara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Cuntmara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Christies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Christie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cuntmara. A little feinted left hand from Cuntmara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Cuntmara lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd cheers as Cuntmara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christie doesn't seem phased though. Cuntmara looks to land a left hand but Christie moved out of range nicely. Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but Christie is out of range. It seemed like Christie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Christie clinches up with Cuntmara and pushes him back against the cage. Cuntmara is trying to force a seperation but Christie has the dominant position. Cuntmara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuntmara wants to get back to striking at distance but Christie won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cuntmara blocking some punches.
Cuntmara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Christie has him pressed against the cage. Cuntmara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Still in the clinch, Christie scores with a nice short uppercut. Cuntmara tries to break free but Christie pushes him back against the cage. Christie breaks from the clinch.
Cuntmara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cuntmara looks to land a right hand but Christie moved out of range. Christie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuntmara paws at him with a jab and circles away. Christie misses the body punch and Cuntmara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Cuntmara swats away the attempt to clinch by Christie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A cross from Cuntmara lands. Christie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuntmara swats him away and circles back towards the center. Cuntmara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christie can do to turn this around? Cuntmara misses with a wild body shot. Christie clinches with his opponent.
Christie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cuntmara connects with a body shot that sends Christie's belly button to the back. Cuntmara scores with a nice head shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cuntmara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Christie throws a body punch but Cuntmara moves out of range. Cuntmara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christie was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuntmara. Christie thows a left - swing and a miss! Christie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cuntmara. Christie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Christie moves in looking to clinch but Cuntmara pushes him off. An attempted straight right counter from Cuntmara misses the target. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Cuntmara dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ibrahim Cuntmara's cut. That's time! Cuntmara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! Cuntmara avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Christie cracks Cuntmara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Christie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cuntmara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Christie scores with a sloppy right hand. Cuntmara should have avoided that one. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cuntmara. Cuntmara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Christie is looking to clinch but Cuntmara is avoiding it.
Christie looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuntmara is just out of range. Christie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Christie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuntmara's efforts to push away. Steven Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Christie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cuntmara wants to get back to striking at distance but Christie won't allow it.
Christie misses with a hook from the clinch. Christie stalls. Christie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cuntmara backwards. Ibrahim Cuntmara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Cuntmara working hard to break the clinch. Cuntmara breaks the clinch.
Cuntmara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Christie moves in looking to clinch but Cuntmara pushes him off. Cuntmara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christie is able to avoid easily. Christie just misses with a punch to the body.
Christie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cuntmara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Christie slips a straight right by Cuntmara. Cuntmara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Christie backs up against the cage.
Christie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cuntmara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Christie moves out of range as Cuntmara strikes. Christie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A good leg kick by Cuntmara. Christie misses with a hook
enabling Cuntmara to counter with a crisp jab. Cuntmara is looking to land body kicks. It seemed like Christie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Christie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christie tries to clinch but Cuntmara is having none of it. Christie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christie avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Christie lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cuntmara throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christie! But no joy. Cuntmara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Cuntmara misses with a straight right. Christie is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cuntmara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cuntmara scores with a jab. Christie acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Cuntmara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target. Christie drives through and clinches with Cuntmara against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cuntmara. Christie working aggressively here.
Cuntmara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christie. Christie prevents Cuntmara from breaking the clinch. Christie misses with a hook from the clinch. Cuntmara scores with a shot to the side of Christie's head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christie. Cuntmara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Christie fails to land. Christie misses with a punch on the inside.
Christie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ibrahim Cuntmara. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cuntmara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Cuntmara! Ibrahim Cuntmara spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. In defeat, Steven Christie stepped up to the mic, saying 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Payton (ranked 1145 p4p, 871 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 147 p4p, 115 weight class). Payton comes to the cage accompanied by Andre Nickatina - Yeah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A looping hook to the body misses from Payton. Tomson does a little dance to reset his feet. A chopping leg kick lands by Tomson. Payton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomson manages to avoid it. Despite the aggression on Tomson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Tomson gets tackled into the cage by Payton. Payton maintains the clinch. Tomson tries to break the clinch but Payton is controlling the position. Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomson's elbow. Tomson is trying to force a seperation but Payton has the dominant position. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomson. Tomson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tomson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Payton wants to clinch up but Tomson keeps it at a distance. Tomson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Tomson avoids the body shot from Payton.
Nice shot lands for Payton. It looks like Tom Tomson has been cut. Payton closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tomson manages to break the clinch.
Payton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tomson counters with a body kick. Tomson moves out of range of the strikes. Payton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tomson momentarily.
Payton drops Tomson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tomson! Payton dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Payton! Walter Payton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 256 p4p, 223 weight class) and Danny Sitsongrit (ranked 34 p4p, 30 weight class). Khalidovic's entrance music is ŠŠøŠ¼Š°-Š¼Š°Š¼Š° 25/17. A fine choice. 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 lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 15 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Sitsongrit! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Khalidovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily. Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Khalidovic is out of range. Khalidovic scores with a one two! Sitsongrit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidovic. Khalidovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit just manages to avoid it. A nice leg kick lands there from Khalidovic. Khalidovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Khalidovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy. Khalidovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit defending well as Khalidovic loads up on a big left hand. Sitsongrit checks a leg kick. Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalidovic has hold of one of Sitsongrit's legs. Sitsongrit is fighting the takedown attempt but Khalidovic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khalidovic slips nicely into half guard. Khalidovic stops Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but Khalidovic is controlling well.
Khalidovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Khalidovic wants to take a breather but Sitsongrit is having none of it. Khalidovic stops Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
Khalidovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sitsongrit is just riding it out for now. Khalidovic eventually gives up the hold. Sitsongrit keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
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. Khalidovic slows the pace down in half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sitsongrit controlling the position for now. Sitsongrit trying to control but Khalidovic postures up.
Sitsongrit is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Khalidovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range. Khalidovic connects with a jab. Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss! Khalidovic lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming. Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there. Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy. Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalidovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khalidovic. That did some damage! Khalidovic throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Khalidovic lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection. Khalidovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit 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. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Khalidovic misses with a wild body shot. Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Khalidovic ducks down to avoid it. An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses. Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Khalidovic takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khalidovic doesn't seem phased though. Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidovic lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it. Khalidovic misses with a looping right. A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Khalidovic does a little dance to reset his feet. Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses. Khalidovic cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head. Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danny Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. No joy there for Khalidovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Khalidovic is wise to it. A slow jab from Khalidovic misses its intended target. Khalidovic throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range. Sitsongrit misses the jab. Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range. Khalidovic ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit. Khalidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Khalidovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Khalidovic shoots for a takedown but Sitsongrit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range. Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalidovic is just out of range. Khalidovic misses with a hook. Khalidovic misses with a jab to the body
and Khalidovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Mamed Khalidovic will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Khalidovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Khalidovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though. Khalidovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Khalidovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Khalidovic misses with a right hand and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot. Sitsongrit punishes Khalidovic's body with a nice straight punch. Sitsongrit swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic tries to counter with a takedown but Sitsongrit is quick to defend against it. Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Khalidovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Khalidovic. 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! Khalidovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Khalidovic seems unphased.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Khalidovic knows he should have avoided that one. Khalidovic connects with a body shot. Khalidovic swings away with a leg kick that misses. Danny Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Khalidovic looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range. Sitsongrit misses with a straight right. Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khalidovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet. Khalidovic staying out of range there. Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away. A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Khalidovic lands with a shot to the body. Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Khalidovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Khalidovic. Khalidovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Khalidovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit. Khalidovic tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot. Khalidovic lands with a right hand. Khalidovic misses with a straight left. Khalidovic tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way. Khalidovic throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot. Khalidovic misses with a straight left. A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Khalidovic's knee but Khalidovic avoids it well. Sitsongrit staying out of range there. Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalidovic at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khalidovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there. Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khalidovic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Khalidovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Khalidovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there. Khalidovic moves out of range of the body kick. Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it. Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Khalidovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Khalidovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Khalidovic thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Khalidovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Khalidovic is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks. A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit. Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range. A big right from Khalidovic misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovic. Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit connects with a body shot. Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khalidovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick. Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khalidovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head. Khalidovic connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off. Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Khalidovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Khalidovic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Sitsongrit throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it. Khalidovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khalidovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khalidovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Khalidovic avoids the punch easily. Sitsongrit misses with a looping right. Sitsongrit slips a jab from Khalidovic. Khalidovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khalidovic throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it. Khalidovic checks the leg kick. That kick from Khalidovic tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on. Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khalidovic connects with a leg kick. Khalidovic lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection. Khalidovic jabs at Sitsongrit's body. Khalidovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab. A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit. Khalidovic connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off. Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Khalidovic keeps the fight on the outside. Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khalidovic. Khalidovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Khalidovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Khalidovic misses its target. Khalidovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khalidovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well. Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes. Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Khalidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mamed Khalidovic will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Danny Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Khalidovic throws a nice inside leg kick. Sitsongrit misses with a looping right. Khalidovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khalidovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit tries to avoid it but Khalidovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sitsongrit to the ground. Sitsongrit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. A nice leg kick lands there from Khalidovic. Khalidovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Khalidovic does a little dance to reset his feet. A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target. Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right. Khalidovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khalidovic lands with a cross. Sitsongrit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khalidovic, pushing him back against the cage. Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khalidovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Khalidovic off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khalidovic lands the left hand. Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Khalidovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidovic. Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Khalidovic throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it. Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khalidovic throws out the jab. Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses. Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body. Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Khalidovic lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming. A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit. It looked like Khalidovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Khalidovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit swings for the body but Khalidovic moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khalidovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Khalidovic checks the leg kick. Khalidovic feinted with a counter takedown. Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Khalidovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nice shot by Khalidovic. A chopping leg kick lands by Khalidovic. Khalidovic takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khalidovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Khalidovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit misses with a straight right. Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khalidovic feinted there with a counter leg kick. Khalidovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Khalidovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khalidovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Sitsongrit, which made it look bad. Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khalidovic. Khalidovic ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khalidovic connects with a single shot there. Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Khalidovic lands with a right hand. Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sitsongrit misses with a looping left. Khalidovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovic. Khalidovic ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Khalidovic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sitsongrit's guard. Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Khalidovic manages to pass to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sitsongrit manages to escape and get back to his feet! Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sitsongrit blocks a jab. Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Khalidovic lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown attempt from Khalidovic. Khalidovic gets slowly back to his feet. Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidovic. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Khalidovic slips the punch. Sitsongrit 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. Khalidovic lands an overhand right. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head but Khalidovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Khalidovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Khalidovic is looking to counter punch. Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body and Khalidovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khalidovic moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes. Khalidovic scores with a shot to the body.
Khalidovic connects with a solid leg kick. Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khalidovic. Khalidovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Khalidovic's torso. Khalidovic is looking to score with low kicks. Khalidovic missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sitsongrit cracks Khalidovic with a right hand to the side of the head. Nice defenses there by Khalidovic.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Danny Sitsongrit. I think Khalidovic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mamed Khalidovic! Mamed Khalidovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 326 p4p, 679 weight class) and Bob Bronte (ranked 24 p4p, 39 weight class). Chai comes to the cage accompanied by Dirt. Bronte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A swing and a miss from Chai. A slow jab from Bronte misses its intended target. Chai misses with a looping left. Bronte looks like he wants to counter punch here. We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Bronte throws a body shot but no joy. Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Chai thows a body kick. Bronte tries to catch it but that hurt him. Chai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bronte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bronte checks the leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bronte checks a low kick from Chai. Bronte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chai with a body shot. Chai avoids the body shot from Bronte.
Bronte 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. Chai throws a hook to the side of Bronte's head but Bronte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Chai throws a leg kick but Bronte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chai misses with a looping left. A nice combination there by Chai.
Bronte feints and as Chai raises his hands in defense, Bronte changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Chai controlling the position. Bronte slips nicely into half guard. Bronte looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bronte advances to half guard. Bronte is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position. Bronte trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away. Bronte moves into full mount! Chai won't be happy about that! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bronte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bronte looking to secure an arm triangle but Chai defends it well. Chai defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bronte. Chai is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chai suckers Bronte into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Chai is now in Bronte's guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bronte lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronte. Bronte trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chai has Bronte pulled in close to control his posture. Bronte trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Chai wants to sweep but no luck. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Bronte 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. Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai staying out of range there. Chai with the inside leg kick. Bronte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronte. Chai throws a lazy head kick enabling Bronte to counter with a crisp jab. Decent striking displayed by Chai there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bronte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bronte misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Bronte.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bronte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronte. Bronte tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it. Bronte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Bigi Boi Chai has been cut. Bronte misses with a straight left. Chai throws a hook but Bronte blocks it. A low kick lands for Chai.
Bronte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bronte. Bronte clinches up with Chai and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bronte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Chai landing knees to the head.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Bronte's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chai blocking some punches.
Bronte tries for a takedown but Chai manages to get underhooks.
Bronte is trying to trip Chai. He has hold of a leg but Chai is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bronte persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Bronte trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bronte postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chai is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bronte, into his guard.
Bronte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well. Bob Bronte has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bronte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chai defends it easily. Chai looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Chai stays in close to Bronte's body and controls the position. Chai looking to pass the guard. Bronte wants to hit a sweep here but Chai passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bronte there! Chai looking to control but Bronte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Bronte will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Bigi Boi Chai's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bronte blocks a head kick by Chai.
Bronte scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nice jab there from Bronte. Bronte jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well. Bronte looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range. Bronte darts in and clinches Chai up against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bronte's face.
It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut. Bronte has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bronte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bronte lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bronte is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chai pulls him back up using the underhooks. Chai gets underhooks to prevent Bronte's takedown attempt.
Bigi Boi Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bronte. Bronte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chai takes a swing at Bronte's ribcage but misses. Bronte scores with a nice strike. Chai ducks under a wild hook from Bronte. A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronte throws out the jab. A swing and a miss from Bronte. Chai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronte. Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chai misses with a leg kick. Chai slips under a jab. Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Some bone on bone action there as Bronte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Bronte staying out of range there. Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Nice defenses there by Bronte. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Bronte does a little dance to reset his feet. Chai dips to his left and cracks Bronte with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bronte scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Chai throws a leg kick and Bronte counters with a single leg into guard. Chai didn't expect that. Chai keeping moving, preventing Bronte from controlling successfully. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Chai pulls Bronte in close to prevent any damage. Bronte throws a big right hand that misses. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chai holds on and takes a little breather. Bronte advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bronte is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bronte. Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bronte. Bronte trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away. Bronte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Bronte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Bob Bronte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Bronte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bob Bronte! An out of breath Bob Bronte thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Daan (ranked 160 p4p, 64 weight class) and Radu Dracul (ranked 19 p4p, 8 weight class). Radu Dracul struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radu Dracul! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Daan throws a nice inside leg kick. Dracul avoids the body shot from Daan.
Levi Daan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Daan throws a leg kick and Dracul counters with a takedown into side control. Dracul throwing shots but missing, from side control. Dracul throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Dracul in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Daan is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Radu Dracul! A very excited looking Radu Dracul 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 38 p4p, 208 weight class) and Mangas Coloradas (ranked 6 p4p, 31 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 27 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Coloradas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Coloradas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Robson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Coloradas throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and checks it nicely. Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coloradas misses with a low kick.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coloradas. Good work by Robson as he checks the leg kick. Robson moves away from the strike by Coloradas. Good exchange - Coloradas coming out on top. Robson throws a looping overhand right but Coloradas ducks down to avoid it. A slapping leg kick lands for Coloradas.
Coloradas 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. Robson dodges the punch combination from Coloradas.
A clash of legs there as Robson blocks the low kick. Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Robson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight. Coloradas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and moves out of range. Robson tried to counter with a leg kick but Coloradas avoided it. 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! Robson moves out of range of the leg kick from Coloradas. A clash of legs there as Robson blocks the low kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Coloradas does a little dance to reset his feet. Robson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Coloradas ducks under a wild hook from Robson. Robson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Coloradas throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it. Robson throws a low kick, looking for Coloradas's leg but Coloradas calmly moves out of range. Robson throws an overhand right that lands on Coloradas's shoulder, as Coloradas tries to avoid the shot. Robson checks a leg kick. Robson takes a swing at Coloradas's ribcage but misses. Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coloradas was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson. A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target. Coloradas throws a big counter head kick but Robson avoids it with no problem. Coloradas tries to work over Robson's front leg with a kick but Robson checks it. Coloradas with the inside leg kick. Robson misses with a looping left. Robson throws out a powerful jab. Coloradas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson. Coloradas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coloradas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Robson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robson. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Robson scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Coloradas tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Robson throws a hook to the side of Coloradas's head but Coloradas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Coloradas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson. Coloradas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Coloradas tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robson checks a leg kick. Robson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Coloradas. Robson connects with a jab. Coloradas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Robson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coloradas. Coloradas obviously looking to wear him down.
Robson throws a leg kick but Coloradas checks it. Robson tries to score with a low kick but Coloradas moves his leg out of the way. Coloradas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Coloradas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Coloradas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robson if he has to take too many more of those.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Coloradas throws a big counter head kick but Robson avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Coloradas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coloradas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robson is out of range. Coloradas is looking to slow Robson down with leg kicks. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Robson blocks a leg kick. Robson darts in looking for a takedown but Coloradas gets double underhooks and turns Robson into the cage. Robson lands a shoulder strike. Robson misses with the head strike.
Coloradas prevents a body shot from Robson. Coloradas missing with knees to the body.
Coloradas looking to throw knees to the head but Robson is blocking nicely.
Coloradas is looking to control Robson's arms but Robson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coloradas has his back to the cage. Coloradas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robson avoids it. Coloradas blocking some punches.
Coloradas missing with knees to the body.
Coloradas controlling the action here for a moment.
Robson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coloradas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Coloradas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coloradas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Coloradas misses with a low kick. Robson digs a good body shot into Coloradas's ribs. Coloradas thows a left - swing and a miss! Robson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Robson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coloradas. That did some damage! Coloradas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Robson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Coloradas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson. Coloradas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Coloradas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robson checks it well. Robson is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Coloradas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Coloradas cracks Robson with a right hand to the side of the head. Coloradas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Coloradas misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Coloradas wants to clinch. Coloradas tries to clinch up. Coloradas throws a low kick but Robson moves out of range easily. 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 Oliver Robson 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. Coloradas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Coloradas wants to clinch. Robson misses with a looping left. Coloradas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Coloradas wants to slow Robson down by chopping away at his legs. Coloradas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coloradas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Coloradas. Coloradas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Coloradas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Robson tries to land a leg kick but Coloradas saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Robson throws a nice inside leg kick. Coloradas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Robson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coloradas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. A quick step to the side and Robson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Coloradas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coloradas moves in looking to clinch but Robson pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Coloradas avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Robson misses with a hook. Coloradas ducked under it nicely. Robson moves out of range of the leg kick from Coloradas. Coloradas throws a low kick but Robson avoids it. Robson lands a leg kick that knocks Coloradas off balance momentarily. Coloradas throws a quick inside leg kick. Coloradas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robson is out of range. Coloradas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Coloradas throws a low kick but Robson avoids it. Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far. Coloradas misses with a body shot
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Coloradas throws a front kick aimed at Robson's knee but Robson avoids it well. A bone on bone clash there as Robson blocks the leg kick.
Coloradas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coloradas wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance. Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coloradas.
Robson staying out of range there. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Robson throws a right hand that Coloradas ducks under and follows up with a left that Coloradas also avoids with ease. Coloradas throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and moves out of range. Robson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A low kick lands for Robson.
Coloradas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Coloradas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Robson backing away here, and Coloradas unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Robson connects with a solid leg kick. 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! Robson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Robson scores with a leg kick.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson connects with a solid leg kick. Coloradas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Coloradas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Coloradas closes the distance looking to clinch enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab. Robson cracks Coloradas with a good jab. Robson throws a solid leg kick but Coloradas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robson. Coloradas closes the distance and clinches. Robson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coloradas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Robson avoids the head kick by Coloradas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Coloradas tries to clinch but Robson moves out of range. Coloradas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Coloradas with a nice calf kick. Coloradas scoring well with a low kick there.
Robson tries to land a leg kick but Coloradas saw it coming and moves away.
Coloradas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Coloradas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Coloradas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robson. Robson thumps Coloradas with a low kick. Nice defenses there by Coloradas. Robson throws a body shot but no joy. Coloradas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Robson moves out of range as Coloradas strikes. Coloradas on the wrong end of a nice jab. A jab from Coloradas misses. A quick step to the side and Robson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. An inside leg kick from Coloradas misses. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robson checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Coloradas misses the jab. A clash of legs there as Coloradas blocks the low kick. Coloradas throws a leg kick that misses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Coloradas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robson throws a series of punches but Coloradas moves out of range. Robson blocks a leg kick. As Coloradas backs away, Robson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Coloradas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Coloradas cracks Robson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Robson sizes up Coloradas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Coloradas is looking to clinch. Coloradas thows a leg kick but Robson checks it and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coloradas throws out the jab. Robson throws a hook but Coloradas avoids it easily. Robson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robson lands with a straight right. Coloradas didn't see that one coming. Coloradas throws a chopping leg kick but Robson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Robson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coloradas at a distance.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Coloradas is just out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that second round. That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! Coloradas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Mangas Coloradas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coloradas avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Coloradas throws a low kick but Robson moves out of range easily. Robson throwing a counter right hand but Coloradas manages to avoid it. Robson checks a leg kick. Nice straight punches there by Robson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robson. Coloradas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robson's head. A low kick from Coloradas misses and Robson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Robson throws a body punch but Coloradas moves out of range. Coloradas scores with a jab to the jaw. Coloradas's corner calls for a 1-2. Coloradas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robson 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 Coloradas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coloradas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Robson throws a right and a left that both miss. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Coloradas scores with a jab. A low kick from Coloradas is predictable there and Robson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Coloradas fails in his attempt to clinch. Robson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Robson misses with a series of wild punches.
Coloradas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Coloradas slips a jab and a cross from Robson.
Coloradas throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range. Coloradas misses with a looping left. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robson!
Robson dips to his left and cracks Coloradas with an uppercut! Some bone on bone action there as Coloradas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Coloradas scores with the left hand. Robson knows he should have avoided that one. An inside leg kick from Coloradas misses. Coloradas tries to move into range but Robson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Coloradas avoids the body shot from Robson.
Coloradas tries to work over Robson's front leg with a kick but Robson checks it. Coloradas throws a leg kick and Coloradas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Coloradas tries a head kick but it misses.
Coloradas connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Coloradas. That's going to slow Robson down. Robson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Coloradas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A leg kick checked by Robson. Robson is looking to counter punch. Robson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Robson delivers a nice body kick. Robson scores with a jab. Coloradas acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Coloradas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Coloradas throws the kick towards the body but Robson avoids it. Robson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coloradas to score with a decent uppercut. Coloradas scoring well with a low kick there.
Robson digs a good hook to Coloradas's body.
Coloradas misses with an uppercut
and Robson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Robson scores with a hook. Coloradas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. A slapping leg kick lands for Coloradas.
Robson lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Coloradas goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Robson avoids a kick to the body.
Coloradas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Coloradas tries to clinch and Robson counters with a nice uppercut. Coloradas misses with a low kick as Robson jumps back. Robson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Coloradas lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Coloradas misses. Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Coloradas throws a leg kick which misses Robson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robson tries to avoid it. Robson lands with a shot to the body. Coloradas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Coloradas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robson. Robson obviously looking to wear him down.
Coloradas blocks a low kick nicely. Robson sizes up Coloradas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Robson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coloradas throws a solid leg kick but Robson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coloradas.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Robson scores with the left hand. Coloradas knows he should have avoided that one. Robson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coloradas wants to clinch but Robson slips to the side and Robson counters with a nice uppercut. A left lands for Robson. An inside leg kick lands from Robson. Robson misses the shot to the body. Coloradas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Some bone on bone action there as Robson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Coloradas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Coloradas wants to clinch but Robson slips to the side and Robson counters with a straight right hand. Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Coloradas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robson can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coloradas looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Coloradas swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab. Robson throws a leg kick which misses Coloradas's front leg but catches the back leg as Coloradas tries to avoid it. Robson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Oliver Robson showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson! Oliver Robson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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