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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hopkins! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bear has Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Bear breaks the clinch.
Hopkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Hopkins tries to clinch and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear. Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch. Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body. Bear lands an elbow just above Hopkins 's eye. Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Hopkins takes an elbow to the forehead. Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch. A short uppercut from Bear.
Hopkins is rocked! Hopkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him? A nice glancing elbow lands by Bear. Bear pushes Hopkins against the cage. Bear is working some dirty boxing. Bear pushes off with a quick right hook! Hopkins goes down! Hopkins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bear moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bear!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Colon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rice! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rice throws a wild body kick that Colon sees coming a mile off. Colon misses with a few strikes there.
Colon closes the distance and clinches. Rice misses with a hook from the clinch. Colon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rice avoids it. Rice working aggressively here.
Rice misses with an elbow strike.
Rice throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Colon blocks an uppercut.
Rice swings wildly with an uppercut but Colon uses good head movement to avoid it. Rice scores with a shoulder strike. Colon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rice gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Rice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Colon doesn't manage to clinch there - Rice circles away.
Rice throws a head kick that misses. Colon shoots in for a takedown but Rice shows good takedown defense. Colon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rice misses with a head kick.
Colon tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Rice counters with a one-two to the body. Colon misses with a takedown attempt - Rice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Colon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Colon shoots in for a double leg but Rice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Colon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rice's waist but Rice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Colon off to one side. Rice lands an overhand right. A big left from Rice misses. Rice throws a right and a left that both miss. Rice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Colon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rice circles away. Rice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Colon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Rice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Colon gets tackled into the cage by Rice. Rice maintains the clinch. Rice works on Colon's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rice stalling the fight.
Rice breaks from the clinch.
Rice checks a leg kick nicely. Rice plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Rice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rice wants it to stay on the feet. Colon tries to clinch and Rice moves into the clinch. Rice is working Colon over against the cage. Colon is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Rice utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A short body shot lands from Rice as the two fighters clinch.
Rice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rice slowing the pace effectively. Rice lands a shot to the body. Rice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Rice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Rice misses with a head kick.
Colon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rice.
Rice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rice misses with a combination
so Colon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Rice wants to stand but Colon is controlling the position. Rice is wriggling around but Colon manages to pass to half guard.
Rice blocking the ground and pound attempt from Colon. Rice avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Colon. Colon stops Rice from getting back to his feet.
Colon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Colon is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rice is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Colon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Training Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Peterson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Training Partner! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Peterson! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A low kick from Partner misses and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Partner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Partner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Partner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peterson. Partner tries to clinch up. Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Partner tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Partner tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Partner is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Peterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Peterson lands with a straight right. Partner didn't see that one coming. A jab from Peterson misses. Partner tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance. Partner tries to clinch but Peterson moves away and Peterson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Partner moves out of range of the leg kick from Peterson. Partner looks to clinch and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Partner tries to clinch but fails miserably and Peterson counters with a huge left! Partner is in big trouble! He's backing up but Peterson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Partner from any more damage. A dominating finish by Peterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sid Peterson! Sid Peterson is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Huge has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Huge! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Train! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Huge lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Huge tries to sprawl but Train drives through with a takedown into half guard. Train thows a huge punch but Huge dodges it nicely.
Train stands up and beckons Huge to join him on the feet. Huge throws out a leg kick but Train moves out of range and Huge only half commits. Huge throws a combination that misses and Train counters with a single leg into guard. Huge didn't expect that. 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! Train showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Train drops back, looking for a kneebar! Huge looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Huge looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Huge! Train tries to get back to half guard but can't. Huge throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Huge is chipping away with strikes.
Huge throws a strike aimed at the side of Train's head but Train avoids it well. An elbow from Huge crashes against the mat.
Train gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Huge is working for a kimura but Train is defending it quite comfortably.
Huge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Huge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Train keeps working. Train is looking to improve his position.
Huge wants to pass to mount but Train is defending the position. Train tries to get to full guard but Huge has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Huge stands up and beckons Train to join him on the feet. Train closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Train looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Huge tries to kick Train off but Train keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Train controlling the action here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Train in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Huge tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Train!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Train!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spaced Elite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spaced Elite! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Peters! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Peters scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Peters throws a strike aimed at the side of Elite's head but Elite avoids it well. Peters lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Elite really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Peters has hold of Elite's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Elite tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Peters cranks the arm and Elite screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Elite, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Peters!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Drake! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Pleasures! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Drake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pleasures. That did some damage! Drake keeps Pleasures at a distance using the push kick. Pleasures doesn't succeed with the takedown and Drake counters with a nice body kick.
Pleasures looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drake is fending him off so far but Pleasures persists. Nope, Drake circles away and we're back to standing. Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Pleasures looks gassed! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Drake cracks the inside of Pleasures's front leg. Drake scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Good leg kick by Drake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
John Pleasures seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Drake scores with a leg kick.
Drake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pleasures. That did some damage! Drake lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like John Pleasures has been cut. Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake. Pleasures's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drake throws a nice outside leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Drake. Pleasures tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A good leg kick by Drake. Steven Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Drake thumps Pleasures with a low kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Drake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
Pleasures on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Drake cracks the inside of Pleasures's front leg. Pleasures takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pleasures stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drake. Pleasures takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drake, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Drake. Drake scores with a leg kick.
Drake misses with a leg kick. Drake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pleasures closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Pleasures pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Steven Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Pleasures. Drake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Drake throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drake scores with a leg kick.
Drake connects with an inside leg kick. Pleasures checks a leg kick nicely. A chopping leg kick lands by Drake. Drake connects with a leg kick. Pleasures looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Pleasures takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Drake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pleasures's calf. Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake. Drake tries a low kick but Pleasures avoids it. Pleasures has his takedown stuffed and Drake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pleasures throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pleasures off to one side. Drake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Drake connects with a leg kick. Pleasures looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Drake throws a leg kick which misses Pleasures's front leg but catches the back leg as Pleasures tries to avoid it. Pleasures gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Drake counters with a nice kick to the body. Pleasures checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pleasures with a poor takedown and Drake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Drake scores with a kick to the midsection. Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Drake dominated that round. The cut man is working on John Pleasures's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Pleasures fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drake avoids it really well and circles away. Drake connects with a leg kick. Pleasures looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Pleasures shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Pleasures is trying desperately to land a takedown but Drake is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pleasures. Drake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pleasures. Drake thumps Pleasures with a low kick. Drake throws a quick inside leg kick. Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Drake throws a quick inside leg kick. Pleasures on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drake. Drake obviously looking to wear him down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pleasures might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drake has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drake throws a leg kick but Pleasures checks it. Pleasures is breathing heavily. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drake, right into the meat.
Drake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Drake is looking to slow Pleasures down with leg kicks. Drake cracks the inside of Pleasures's front leg. Good leg kick by Drake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Drake. That's going to slow Pleasures down. Drake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pleasures's sensitive parts. Drake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John Pleasures is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Drake feints and then cracks Pleasures's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pleasures down. Pleasures misses with a takedown and Drake counters with an inside leg kick. Steven Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Pleasures. Pleasures chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drake can pounce on him.
Pleasures tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Drake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pleasures is out of range. Pleasures tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily and Drake counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Pleasures takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pleasures with a lazy takedown attempt and Drake counters with a solid body kick. Pleasures stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Drake. Pleasures checks the leg kick. Drake connects with an inside leg kick. Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pleasures can do to turn this around? Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Pleasures stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drake. Nice body kick there by Drake. Pleasures doesn't succeed with the takedown and Drake counters with an outside leg kick.
Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake. Drake thows a body kick. Pleasures tries to catch it but that hurt him. Drake throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice leg kick lands there from Drake. Drake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Drake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pleasures has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Pleasures takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drake cracks the inside of Pleasures's front leg. Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pleasures blocks a leg kick. Pleasures with a lazy takedown attempt and Drake counters with a big head kick but Pleasures shrugs it off. Pleasures with a poor takedown and Drake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pleasures's knee momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Drake dominated that second round. The cut man is working on John Pleasures's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Drake. Pleasures shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Drake counters with a head kick. Pleasures takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Drake wants to slow Pleasures down by chopping away at his legs. Drake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake is looking to slow Pleasures down with leg kicks. Pleasures avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Pleasures, before circling back to the center of the mat. Pleasures takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
Drake is looking to slow Pleasures down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pleasures fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Steven Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Pleasures. Drake tries to land a leg kick but Pleasures saw it coming and moves away.
Steven Drake is winning the standup battle so far. A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Drake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Drake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pleasures misses with a takedown and Drake counters with a thumping low kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Drake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A bone on bone clash there as Pleasures blocks the leg kick.
John Pleasures has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pleasures. Pleasures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake. Pleasures with a lazy takedown attempt and Drake counters with a thumping low kick. This has been an exciting period of action! An inside leg kick lands from Drake. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drake, right into the meat.
Pleasures has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drake. Drake feints and then cracks Pleasures's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pleasures down. A good leg kick by Drake. A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drake. Drake throws a quick inside leg kick. Drake feints and then cracks Pleasures's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pleasures down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pleasures blocks a leg kick. That kick from Drake tenderised Pleasures's leg. Pleasures is trying to keep his angry face on. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
A head kick from Drake lands but Pleasures takes it in his stride. A nice leg kick lands there from Drake. That kick from Drake tenderised Pleasures's leg. Pleasures is trying to keep his angry face on. A slapping body kick lands there for Drake. Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Drake delivers a nice body kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Drake.
Drake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Drake throws a front kick aimed at Pleasures's knee but Pleasures avoids it well. A good leg kick by Drake. Drake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pleasures. Pleasures has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Drake. Steven Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Drake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Pleasures misses with a takedown attempt and Drake counters with a nice body kick. Drake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pleasures's sensitive parts. Drake scores with a nice body kick.
Drake throws a quick inside leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Drake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Drake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Steven Drake showed his dominance in that final round. Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Drake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Christ has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Christ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Henry throws a low kick but Christ avoids it. John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Horrible takedown by Christ or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry which made him look bad. Christ shoots in for a double leg but Henry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. A combination from Henry does no damage. Henry tries a low kick but Christ avoids it. Henry throws a leg kick but Christ moved away. A punch combination from Christ misses. Henry avoids the head kick by Christ.
Henry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Christ throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Christ takes a kick to the side of the head. Christ shoots in but Henry avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him. Henry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like John Christ has been cut. Henry throws a head kick that misses and Christ makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Henry. That's going to slow Christ down. Christ blocks a low kick nicely. Henry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Christ counters with a nice leg kick. Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christ counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Henry misses with a hook from the clinch. Christ wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Christ. Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Christ avoids the damage to the body. Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christ backwards. Henry breaks the clinch.
Christ tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christ counters with a series of strikes. Henry will be more careful next time no doubt. Henry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henry. Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Henry misses with a combination
and Christ counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henry lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Henry misses the body punch and Christ counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henry, right into the meat.
Henry swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
Henry misses with a double jab.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henry, right into the meat.
Henry throws a head kick that misses. Henry throws a leg kick that is checked and Christ counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henry won't be happy with that. Christ working the ground and pound from side control. Henry is pushing Christ's head away, looking to escape. Christ manages to hold on to the position though. Henry bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henry misses with the combination.
Henry misses with a double jab
and Christ counters with a three punch combo that has Henry backing up. Henry nods at Christ to acknowledge the strikes. Henry throws a shot to the body.
Christ darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage. Henry scores with a hook to the body. Henry tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry misses with a double jab
and Christ counters with a one-two to the body. Christ moves into range and clinches up with Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Christ won't want to take too many of those. Henry digs a right hand into Christ's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Christ's gas tank. Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christ backwards. Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Christ on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry. Christ drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Christ is breathing heavily. Christ has Henry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Henry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christ eats them both and turns towards Henry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Henry looks to land a combination. Christ sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Henry misses with a combination
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that round. The cut man is working on John Christ's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Christ throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henry counters with an inside leg kick. Christ ducks under a wild hook from Henry. Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. John Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Henry misses with a leg kick and Christ counters with a low kick, right behind Henry 's knee. Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Christ counters with a straight punch to the midsection. An inside leg kick lands from Christ. Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christ counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Henry throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
Christ misses with a head kick.
Christ drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Christ throws a lazy head kick and Henry counters with a one-two to the body. Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Christ pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry back to the cage. Christ follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Henry throws a combination that misses and Christ counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Christ checks a leg kick nicely. Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Henry misses with a shot to the body and Christ counters with a right hand to the body. A head kick from Henry lands but Christ takes it in his stride. Christ misses with an attempted mid kick.
Christ is looking to wear down Henry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Henry throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
Henry lands a head kick!
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christ counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henry is lucky that one didn't land flush. Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Henry. Christ swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Henry throws a nice looking combination but Christ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. That kick from Henry tenderised Christ's leg. Christ is trying to keep his angry face on. A jab lands there for Henry. A head kick by Henry misses and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Christ throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Christ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing. A low kick from Henry is predictable there and Christ counters with a big head kick but Henry shrugs it off. A jab from Henry does it's job there. Henry stuffs the takedown. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Christ tries to clinch and Henry counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Christ moves out of range easily. Henry throws a head kick that half lands.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and Christ counters with a lovely shot to the body. Christ misses with a wild combination.
Henry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Christ counters with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Henry misses with a right hand and Christ counters with a head kick. Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Christ swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry counters with a big head kick but Christ shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Christ. Henry lands with a slapping head kick. Christ shoots in looking for a takedown. Henry tries to sprawl out of it but Christ keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Nice uppercut there from Henry. John Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup. Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Christ changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henry tries to avoid it but Christ manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henry to the ground. Henry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him. Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Christ counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Christ drops his hands momentarily and Henry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Christ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Henry will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on John Christ's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Henry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Henry blocks a head kick by Christ.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Henry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Christ. Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Christ checks a leg kick. A nice combination there by Henry.
A head kick misses from Henry. Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing. Henry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christ. Henry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christ counters with a three punch combo that has Henry backing up. Henry nods at Christ to acknowledge the strikes. Christ misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Henry throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henry misses with a double jab
and Christ counters with a leg kick. Christ scores with a shot to the body.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry. Christ misses with a double jab.
Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing. Henry misses with a double jab
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Christ throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Christ slips under a jab from Henry. Christ misses with a double jab
and Henry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. John Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! John Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Henry lands the left hand. Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ misses with a head kick.
Henry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christ counters with a two punch combo. Christ looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range. Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christ counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Henry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christ looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range. A head kick misses from Henry. Henry misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Christ finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henry with a hook. Henry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and Christ counters with a left and a right that stings Henry. Henry misses with a combination
and Christ counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christ.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Henry misses with a wild body shot. John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Henry throws a head kick that misses and Christ counters with a left right combination that sends Henry crashing to the mat - Christ wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Henry out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Christ!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Mastadon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mastadon has chosen Raise Hell- (hed) pe as his entrance music. John Berry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Berry! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus Mastadon! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mastadon with a lazy takedown attempt and Berry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Berry throws a combination. Mastadon tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Berry connects with an inside leg kick. Berry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mastadon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Berry counters with a two punch combo. Berry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berry. Mastadon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Berry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Berry. John Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cletus Mastadon. Berry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mastadon shoots and misses and Berry counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Berry breaks the clinch.
Berry fails to land with a series of punches.
Mastadon misses with a takedown attempt and Berry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Berry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mastadon eats them both and turns towards Berry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. 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! Berry misses with a double jab
and Mastadon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Berry won't be happy with that. Berry is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mastadon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Berry manages to get to full guard.
Berry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mastadon is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Berry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mastadon manages to get himself to full guard.
Mastadon keeping full guard, as Berry tries to pass. Mastadon keeping moving, preventing Berry from controlling successfully. Mastadon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berry defends it easily. Berry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Berry pushing down on Mastadon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mastadon is trying to stand.
Berry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Berry has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mastadon defend it? Berry steps over the head and cranks it - Mastadon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Berry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Berry! John Berry is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Semtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Panther! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Semtex! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Panther is looking to chop away at Semtex's legs. Panther checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Semtex shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Panther pushes Semtex off and gets back to his feet. Semtex attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Semtex is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Panther's half guard. Panther kicks Semtex off and gets back to his feet. Semtex throws a nice looking combination but Panther bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Panther slaps away a takedown attempt from Semtex, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Semtex shoots in but Panther avoids the takedown attempt easily. Panther walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Semtex checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Semtex swinging wildly here.
Semtex misses with a double jab
and Panther counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Semtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Panther misses with a body punch
and Semtex counters with a series of strikes. Panther will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Panther.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Semtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Panther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Panther scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Panther throws a right hand that Semtex ducks under and follows up with a left that Semtex also avoids with ease. Semtex tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Panther is able to avoid easily. Semtex moves out of range of the leg kick from Panther. Semtex fails to land with a series of punches.
Panther lands with a hook. Semtex tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Semtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Panther paws at him with a jab and circles away. Panther misses with a two punch combination.
Semtex tries to clinch up but Panther circles away and keeps his distance. Panther lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semtex's sensitive parts. Semtex throws a chopping leg kick but Panther manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Semtex tries to clinch but Panther is having none of it. A combination from Panther does no damage. Panther looks to land a combination. Semtex sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Semtex throws a leg kick that is checked and Panther counters with a lovely straight right hand! Semtex closes the distance but Panther moves to the side and Panther counters with a leg kick. Semtex lands with a right hand. Panther connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Semtex throws a leg kick that is checked and Panther counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Semtex tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Panther counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Panther dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Semtex tries to clinch but Panther is having none of it. Semtex misses with the combination.
Panther throws a series of punches but Semtex avoids them all with ease. Panther throws a combination that misses and Semtex counters with a single leg into guard. Panther didn't expect that. Semtex wants to control from the top but Panther keeps moving. Panther wants to stand up but Semtex is controlling him. Semtex wants to stand but Panther is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Panther wriggles free and stands up. Semtex moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. John Panther is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Panther throws a combination that misses and Semtex counters with a series of strikes. Panther will be more careful next time no doubt. Semtex chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semtex throws a leg kick that is checked and Panther counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Panther lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Semtex circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Panther showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semtex.
Panther misses with a double jab.
Semtex fails to land with a series of punches.
Semtex connects with an inside leg kick. Semtex blocks a low kick nicely. Panther throws a leg kick but Semtex sees it coming and moves out of range. Panther feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Semtex's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Panther there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Panther throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Panther throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semtex counters with a nice low kick that buckles Panther's knee momentarily. Semtex moves in looking to clinch but Panther pushes him off. Semtex shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Panther as he avoids it easily. Semtex wants to clinch and Panther counters with a nice uppercut. Panther shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Semtex eats them both and turns towards Panther to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Semtex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panther moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Panther fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A solid leg kick lands there for Panther.
Semtex is breathing heavily. Semtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Panther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A leg kick checked by Semtex. Panther throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Panther looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Semtex tries to work over Panther's front leg with a kick but Panther checks it. Panther turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Panther dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Semtex throws a leg kick but Panther sees it coming and checks it nicely. Semtex looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Semtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Panther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A left and a right from Panther both land. Nice combination. Semtex takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panther misses with a series of wild punches.
Panther scoring well with a low kick there.
Semtex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Semtex wants to clinch and Panther counters with a left and a right that stings Semtex. John Panther is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Panther fails to land with a series of punches.
Panther shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Semtex eats them both and turns towards Panther to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Panther throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Panther swats away the attempt to clinch by Semtex. Panther throws out a leg kick but Semtex moves out of range and Panther only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Semtex throws a nice looking combination but Panther bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Panther scores with a nice strike. Semtex slips a jab from Panther. Semtex misses with a leg kick. Panther connects with a right hand. Semtex shakes it off. Semtex throws a leg kick letting Panther counter with a right hand. Semtex lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Panther backs up against the cage.
Semtex throws a combination that misses and Panther counters with a three punch combo that has Semtex backing up. Semtex nods at Panther to acknowledge the strikes. Semtex swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Panther counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panther tries to work over Semtex's front leg with a kick but Semtex checks it. Panther jabs Semtex to the body, keeping him at a distance. Panther is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Panther fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panther throws a one two combo.
Panther misses with a body kick. A low kick from Semtex is predictable there and Panther counters with a leg kick. Semtex throws a leg kick that is checked and Panther counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Semtex is rocked! Panther fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Semtex square on the jaw! Damn, Semtex is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Panther! John Panther is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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