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UCF 7: Skwat v Gaspard PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco De La Cruz (ranked 4052 p4p, 4051 weight class) and Magnus Van Velde (ranked 221 p4p, 223 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franco De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Van Velde!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Velde clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Velde holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Velde has De La Cruz pushed against the cage.
Van Velde trying to control the position but instead, De La Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Velde into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magnus Van Velde.
De La Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Velde taking a breather.
Van Velde trying to stall but De La Cruz improves his position.
De La Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Velde is trying to stall.
Van Velde leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magnus Van Velde.
Van Velde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Velde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from De La Cruz.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De La Cruz as Van Velde tries to tie him up.
Van Velde displaying some good clinch control by pressing De La Cruz up against the cage.
De La Cruz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Velde manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Velde stalling in the clinch but De La Cruz improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magnus Van Velde.
Van Velde darts in and clinches De La Cruz up against the cage.
Van Velde stalling against the cage.
Van Velde is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De La Cruz is keeping busy.
Van Velde stalling in the clinch but De La Cruz improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De La Cruz as Van Velde tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Velde is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magnus Van Velde.
Van Velde forces De La Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Van Velde taking a breather.
De La Cruz tries to stall but Van Velde uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De La Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van Velde taking a breather.
Van Velde leaning against his opponent.
De La Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De La Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Van Velde has worked for underhooks and has pushed De La Cruz into the cage.
Van Velde stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Velde manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Van Velde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Velde has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 9:10
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Van Velde!
After winning the bout, Magnus Van Velde thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Louis (ranked 3447 p4p, 24925 weight class) and Del Salar (ranked 372 p4p, 521 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Del Salar!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salar moves into the clinch successfully.
Salar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Louis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Salar smiles and moves away.
Louis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Louis blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Louis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salar was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Salar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Salar.
Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Louis. Those never looked like landing.
Salar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis connects with a body shot that sends Salar's belly button to the back.
Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salar misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Louis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Salar counters with a straight right hand.
Salar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louis. Salar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Louis.
Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Salar's shoulder, as Salar tries to avoid the shot.
Salar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Louis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louis misses with a hook to the body
letting Salar counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Louis throws an off balance right hand
and Salar counters with a left to the body.
Salar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salar throws out a counter right but Louis avoids it with no problem.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louis connects with a right hand. Salar shakes it off.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salar moves away.
Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Salar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salar moves away.
Louis tests Salar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louis misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis avoids the body shot from Salar.
Louis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Salar.
Louis is looking for a counter combo.
A shot to the body from Louis misses
and Salar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louis misses with a right hand
and Salar counters with a nice uppercut.
Louis misses with a double jab
and Salar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Louis is breathing heavily.
Salar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salar counters with a nice body shot.
Salar has Louis up against the cage in a clinch.
Salar lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salar is working Louis over against the cage.
Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salar lands a shoulder strike.
Salar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salar thuds a left hand into Louis's body.
Salar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Louis sprawling to the canvas! Louis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Salar finish him?!
Salar circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Louis to the canvas! Louis doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Salar keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Del Salar!
A very excited looking Del Salar 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Striking (ranked 5699 p4p, 2715 weight class) and Lyubof Nurmagomedov (ranked 428 p4p, 268 weight class). Lyubof Nurmagomedov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergio Striking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyubof Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Striking.
Striking connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Striking.
Nurmagomedov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Striking defends well and Nurmagomedov ends up having to push Striking into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Striking.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Striking scores with the left hand. Nurmagomedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Striking uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Striking throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Striking ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmagomedov looking to score a takedown here. Striking is defending well but Nurmagomedov drives through and ends up in Striking's guard.
Nurmagomedov is fighting to break Striking's control of his arms but Striking is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Striking is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Striking preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Striking is working from the bottom.
Striking looking to control but Nurmagomedov passes into half guard.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Striking defending well though.
Nurmagomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Striking is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov works his way into side control.
Striking struggling a bit here.
Striking knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nurmagomedov on the ground.
Nurmagomedov landing a few strikes.
Nurmagomedov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nurmagomedov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Striking sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nurmagomedov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Striking knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Striking's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Striking is keeping him busy.
Striking looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nurmagomedov working away.
Nurmagomedov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Striking is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nurmagomedov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nurmagomedov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but Striking is working away.
Nurmagomedov is chipping away with strikes.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Striking keeps working.
Nurmagomedov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Striking, who protects the arm well.
Striking can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov landing strikes.
Striking parries the strikes from Nurmagomedov easily there. Nurmagomedov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Striking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyubof Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Striking slips a straight right by Nurmagomedov.
Striking is looking to counter punch.
Striking walks into a left hand.
Striking bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Striking lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a two punch combination.
Sergio Striking is winning the standup battle so far.
Striking scores with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Striking.
Striking shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nurmagomedov eats them both and turns towards Striking to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nurmagomedov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Striking scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagomedov in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Striking. Beautiful body shot.
Nurmagomedov walks into a left hand.
Nurmagomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Striking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Striking ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking digs a good body shot into Nurmagomedov's ribs.
Striking thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Striking, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
Striking throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Striking.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Striking. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Striking slips a jab from Nurmagomedov.
Striking swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Striking misses with a hook.
Striking throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Striking connects with a right hand. Nurmagomedov shakes it off.
Nurmagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmagomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurmagomedov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Striking lands with a hook. Nurmagomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice sprawl there from Striking as Nurmagomedov shoots in.
Striking throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Striking cracks Nurmagomedov with a good jab.
Nurmagomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Striking doesn't seem bothered though.
Nurmagomedov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Striking lands with a right hand.
Striking scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab by Striking.
Striking walks into a jab.
Striking tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Striking.
Striking avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Striking defends well and Nurmagomedov ends up having to push Striking into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Striking.
Nurmagomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Striking throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Striking uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Striking tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Striking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sergio Striking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Striking shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sergio Striking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyubof Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Striking misses with a straight left.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Striking blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Striking.
Nurmagomedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Striking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Striking throwing a counter right hand but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striking displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Striking throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Striking takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurmagomedov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Striking pushes Nurmagomedov off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Striking dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Striking misses its target.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Striking gets double underhooks and turns Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Striking lands a lovely overhand right.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Striking lands a nice hook to Nurmagomedov's body. Nurmagomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmagomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nurmagomedov staying out of range there.
Striking throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Striking throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striking throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Striking slips a straight right by Nurmagomedov.
Striking scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Striking scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagomedov in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Striking lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmagomedov's head back.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Striking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab from Striking.
Nurmagomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Striking jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nurmagomedov slips a jab from Striking.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Striking slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Striking cracks Nurmagomedov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking scores with a hook to the body. Nurmagomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Striking throws a series of punches but Nurmagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Striking throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Striking.
Striking throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Striking misses.
Striking slips under a jab from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Striking connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurmagomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Striking counter with a right hand.
Striking jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Striking scores with a jab. Nurmagomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nurmagomedov dodges the punch combination from Striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Striking sprawls well initially but Nurmagomedov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Striking has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Nurmagomedov is on him like a limpet, forcing Striking back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nurmagomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Nurmagomedov lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nurmagomedov slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striking is defending against the submission attempts here by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Striking keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Striking's head.
Nurmagomedov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Striking!
Nurmagomedov controlling from mount.
Lyubof Nurmagomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Striking tries to hold on but Nurmagomedov postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Striking showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Striking 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Striking!
A relieved looking Sergio Striking thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Lyubof Nurmagomedov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Alhamdulillah, i come back smesh next guy.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Gordon (ranked 2621 p4p, 5168 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 294 p4p, 483 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon shoots in looking for a takedown but Slim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gordon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Slim scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gordon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Gordon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gordon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gordon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Slim there.
Slim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Slim.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slim.
Slim pushes Gordon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slim misses with some punches.
Slim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gordon is defending well for now.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Slim avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim misses with a punch on the inside.
Slim blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Slim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gordon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gordon presses Slim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slim.
Slim lands with a left to the head.
Slim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gordon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slim landing knees to the head.
Slim looking to throw knees to the head but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Slim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slim misses with the head strike.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon presses Slim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gordon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slims head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Slim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gordon.
Slim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slim looks winded!
Gordon pushes Slim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slim misses with a knee strike.
Gordon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Slim can't fight it off and eventually Gordon manages to take the fight to the floor. Slim looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gordon landing with the ground and pound.
Slim wants to stand up but Gordon is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon distracts Slim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gordon postures up and lands a big shot to Slim's brow.
Slim wants to stand but Gordon is controlling the position.
Gordon trying to control but Slim is working from the bottom.
Slim wants to stand and escape but Gordon is having none of it.
Slim is wriggling around but Gordon manages to pass to half guard.
Gordon prevents Slim from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gordon connects with a nice short shot to Slim's temple.
Gordon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slim with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slim kicks Gordon off and gets back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Slim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gordon doesn't seem bothered though.
Slim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Barbados Slim has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gordon.
Slim misses with a body punch
and Gordon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gordon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gordon looks to land a left hand but Slim moved out of range nicely.
Slim throws out a counter right but Gordon avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon dives in and grabs Slim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slim pushes down on Gordon's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barbados Slim's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slim ducks under a wild hook from Gordon.
Slim throws a sloppy head kick
and Gordon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon fails with the takedown.
Slim scores with a jab.
Gordon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gordon takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Slim has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
A punch lands to the side of Slim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barbados Slim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gordon in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim throws a right hand that misses
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Barbados Slim's cut even more.
Slim moves into the clinch.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Slim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slim in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Slim connects with a knee to the head.
Slim throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon tries a body shot but Slim blocks it.
Gordon gets through Slim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Slim.
Barbados Slim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Slim struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slim is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Slim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gordon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slim.
Slim is breathing heavily.
Gordon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slim throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon lands a shot to the body.
Slim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Gordon as the two fighters clinch.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Slim's head.
Slim prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Slim up against the cage.
Gordon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slim misses with a knee to the head.
Gordon trying to control the position but instead, Slim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gordon into the cage.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Slim controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Slim swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slim misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gordon.
Gordon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Gordon misses.
Gordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slim.
Slim takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim darts in and clinches Gordon up against the cage.
Gordon lands a hook that snaps the head of Slim backwards.
Slim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gordon lands a body shot.
Slim looking to throw knees to the head but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Slim misses with a body punch.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slim misses with some punches.
Gordon presses Slim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gordon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gordon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slim or not.
Slim misses with a knee strike.
Slim misses with some punches.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
Gordon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slim throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barbados Slim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Barbados Slim's cut.
That's time! Gordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
Gordon sizes up Slim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slim throws a leg kick
and Gordon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Slim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gordon is in close to Slim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slim is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gordon is controlling him.
Slim keeping full guard, as Gordon tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon works over Slim with some ground and pound from guard.
Slim wants to stand but Gordon is controlling the position.
Gordon is working Slim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slim pushes Gordon off and gets back to his feet.
Slim throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gordon counter with a right hand.
Slim closes the distance and pushes Gordon back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gordon.
Gordon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gordon lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slim throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Slim looking to throw knees to the head but Gordon is blocking nicely.
Gordon avoiding damage as Slim throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Slim is rocked!
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
Slim is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Slim letting Gordon take a breather here.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slim.
Gordon managing to block the knees to the body from Slim.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
Slim seems to have recovered his senses.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slim misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Gordon.
Gordon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gordon taking a breather.
Gordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slim tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Slim misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gordon.
Gordon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slim fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Slim slips a jab and a cross from Gordon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbados Slim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slim misses with the combination.
Gordon shoots for a takedown but Slim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gordon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slim backs up against the cage.
The cut above Barbados Slim's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gordon moves away from the strike by Slim.
Barbados Slim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slim misses the body punch
and Gordon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Gordon.
Slim cracks Gordon with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Slim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gordon moves away from the strike by Slim.
Slim misses with a combination
enabling Gordon to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbados Slim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon moves out of range as Slim strikes.
Slim lands with an uppercut that bounces Gordon off the cage and back into range.
Slim misses with a hook
and Gordon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slim staying out of range there.
Noah Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gordon, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Gordon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Barbados Slim!
Barbados Slim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Smith (ranked 2324 p4p, 4772 weight class) and Kenny Soederblom (ranked 267 p4p, 474 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kai Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Soederblom!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soederblom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soederblom blocks a leg kick.
Soederblom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Soederblom throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Soederblom scores with a four punch combination!
Soederblom lands the left hand.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soederblom misses the jab.
Soederblom misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soederblom throws a body shot but no joy.
Soederblom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Soederblom avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Soederblom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Soederblom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Soederblom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soederblom throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Soederblom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soederblom slips a jab from Smith.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Soederblom.
Soederblom scores with a nice right hand.
Kenny Soederblom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Soederblom.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Soederblom.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soederblom throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Soederblom avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soederblom lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith blocks a jab.
Soederblom lands with a good body shot.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soederblom ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Soederblom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soederblom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soederblom misses with a two punch combination.
Soederblom works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith 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.
Soederblom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Soederblom.
Soederblom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith is looking to wear down Soederblom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soederblom cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Soederblom throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Soederblom misses with a wild combination.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soederblom.
Soederblom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soederblom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soederblom connects with a nice looking jab.
Soederblom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Soederblom misses.
Smith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soederblom takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Soederblom.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soederblom throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soederblom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soederblom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soederblom throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soederblom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soederblom lands a jab.
Soederblom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soederblom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soederblom lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Soederblom throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith throws a hook but Soederblom blocks it.
A jab from Soederblom does it's job there.
Smith misses with a low kick as Soederblom jumps back.
Soederblom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Soederblom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soederblom missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Soederblom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Soederblom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Soederblom 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.
Soederblom misses with a straight left.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Soederblom throws a lazy body kick
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Soederblom prevents a body shot from Smith.
A short body shot lands from Soederblom as the two fighters clinch.
Smith 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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Soederblom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soederblom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Soederblom prevents a body shot from Smith.
Soederblom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soederblom wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Soederblom wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Soederblom fails to land.
Soederblom blocks a body shot from Smith.
Soederblom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soederblom is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Soederblom wants to break free but Smith has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Soederblom wants to stall.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Soederblom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soederblom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soederblom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soederblom manages to break the clinch.
Soederblom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soederblom throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Soederblom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Soederblom.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Soederblom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soederblom connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Soederblom tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soederblom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soederblom lands with a shot to the body.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soederblom misses with a body punch
and Smith counters by clinching up.
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!
Smith lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soederblom or not.
Soederblom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soederblom working hard to break the clinch.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Soederblom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soederblom is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with some punches.
Soederblom is stalling here.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soederblom breaks from the clinch.
Soederblom throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soederblom dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Soederblom scores with a decent looking hook.
Soederblom ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Soederblom tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Soederblom misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soederblom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Soederblom.
Soederblom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Soederblom just misses with a punch to the body.
Soederblom defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Soederblom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soederblom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soederblom is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Soederblom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soederblom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soederblom with a hook.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soederblom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
A slow jab from Soederblom misses its intended target.
Smith misses with a straight right.
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 Kai Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Smith'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!
A jab from Soederblom misses.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Soederblom.
Soederblom misses with a double jab.
Soederblom lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soederblom. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Soederblom breaks away and moves out of range.
Soederblom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
A shot to the body from Soederblom misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Soederblom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soederblom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Soederblom saw it coming and moves away.
Soederblom is looking for the big counter here.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soederblom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soederblom.
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!
Soederblom scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Soederblom just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Soederblom.
Soederblom lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Soederblom throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Soederblom.
A jab from Soederblom misses.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Soederblom slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Soederblom misses.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Soederblom.
Soederblom throws a good cross that connects.
Soederblom scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Soederblom misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Soederblom clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soederblom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soederblom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Soederblom misses the body punch
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soederblom has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Soederblom is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Soederblom stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Soederblom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soederblom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soederblom blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soederblom can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Soederblom can't break the clinch.
Soederblom trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith pushes Soederblom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Soederblom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soederblom or not.
Soederblom throws a head punch that misses.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Soederblom avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Soederblom tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Soederblom is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Soederblom controls his hands.
Soederblom can't break the clinch.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soederblom or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Soederblom backwards.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soederblom backwards.
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!
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith works on Soederblom's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith prevents a body shot from Soederblom.
Soederblom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith lands an uppercut.
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 Kai Smith.
I think Smith 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Smith!
Kai Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 2783 p4p, 2817 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 302 p4p, 304 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCarthy.
McCarthy shoots in for a double leg but Kong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Kong swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy moves away from the strike by Kong.
McCarthy throws a poor cross that misses
and Kong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kong.
McCarthy checks a leg kick.
Kong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCarthy moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kong thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kong avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
Kong looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McCarthy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
Kong looks to land a combination but McCarthy avoids it well.
Kong throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Kong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
McCarthy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kong counters with a straight right hand.
McCarthy scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
McCarthy pushes Kong up against the cage in a clinch.
McCarthy is trying to pull guard but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
King Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cormac McCarthy.
Kong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kong takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kong manages to avoid it.
McCarthy tries to clinch up.
McCarthy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kong counters with a stiff right hand.
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
McCarthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kong rather than just go for the knockout.
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarthy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kong.
Kong fails to land with a series of punches.
McCarthy is looking to clinch but Kong is avoiding it.
McCarthy doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
McCarthy is looking to clinch but Kong is avoiding it.
Kong appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCarthy jabs Kong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCarthy is looking to score with low kicks.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Kong thinks about countering with a body kick.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Kong moves away
enabling Kong to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCarthy misses with a takedown attempt
and Kong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
McCarthy tries to counter with a clinch but Kong shakes him off and moves away.
Kong lands a glancing blow to the side of McCarthy's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to clinch up
and Kong counters with a series of strikes. McCarthy will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCarthy throws an off balance right hand
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
McCarthy throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Kong misses with a straight left.
McCarthy tries to clinch up
and Kong counters with a nice leg kick.
McCarthy darts in trying to clinch
and Kong counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kong lands a big head kick that sends McCarthy tumbling to the mat! Kong takes a step backwards and waves McCarthy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Cormac McCarthy has been cut.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarthy can do to turn this around?
Kong connects with a high kick.
Kong drops McCarthy with a beautiful combination! McCarthy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kong is looking for the KO!
McCarthy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy drops his hands momentarily and Kong needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips McCarthy just on the top of the head. McCarthy drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in McCarthy - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). King Kong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Tavistock (ranked 3097 p4p, 1727 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 339 p4p, 219 weight class). Payakaroon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wai khru ram muay. Samart Payakaroon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Tavistock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavistock darts in looking for a takedown but Payakaroon gets double underhooks and turns Tavistock into the cage.
Tavistock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Payakaroon after a bit of a struggle.
Payakaroon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payakaroon pushes Tavistock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Payakaroon gets underhooks to prevent Tavistock's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Tavistock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tavistock drags the fight down to the ground.
Payakaroon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavistock is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Payakaroon dives into side control.
Payakaroon controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavistock is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tavistock wants to get back to his feet but Payakaroon is dominant here and he's now got Tavistock's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tavistock is trying to stand back up.
Payakaroon has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tavistock's body.
Tavistock is trying to get back to his feet but Payakaroon has full control of the position and if anything, Tavistock has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon keeps control of the position easily here as Tavistock tries to buck him off.
Tavistock wants to get back to his feet.
Payakaroon biding his time, looking for the opening.
Tavistock trying to get back to his feet but Payakaroon is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Payakaroon is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Tavistock is trying to get back to his feet but Payakaroon has full control of the position and if anything, Tavistock has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
What can Tavistock do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tavistock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payakaroon as he avoids it easily.
Payakaroon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tavistock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Payakaroon pinned against the cage. Payakaroon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tavistock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Payakaroon tries to avoid it but Tavistock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Payakaroon to the ground. Payakaroon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tavistock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Tavistock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Payakaroon as Tavistock shoots in.
Tavistock sets himself, and Payakaroon steps forward looking for the clinch! Tavistock avoids it this time.
Payakaroon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tavistock shoots in for a double leg but Payakaroon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chris Tavistock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payakaroon rushes Tavistock and presses him up against the cage.
Tavistock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Payakaroon lands a body punch.
Payakaroon has Tavistock pushed against the cage.
We've been informed that Payakaroon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Payakaroon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Payakaroon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Payakaroon can't find room to land a body shot as Tavistock controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon presses Tavistock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Payakaroon cracks Tavistock with a nice body shot.
Payakaroon lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payakaroon lands a left hand.
Tavistock wants to take the fight to the mat but Payakaroon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tavistock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Payakaroon prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavistock pulls guard.
Payakaroon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavistock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Payakaroon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Payakaroon is continuing to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavistock is working an open guard so Payakaroon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tavistock shoots in and drives through. Payakaroon sprawls well.
Payakaroon tries to counter with a clinch but Tavistock shakes him off and moves away.
Payakaroon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Payakaroon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Payakaroon throws a nice head kick!
Samart Payakaroon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payakaroon slaps away a takedown attempt from Tavistock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Payakaroon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tavistock.
 Tavistock is rocked!
Payakaroon throws a quick head kick that knocks Tavistock silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Payakaroon is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samart Payakaroon!
After winning the bout, Samart Payakaroon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimebag Abbot (ranked 2842 p4p, 1864 weight class) and Piston Honda Jr (ranked 318 p4p, 206 weight class). Honda Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Punch Out Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dimebag Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Piston Honda Jr!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot misses with a looping right.
Honda Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abbot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Honda Jr.
A jab from Abbot finds it's way through Honda Jr's defenses.
A punch lands to the side of Abbot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abbot misses with a wild combination.
Abbot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Honda Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbot moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Abbot's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Abbot on the inside.
Honda Jr lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda Jr blocks an uppercut.
Honda Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Abbot misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honda Jr's elbow.
Abbot tries to throw a body punch but Honda Jr avoids it by throwing Abbot back against the cage.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Honda Jr.
Honda Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abbot.
Honda Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbot lands a body punch.
Honda Jr tries to work over Abbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abbot misses with a body punch.
Honda Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honda Jr.
Honda Jr gets through Abbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbot has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Honda Jr uses from the top position.
Honda Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Honda Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Honda Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Honda Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Honda Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abbot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Honda Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Abbot's legs - danger averted.
Honda Jr wants to control from the top but Abbot keeps moving.
Honda Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honda Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Honda Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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.
Abbot misses with a straight right.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but Honda Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbot loads up on a big right hand but Honda Jr slips the punch.
Abbot missing with a left hand there. Honda Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Honda Jr.
Honda Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honda Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abbot was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda Jr.
Abbot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbot closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abbot lands in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimebag Abbot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honda Jr cracks a nice hook into Abbot's ribs.
Dimebag Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot looks to score with a jab to the body but Honda Jr is just out of range.
Abbot misses with a hook. Honda Jr ducked under it nicely.
Abbot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honda Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abbot throwing a counter right hand but Honda Jr manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Honda Jr sizes up Abbot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abbot throws a looping overhand right but Honda Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Honda Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Honda Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honda Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abbot was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda Jr.
Piston Honda Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honda Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Abbot throwing a counter right hand but Honda Jr manages to avoid it.
Abbot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Abbot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Honda Jr takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
Abbot dips to his left and cracks Honda Jr with an uppercut!
Honda Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot is looking to clinch but Honda Jr is avoiding it.
Honda Jr slips a straight right by Abbot.
Abbot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honda Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Honda Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Honda Jr takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
Honda Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abbot was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda Jr.
Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honda Jr.
Nice straight punches there by Honda Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honda Jr.
Abbot misses with a looping left.
Honda Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Honda Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Abbot's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Honda Jr! But no joy.
Honda Jr ducks under a wild hook from Abbot.
Honda Jr lands a big right hand that sends Abbot crashing to the mat! Honda Jr stays standing though and waves Abbot back to his feet!
Abbot is rocked!
 It looks like Dimebag Abbot has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Abbot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abbot changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Honda Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Abbot is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Honda Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Abbot seems to have got his legs back now.
Honda Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Abbot tries to advance to mount but Honda Jr denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda Jr is trying to improve his position.
Abbot remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Honda Jr is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Abbot thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dimebag Abbot's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abbot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda Jr.
Abbot is looking to counter punch.
Honda Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Honda Jr defending well as Abbot loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Honda Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Honda Jr avoids the body shot from Abbot.
Abbot jabs at Honda Jr's body.
Abbot slips a jab from Honda Jr.
Abbot scores with a jab.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Honda Jr.
Abbot is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda Jr throws out a counter right but Abbot avoids it with no problem.
Honda Jr looks to throw the jab but Abbot is out of range.
Honda Jr throws the left hand but Abbot avoids the punch easily.
Abbot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws a jab when Honda Jr was well out of range.
Abbot takes a swing at Honda Jr's ribcage but misses.
Abbot throws a lazy uppercut
and Honda Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Abbot toppling to the canvas! Abbot scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Honda Jr finish him?!
Honda Jr works Abbot's body with a nice hook.
Abbot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honda Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Honda Jr moves out of range.
Abbot swings widly with a right hand
and Honda Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abbot moves to clinch but Honda Jr breaks away
enabling Honda Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Honda Jr! Abbot is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Honda Jr!
Piston Honda Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Lopez (ranked 2326 p4p, 2646 weight class) and Swag Sitsongrit (ranked 235 p4p, 261 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pepe Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swag Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Lopez catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lopez lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheers as Lopez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Pepe Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Jab from Lopez.
Sitsongrit clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Sitsongrit has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Lopez is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lopez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sitsongrit is unloading with more strikes now! Lopez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swag Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gopnik Skwat (ranked 1764 p4p, 1852 weight class) and Michele Rene Gaspard (ranked 142 p4p, 149 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gopnik Skwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michele Rene Gaspard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skwat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gaspard thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Skwat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skwat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skwat forces Gaspard back against the cage and clinches.
Gaspard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Skwat drags the fight down to the ground.
Gaspard postures up in Skwat's guard and throws a big left but Skwat blocks it.
Skwat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaspard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gaspard stands and throws Skwat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspard misses with the ground and pound.
Skwat takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Skwat regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gaspard's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspard controlling the pace.
Gaspard looks to land a strike but Skwat avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gaspard throws a strike but Skwat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gaspard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaspard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaspard is looking for a triangle but Skwat pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skwat being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaspard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Skwat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Skwat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gaspard looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaspard, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard working for a triangle but Skwat defends it easily.
Gaspard working for submissions but it's allowed Skwat to get to half guard.
Gaspard gets full guard.
Gaspard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skwat's guard.
Gaspard is working Skwat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Skwat working for a triangle but Gaspard defends it easily.
Gaspard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaspard wants to control from the top but Skwat keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michele Rene Gaspard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Skwat throws a hook but Gaspard avoids it easily.
Skwat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gaspard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skwat.
Skwat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gaspard throws a shot to the body.
Gaspard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaspard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skwat manages to avoid it.
Gaspard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skwat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Michele Rene Gaspard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skwat looks to throw the jab but Gaspard is out of range.
Skwat misses with a leg kick.
Gaspard throws the left hand but Skwat avoids the punch easily.
Gaspard throws a hook but Skwat blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skwat looks to land a body kick but Gaspard moved away.
Gaspard looks to land a left hand but Skwat moved out of range nicely.
Gaspard ducks right into an uppercut from Skwat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaspard 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.
Gopnik Skwat is winning the standup battle so far.
Skwat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Skwat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaspard throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skwat misses with a hook.
Gaspard lands a body shot.
Gaspard misses with a looping right.
Skwat thinks about countering with a body kick.
Skwat throws a big shot that misses.
Skwat throws the left hand but Gaspard avoids the punch easily.
Skwat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gaspard clobbers Skwat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skwat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skwat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skwat has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspard.
Gaspard tries to pull guard but Skwat holds him up against the cage and eventually Gaspard drops back down to his feet.
Gaspard jumps guard.
Gaspard is pulling down on Skwat's head to control his posture.
Gaspard wants to sweep here but Skwat controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skwat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaspard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skwat tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaspard is retaining full guard.
Gaspard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaspard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skwat is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaspard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Skwat escapes and throws Gaspard's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gaspard is looking for a sweep.
Michele Rene Gaspard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skwat working away.
Gaspard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gaspard wants to get back to full guard.
Gaspard actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard trying to control here.
Skwat wants to pass the guard but Gaspard is defending well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gaspard manages to get to full guard.
Skwat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gaspard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Skwat has managed to get both his arms back between Gaspard's legs - danger averted.
Gaspard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Skwat is aware though and is defending well.
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 Gopnik Skwat will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Skwat scores with a kick to the body.
Skwat tries to score with a low kick but Gaspard moves his leg out of the way.
Skwat punishes Gaspard's body with a nice straight punch.
Gaspard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skwat wants to slow Gaspard down by chopping away at his legs.
Skwat is looking to chop away at Gaspard's legs.
Good exchange - Gaspard coming out on top.
Gaspard missing with a left hand there. Skwat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Skwat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by Skwat.
Skwat throws a hook to the side of Gaspard's head but Gaspard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skwat throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaspard.
Gaspard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Skwat with a body shot.
Skwat thuds his right hand into Gaspard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Skwat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaspard looks to score with a jab to the body but Skwat is just out of range.
Skwat thinks about countering with a head kick.
Skwat misses with a looping left.
Skwat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gaspard on the side of the head.
Gaspard is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skwat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaspard. Skwat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skwat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaspard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skwat.
The fighters circling - Skwat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skwat scores with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Skwat misses the target.
Gaspard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skwat. Skwat obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Gaspard.
Gaspard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Skwat to counter with a crisp jab.
Skwat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gaspard works Skwat's body with a nice hook.
Gaspard lands an overhand right.
Skwat motions for Gaspard to come forward. Skwat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skwat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaspard misses with a looping left.
Skwat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skwat has time to react.
Skwat lands a leg kick that knocks Gaspard off balance momentarily.
A big left from Skwat misses.
Skwat slips a straight right by Gaspard.
Gaspard digs a good body shot into Skwat's ribs.
Gaspard cracks Skwat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skwat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skwat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Gaspard misses.
Gaspard lands with a good body shot.
Skwat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gaspard.
Skwat cracks Gaspard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Skwat connects with a right hand. Gaspard shakes it off.
Gaspard is still on wobbly legs! Can Skwat finish him?
Gaspard throws out a loose jab but Skwat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspard seems to have recovered his senses.
Skwat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaspard throws a hook but Skwat avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skwat throws a hook but Gaspard blocks it.
Gaspard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gaspard there.
Skwat slips a jab from Gaspard.
Skwat misses with an uppercut.
Gaspard throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Gaspard misses.
Gaspard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gaspard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skwat has time to react.
Gaspard looks to land a right hand but Skwat moved out of range.
Gaspard misses with a lunging right hand
and Skwat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skwat throws a leg kick but Gaspard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skwat staying out of range there.
Gaspard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skwat slips a jab from Gaspard.
Skwat walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skwat punishes Gaspard's body with a nice straight punch.
Gaspard misses with a wild body shot.
Skwat looks to land a left hand but Gaspard moved out of range nicely.
Gaspard swings widly with a right hand
and Skwat counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gaspard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaspard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaspard throws a lazy right hand but Skwat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaspard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaspard lands with a hook. Skwat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skwat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Gaspard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gaspard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skwat was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaspard.
Skwat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gaspard momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaspard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skwat was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaspard.
Skwat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skwat lands a lovely overhand right.
Skwat staying out of range there.
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 Gopnik Skwat.
I think Skwat 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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A | B |
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A | B |
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A | B |
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