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BFC 77: Moon vs Wade PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Steggman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Gnocci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Steggman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Gnocci!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steggman swats away the attempt to clinch by Gnocci.
Gnocci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gnocci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steggman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gnocci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gnocci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steggman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gnocci shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steggman sprawls well. Steggman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gnocci gets slowly back to his feet.
Steggman misses with a looping right.
Gnocci shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gnocci tries to clinch but Steggman is having none of it.
Gnocci doesn't manage to clinch there - Steggman circles away.
Steggman keeps the fight on the outside.
Steggman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gnocci tries to clinch up but Steggman circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnocci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steggman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steggman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Steggman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steggman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Steggman landing shots from mount.
Gnocci is bucking up trying to escape but Steggman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gnocci tries to lock up and control but Steggman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steggman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steggman avoids the attempt from Gnocci to control.
Steggman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gnocci working to try and regain half guard.
Steggman lands a big shot there that rocks Gnocci but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steggman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnocci squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gnocci is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steggman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gnocci really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gnocci looks gassed!
Gnocci tries to lock up and control but Steggman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steggman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gnocci has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gnocci!
Steggman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steggman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gnocci on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steggman prevents Gnocci from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnocci is trying to control but can't.
Gnocci missing with punches from the bottom.
Steggman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gnocci is staying active underneath Steggman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gnocci trying to hold on to Steggman's head to control him but Steggman postures up.
Gnocci keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steggman keeps the fight on the outside.
Gnocci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gnocci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gnocci fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four 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.
Gnocci throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gnocci tries to close the distance and clinch but Steggman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gnocci wants to clinch up but Steggman keeps it at a distance.
Gnocci tries to clinch there but Steggman circles away.
Steggman lands with a nice body punch.
Gnocci is looking to clinch.
Gnocci feints and then cracks Steggman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steggman down.
Steggman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gnocci doesn't manage to clinch there - Steggman circles away.
Gnocci throws a lazy right hand but Steggman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gnocci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gnocci wants to clinch.
Steggman circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Steggman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gnocci throws a right and a left that Steggman avoids nicely.
Gnocci is looking to clinch.
Gnocci doesn't manage to clinch there - Steggman circles away.
Gnocci tries to clinch but Steggman is having none of it.
Steggman swats away the attempt to clinch by Gnocci.
Gnocci is looking to clinch.
Gnocci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gnocci misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steggman throws a body punch but Gnocci moves out of range.
Steggman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marco Gnocci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steggman misses with a two punch combination.
Gnocci has his takedown stuffed
and Steggman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnocci tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steggman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gnocci closes the distance but Steggman moves to the side
and Steggman counters with a shoot takedown. Gnocci fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steggman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gnocci looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gnocci looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gnocci!
Gnocci tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gnocci has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gnocci is breathing heavily.
Steggman is looking to reverse the position.
Steggman manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steggman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steggman.
Steggman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gnocci is one step ahead there.
Gnocci slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gnocci advances nicely into full mount.
Gnocci prevents Steggman from getting the reversal.
Gnocci putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Gnocci connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Christian Steggman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gnocci quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Gnocci but it's paid off an Steggman is forced to tap! Nice work by Gnocci.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Gnocci!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweep The Leg kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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315 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Drake.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Griffin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Drake did well to prevent Griffin getting side control.
Griffin wants to free his trapped foot but Drake is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
Griffin working Drake over with strikes.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drake won't allow Griffin to pass to mount.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Griffin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Drake looks like he's trying to stand up.
Griffin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin prevents Drake from improving his position.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
Griffin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Drake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but Drake defending well.
Drake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin is looking to pass Drake's guard but actually Drake recovers to full guard.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Griffin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drake sprawls well initially but Griffin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Drake to regain full guard.
Griffin trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin postures up in Drake's guard and throws a big left but Drake blocks it.
Griffin working some strikes from top position.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
Drake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Griffin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Griffin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drake pushes Griffin off and gets back to his feet.
Drake looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Drake throws a leg kick but Griffin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense.
Griffin fails with the takedown.
Griffin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Griffin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drake scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Griffin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
Drake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drake is trying to stand.
Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Griffin throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
Drake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randy Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffin winds up and cracks Drake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drake is looking for a sweep. Griffin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is looking for a kimura but Drake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Griffin to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
Griffin is trying to control. Drake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Griffin throws a strike but Drake avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Griffin advances position into side control!
Drake regains half guard, as Griffin was trying to land strikes.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Drake dodges it nicely.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drake is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Griffin scores a takedown into full mount!
Drake squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Griffin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drake looks a forlorn figure.
Griffin lands with some strikes.
Griffin lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Drake is now in Griffin's guard. A big mistake from Griffin there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Griffin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
Drake gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
Drake stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Griffin wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Drake is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin not doing much here.
Griffin is trying to control the action in half guard but Drake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drake's head.
Griffin stalling.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Drake to regain full guard.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Griffin works over Drake with some ground and pound from guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Randy Griffin has been cut.
Griffin has managed to clinch.
Griffin wants a takedown.
Griffin jumps guard and drags Drake to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Griffin with good strikes from the mount here!
Griffin with a couple of short strikes.
Drake is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is bucking up trying to escape but Griffin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Drake tries to hold on but Griffin pushes him away.
Griffin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Griffin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Randy Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin lands a big shot there that rocks Drake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Drake tries to hold on but Griffin postures up.
Griffin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Griffin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thomas Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin with shots to the head and body - Drake looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Morbid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morbid has chosen Duran Duran - Wild Boys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Gull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Doc Morbid!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gull throws a hook but Morbid blocks it.
No luck for Gull with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Gull misses.
Morbid checks a low kick from Gull.
Gull shoots in looking for a takedown. Morbid tries to sprawl out of it but Gull keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morbid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morbid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morbid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morbid manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morbid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morbid is looking to clinch.
Morbid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morbid checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Morbid is predictable there
and Gull counters with a one-two to the body.
Morbid misses with a kick to the body.
Gull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eli Gull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morbid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gull lands a nice hook to Morbid's body. Morbid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morbid is looking to clinch but Gull is avoiding it.
Morbid tries to clinch but Gull is having none of it.
Gull moves out of range of the body kick.
Gull throws a nice looking combination but Morbid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gull misses the shot to the body.
Gull throws a hook but Morbid avoids it easily.
Gull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morbid wants to clinch up but Gull keeps it at a distance.
Gull throws a solid leg kick but Morbid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gull.
Gull looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morbid is fending him off so far but Gull persists. Nope, Morbid circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Gull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morbid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Morbid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morbid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gull.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gull.
Morbid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gull.
Gull's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gull duly obliges.
Morbid throws a head kick but Gull moves out of range.
Gull misses with a wild body shot.
Doc Morbid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Gull lands.
Gull looks to throw the jab but Morbid is out of range.
Morbid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morbid wants it to stay on the feet.
Gull misses with a looping left.
Gull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gull throws a one two combo.
Morbid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gull.
Gull is breathing heavily.
Gull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morbid was well out of range. Poor timing from Gull.
Morbid tries to clinch up but Gull circles away and keeps his distance.
Gull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morbid was well out of range. Poor timing from Gull.
Morbid ducks under a wild hook from Gull.
Morbid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morbid lands a knee to the head.
Morbid trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull is trying to break the clinch but Morbid is controlling him.
Gull being controlled against the cage.
Morbid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morbid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morbid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gull is defending well for now.
Gull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morbid controlling the action here for a moment.
Gull is leaning against Morbid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gull goes for a takedown attempt but Morbid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morbid rushes Gull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morbid looking to throw knees to the head but Gull is blocking nicely.
Morbid keeps control of Gull as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morbid gets underhooks to prevent Gull's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gull dominated that round.
That's time! Gull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gull lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Morbid backs up against the cage.
Morbid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gull misses with a two punch combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morbid.
Morbid closes the distance and pushes Gull back into the cage.
Morbid stops a takedown attempt from Gull.
Gull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morbid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morbid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morbid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gull avoids it.
Gull managing to block the knees to the body from Morbid.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gull has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morbid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morbid with a knee to the head.
Morbid is trying to stall.
Morbid tries to land knees in the clinch but Gull avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull is trying to break the clinch but Morbid has him pressed against the cage.
Gull takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morbid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gull tries to break free but Morbid pushes him back against the cage.
Gull has had enough of the clinch but Morbid keeps him there for the moment.
Gull presses Morbid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morbid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morbid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gull tries to pull guard but Morbid holds him up against the cage and eventually Gull drops back down to his feet.
Gull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morbid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morbid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gull can't break the clinch.
Morbid missing with knees to the body.
Morbid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gull has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morbid working Gull over with knees to the body.
Gull has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morbid uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morbid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gull has Morbid pulled in close to control his posture.
Morbid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morbid defends well.
Morbid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull trying to control the position.
Gull keeping moving, preventing Morbid from controlling successfully.
Morbid won't allow Gull to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gull not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morbid tries to clinch there but Gull circles away.
Eli Gull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morbid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gull counters with a stiff right hand.
Morbid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gull.
Good leg kick by Morbid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gull throws a right hand that Morbid ducks under and follows up with a left that Morbid also avoids with ease.
Gull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morbid pinned against the cage. Morbid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Gull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morbid tries to close the distance and clinch but Gull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Morbid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Morbid moves in looking to clinch but Gull pushes him off.
Gull scores with a jab.
Gull throws a good cross that connects.
Morbid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morbid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gull somewhat.
Morbid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gull scores with a takedown into Morbid's guard.
Gull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morbid lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gull!
Gull regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gull trying to control but Morbid postures up.
Morbid tries to pass to full mount but Gull defends it.
Morbid is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Morbid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gull tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morbid has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gull is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gull blocking the ground and pound.
Morbid controlling from the full mount.
Morbid thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull working to try and regain half guard.
Morbid controlling the position easily from mount.
Morbid wants to control the action but instead Gull gets a body lock and reverses into Morbid's guard! Nice work!
Gull trying to control the position from guard on top but Morbid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gull slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morbid looking for a sweep. Not yet Morbid, not yet.
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.
Gull looking to pass the guard.
Morbid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morbid controlling the position.
Gull trying to control the position from guard on top but Morbid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morbid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morbid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left lands for Gull.
Gull feints and as Morbid raises his hands in defense, Gull changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gull sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Gull showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gull 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Gull!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoli Valutchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cohen Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valutchko comes to the cage accompanied by Gimn Sovetskogo Sojuza. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
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255 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoli Valutchko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cohen Maloney!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valutchko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valutchko lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maloney.
Maloney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Cohen Maloney has been cut.
Valutchko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maloney on the side of the head.
Valutchko gets a clinch.
Valutchko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valutchko is trying to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling him.
Valutchko avoiding damage as Maloney throws knees to the body.
Valutchko is trying to maintain a safe position but Maloney gets an underhook and turns Valutchko into the cage.
Maloney scores a nice knee to the body.
Valutchko goes for a takedown attempt but Maloney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valutchko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valutchko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maloney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Maloney.
Maloney tries to clinch but Valutchko moves out of range.
Maloney misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valutchko fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoli Valutchko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maloney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valutchko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maloney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maloney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valutchko throws a big shot that misses.
Valutchko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maloney connects with a solid leg kick.
Valutchko throws a body punch but Maloney moves out of range.
Maloney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valutchko.
Maloney lands with a kick to the temple. Valutchko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maloney tries to clinch but Valutchko moves out of range.
Valutchko throws a hook to the side of Maloney's head but Maloney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maloney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Maloney.
Cohen Maloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maloney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valutchko.
Valutchko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maloney tries to avoid it but Valutchko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maloney to the ground. Maloney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valutchko with a hook.
Valutchko throws a jab but it's blocked by Maloney.
Valutchko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Valutchko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maloney is looking to clinch but Valutchko is avoiding it.
Anatoli Valutchko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maloney misses with a head kick.
Maloney is looking to clinch.
Valutchko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Maloney as Valutchko shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Maloney.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maloney. That's going to slow Valutchko down.
Valutchko misses the jab.
Maloney shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maloney is looking to chop away at Valutchko's legs.
Maloney staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maloney, right into the meat.
Valutchko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valutchko is breathing heavily.
Maloney throws a head kick but Valutchko moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Maloney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maloney.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maloney drives through and clinches with Valutchko against the cage.
Maloney lands an elbow that stopped Valutchko in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valutchko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valutchko stalling in the clinch but Maloney improves position.
Maloney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maloney lands a nice elbow.
Maloney tries to land knees in the clinch but Valutchko avoids the damage to the body.
Maloney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valutchko blocks it with crossed arms.
Valutchko managing to block the knees to the body from Maloney.
Maloney is pressed up against the cage. Valutchko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maloney down to the mat. Maloney avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maloney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maloney looking to throw knees to the head but Valutchko is blocking nicely.
Valutchko avoiding damage as Maloney throws knees to the body.
Maloney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but Valutchko blocks it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Valutchko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Maloney misses with an elbow over the top.
Valutchko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valutchko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valutchko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valutchko scores with a body shot.
Valutchko closes the distance and clinches up with Maloney, looking for a takedown. Valutchko pushes Maloney against the cage but Maloney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valutchko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cohen Maloney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cohen Maloney's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valutchko scores with a nice head shot.
Valutchko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valutchko lands a nice looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valutchko.
Valutchko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valutchko counters with a single leg into guard. Maloney didn't expect that.
Maloney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valutchko.
Maloney keeping moving, preventing Valutchko from controlling successfully.
Valutchko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Valutchko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney keeping moving, preventing Valutchko from controlling successfully.
Maloney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valutchko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valutchko prevents Maloney from getting back to his feet.
Maloney is breathing heavily.
Maloney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maloney is looking to stand up but Valutchko isn't so interested in that idea.
Maloney can't keep his opponent in guard - Valutchko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Valutchko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valutchko throwing shots but Maloney is blocking nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maloney. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Maloney is staying active underneath Valutchko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Valutchko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Valutchko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valutchko is trying to control the action in half guard but Maloney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valutchko lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valutchko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maloney's head.
Valutchko is trying to control the action in half guard but Maloney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valutchko passes to full mount!
Valutchko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Valutchko tries to control but Maloney wriggling away.
Valutchko is landing with some decent strikes but Maloney is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Valutchko looking to ground and pound but Maloney is blocking nicely.
Valutchko dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko throws a wild left hand from mount and Maloney manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Valutchko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valutchko is keen to just control but Maloney is a slippery customer.
Maloney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valutchko.
Valutchko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valutchko wants to take a breather but Maloney is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoli Valutchko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cohen Maloney's cut.
That's time! Valutchko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Valutchko shoots in but Maloney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maloney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maloney throws a leg kick but Valutchko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maloney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maloney throws a lazy head kick
enabling Valutchko to counter with a crisp jab.
Valutchko blocks a head kick by Maloney.
Maloney wants to slow Valutchko down by chopping away at his legs.
Maloney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valutchko.
Valutchko cracks Maloney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maloney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maloney gets caught flat footed, as Valutchko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maloney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney keeping moving, preventing Valutchko from controlling successfully.
Valutchko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maloney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valutchko throws a big right hand that misses.
Valutchko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valutchko trying to control the position from guard on top but Maloney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valutchko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Valutchko advances position into side control!
Valutchko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko tries to advance to mount but Maloney denies him.
Valutchko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Valutchko prevents Maloney from escaping the position.
Maloney parries the strikes from Valutchko easily there. Valutchko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Maloney to escape.
Valutchko landing strikes.
Valutchko working the strikes but Maloney uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Valutchko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valutchko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maloney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valutchko.
Maloney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valutchko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Valutchko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valutchko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valutchko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valutchko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maloney tries to clinch up.
Maloney avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four 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.
Maloney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Valutchko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valutchko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valutchko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valutchko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maloney in his tracks.
Valutchko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Valutchko trying to pass the guard but Maloney defending well.
Valutchko is keen to just control but Maloney is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valutchko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valutchko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maloney keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoli Valutchko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valutchko 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoli Valutchko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Dwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
210 lbs
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215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshua Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Dwan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to bum rush Dwan with a series of wild strikes but Dwan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Dwan with that takedown attempt.
Dwan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dwan fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown gets caught flat footed, as Dwan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dwan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dwan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brown dives on top into guard.
Brown prevents Dwan from getting back to his feet.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwan wants to control the position but Brown says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dwan tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Dwan is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dwan manages to get to full guard.
Dwan looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dwan looking for a sweep. Not yet Dwan, not yet.
Brown trying to control but Dwan is working from the bottom.
Dwan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brown has picked Dwan up and slammed him! Dwan can't keep hold of the triangle and Brown manages to pass to side control!
Brown tries to score with some ground and pound. Dwan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown grinds an elbow into Dwan's temple.
Dwan is looking to reverse the position.
Dwan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brown is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown is keen to just control but Dwan is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown is just content to waste time from the top position. Dwan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dwan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dwan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dwan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Dwan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Dwan saw that one coming.
Dwan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Dwan persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joshua Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown by Dwan or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Dwan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dwan looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dwan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joshua Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Dwan.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Brown looks to land a combination but Dwan avoids it well.
Dwan slips a straight right by Brown.
Dwan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Dwan persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Dwan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown with a jab.
Dwan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dwan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Dwan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dwan gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dwan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dwan gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dwan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dwan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joshua Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dwan.
Dwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Dwan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dwan shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dwan.
Tom Dwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dwan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown lands a nice hook to Dwan's body. Dwan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds his right hand into Dwan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Brown throws a right hand that Dwan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dwan also avoids with ease.
Dwan wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Dwan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dwan gets slowly back to his feet.
Dwan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brown.
Joshua Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Dwan needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Dwan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown lands a nice hook to Dwan's body. Dwan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a series of punches but Dwan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown cracks Dwan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dwan fails with the takedown.
Brown misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Dwan shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Brown dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Dwan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dwan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dwan off to one side.
Brown throws a right hand that Dwan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dwan also avoids with ease.
Dwan tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown misses with a combination
and Dwan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Dwan wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Dwan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwan won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Dwan wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Dwan won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dwan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dwan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dwan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Dwan misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joshua Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Dwan.
Dwan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Dwan on that attempt.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dwan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Dwan sits in half guard.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Dwan has control of the leg.
Tom Dwan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dwan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four 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.
Dwan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dwan is controlling him.
Dwan throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dwan avoids the body shot from Brown.
Dwan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
Dwan is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Dwan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown pushes Dwan off and gets back to his feet.
Joshua Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Dwan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baumgardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santara Amarillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baumgardner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to COWBOYS FROM HELL. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
168 lbs
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163 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Baumgardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santara Amarillo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgardner shoots in and drives through. Amarillo sprawls well.
Amarillo tries a low kick but Baumgardner avoids it.
Baumgardner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Amarillo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Baumgardner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baumgardner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baumgardner is looking to work some ground and pound but Amarillo has wrist control.
Amarillo wants to sweep here but Baumgardner controlling him for the moment.
Amarillo keeping moving, preventing Baumgardner from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baumgardner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarillo is looking to reverse the position.
Baumgardner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Amarillo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amarillo.
Amarillo throws a push kick but Baumgardner slaps the foot to one side.
Baumgardner blocks a low kick nicely.
Amarillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santara Amarillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baumgardner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amarillo tries to avoid it but Baumgardner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amarillo to the ground. Amarillo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baumgardner staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amarillo.
Amarillo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo ducks under a wild hook from Baumgardner.
Amarillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baumgardner. That did some damage!
Baumgardner is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amarillo.
Amarillo throws the left hand but Baumgardner avoids the punch easily.
Santara Amarillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amarillo connects with a looping right hand.
Amarillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baumgardner checks a leg kick.
Amarillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amarillo.
Amarillo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baumgardner's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amarillo misses with a body kick.
Baumgardner moves out of range of the body kick from Amarillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumgardner avoids the head kick by Amarillo.
Amarillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baumgardner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amarillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baumgardner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Amarillo manages to get back to half guard.
Amarillo is not content to let Baumgardner control the position.
Baumgardner throwing shots but Amarillo is blocking nicely.
Baumgardner misses with a head shot. Amarillo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Amarillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baumgardner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baumgardner throws a big right hand that misses.
Amarillo has his hands on Baumgardner's head, controlling the position.
Baumgardner postures up in Amarillo's guard and throws a big left but Amarillo blocks it.
Baumgardner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baumgardner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amarillo. Amarillo obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Amarillo misses.
Baumgardner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santara Amarillo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Amarillo scores with a leg kick.
Amarillo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baumgardner checks a leg kick nicely.
Amarillo tries a low kick but Baumgardner avoids it.
Baumgardner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baumgardner throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Amarillo.
Baumgardner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amarillo. That's going to slow Baumgardner down.
Baumgardner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amarillo as he avoids it easily.
Amarillo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Amarillo misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgardner defending well as Amarillo loads up on a big left hand.
Brian Baumgardner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amarillo thumps Baumgardner with a low kick.
Amarillo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Amarillo scores with a push kick.
Amarillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baumgardner.
Amarillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Amarillo - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Amarillo.
Amarillo is looking to slow Baumgardner down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amarillo.
Amarillo scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo lands a front kick.
Amarillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baumgardner blocks a low kick nicely.
Amarillo misses the shot to the body.
Amarillo lands a front kick.
Amarillo scoring well with a low kick there.
Baumgardner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amarillo. Amarillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Amarillo is looking to chop away at Baumgardner's legs.
Amarillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baumgardner blocks a head kick by Amarillo.
Baumgardner blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Amarillo.
Baumgardner clobbers Amarillo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amarillo throws a good cross that connects.
Baumgardner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amarillo connects with a crisp jab.
Baumgardner moves out of range as Amarillo throws a body kick.
Amarillo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amarillo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baumgardner is out of range.
Amarillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Amarillo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baumgardner.
Baumgardner is rocked!
It looks like Brian Baumgardner has been cut.
Amarillo drops Baumgardner with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Baumgardner! Amarillo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santara Amarillo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar De la Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by That Lonesome Song by Jamey Johnson. De la Hoya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rocky Theme Song. Oscar De la Hoya has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Coleman's chin.
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163 lbs
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24
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar De la Hoya!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coleman looks to land a left hand but De la Hoya moved out of range nicely.
Coleman misses with a hook. De la Hoya ducked under it nicely.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Coleman throws a series of punches but De la Hoya avoids them all with ease.
De la Hoya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from De la Hoya.
De la Hoya misses with a wild body shot.
De la Hoya looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Coleman throws the left hand but De la Hoya avoids the punch easily.
Coleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De la Hoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De la Hoya closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ray Coleman has been cut.
De la Hoya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coleman.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De la Hoya manages to avoid it.
Coleman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De la Hoya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De la Hoya throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
Coleman misses with an uppercut. De la Hoya saw that one coming.
Coleman misses with a hook. De la Hoya ducked under it nicely.
Oscar De la Hoya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De la Hoya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for De la Hoya. That snapped Coleman's head back.
De la Hoya throws the left hand but Coleman avoids the punch easily.
Coleman misses with a straight left.
De la Hoya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coleman.
De la Hoya looks to land a left hand but Coleman moved out of range nicely.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De la Hoya misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a hook but De la Hoya blocks it.
De la Hoya misses with the combination.
Ray Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De la Hoya misses with the combination.
De la Hoya stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
De la Hoya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coleman looks to score with a jab to the body but De la Hoya is just out of range.
Coleman lands a slapping body shot.
Coleman lunges at De la Hoya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De la Hoya's hand.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
De la Hoya looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… De la Hoya turns into him and now he's in Coleman's guard.
Coleman being controlled here, momentarily.
Coleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De la Hoya showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Coleman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De la Hoya defends well.
Coleman is trying to control the position but De la Hoya postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead De la Hoya passes into side control.
Coleman tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar De la Hoya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Coleman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Coleman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coleman misses with a combination
and De la Hoya counters with a left to the body.
De la Hoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coleman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and De la Hoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De la Hoya ducks right into an uppercut from Coleman.
De la Hoya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coleman throws the left hand but De la Hoya avoids the punch easily.
Coleman misses with a body shot
and De la Hoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De la Hoya takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De la Hoya slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
Coleman throws an overhand right that lands on De la Hoya's shoulder, as De la Hoya tries to avoid the shot.
Ray Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by De la Hoya.
Coleman throws a jab when De la Hoya was well out of range.
Coleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Coleman.
De la Hoya misses with a hook.
Coleman throws a jab but it's blocked by De la Hoya.
De la Hoya stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman throws out a loose jab but De la Hoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman throws a body punch but De la Hoya moves out of range.
De la Hoya throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. De la Hoya does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De la Hoya blocks a jab.
Coleman throws a jab when De la Hoya was well out of range.
De la Hoya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coleman throws a series of punches but De la Hoya avoids them all with ease.
De la Hoya slips under a jab from Coleman.
De la Hoya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De la Hoya.
De la Hoya misses with a body punch
and Coleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De la Hoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De la Hoya as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De la Hoya counters with a nice body shot.
De la Hoya fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Coleman misses.
De la Hoya misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and De la Hoya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for De la Hoya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De la Hoya counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to de liver by Coleman. Beautiful body shot.
De la Hoya digs a good hook to Coleman's body.
Coleman throws a combination that misses
and De la Hoya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De la Hoya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coleman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coleman throws a big shot that misses.
De la Hoya defending well as Coleman loads up on a big left hand.
Coleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and De la Hoya counters with a stiff right hand.
Coleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coleman throws a sloppy body shot
and De la Hoya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De la Hoya throws a series of strikes that have Coleman backpedaling.
Coleman is rocked!
Coleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and De la Hoya counters with a left to the body.
Coleman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De la Hoya.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De la Hoya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coleman rather than just go for the knockout.
De la Hoya throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coleman.
Coleman seems to have got his legs back now.
Coleman misses with a combination
and De la Hoya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De la Hoya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
Coleman dodges the punch combination from De la Hoya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman misses with a combination
and De la Hoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coleman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De la Hoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Coleman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De la Hoya slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
De la Hoya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coleman connects with a body shot.
Coleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
De la Hoya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a few strikes there.
Coleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Coleman throws a combination that misses
and De la Hoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De la Hoya circles away quickly and effectively.
De la Hoya thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from De la Hoya misses the target.
Coleman misses with a hook.
A big right from De la Hoya misses.
A slow jab from Coleman misses its intended target.
De la Hoya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De la Hoya tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De la Hoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
De la Hoya thows a body shot but no joy.
Coleman lands a slapping body shot.
Coleman throws a predictable looking body shot
and De la Hoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De la Hoya moves away.
Ray Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De la Hoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coleman.
Coleman misses the shot to the body.
Coleman misses the shot to the body.
Coleman shoots for a takedown but De la Hoya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oscar De la Hoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De la Hoya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
Coleman misses with the combination.
Coleman falls off balance throwing a combination
and De la Hoya counters with a stiff right hand.
Coleman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De la Hoya tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman throws a predictable looking body shot
and De la Hoya counters with a left and a right that stings Coleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Coleman misses.
De la Hoya slips a jab from Coleman.
De la Hoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De la Hoya misses with the combination.
De la Hoya ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a double jab
letting De la Hoya counter with a right hand.
Coleman throws a sloppy body shot
and De la Hoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De la Hoya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coleman.
De la Hoya defending well as Coleman loads up on a big left hand.
Coleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coleman misses with a combination
letting De la Hoya counter with a right hand.
Oscar De la Hoya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De la Hoya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coleman throws a hook to the side of De la Hoya's head but De la Hoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coleman throws a looping overhand right but De la Hoya ducks down to avoid it.
Coleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De la Hoya counters with a stiff right hand.
Coleman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De la Hoya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coleman counters with a series of strikes. De la Hoya will be more careful next time no doubt.
De la Hoya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coleman shoots for a takedown but De la Hoya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coleman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coleman scores with a punch to the head.
Jab from Coleman.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oscar De la Hoya.
I've got De la Hoya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar De la Hoya!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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272 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uncle Dad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Dad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staton.
Staton lands with a nice body punch.
Staton lands with a hook. Dad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Staton keeps the fight on the outside.
Staton lands with a straight right. Dad didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Dad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Staton dodges the punch combination from Dad.
Dad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dad misses with the combination.
Dad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dad misses with a hook to the body
and Staton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Dad misses.
Dad darts in trying to clinch
and Staton counters with a left and a right that stings Dad.
Staton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dad as he jumps to the side.
Dad throws a combination that misses
and Staton counters with a stiff right hand.
Staton tries to bum rush Dad with a series of wild strikes but Dad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Staton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Staton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Staton misses the shot to the body.
Dad misses with a hook. Staton ducked under it nicely.
Dad misses the shot to the body.
Dad thumps Staton with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Staton counters with a takedown into side control.
Dad is trying to control Staton's posture but Staton avoids it.
Dad manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Staton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Staton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dad.
Staton tries to roll over but Dad keeps him under control.
Dad tries to stand and escape but Staton is controlling the position.
Staton trying to control but Dad postures up.
Dad moves into full mount! Staton won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton is working to get back to half guard.
Staton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dad controlling from mount.
Staton is squirming around, avoiding Dad's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dad goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Staton turns into him and now he's in Dad's guard.
Dad wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Staton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Staton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dad!
Staton prevents Dad from getting the reversal.
Staton lands a big shot there that rocks Dad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Staton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Staton dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staton working Dad over with strikes here.
Staton lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Staton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dad is rocked!
Staton unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dad wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Staton celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Staton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Brigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulligan comes to the cage accompanied by Primus-- Wynonas big brown beaver. Brigo has chosen Immortal Technique - Point Of No Return as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Brigo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Brigo blocks the leg kick.
Brigo takes the fight into the clinch.
Brigo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brigo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A knee to the head by Brigo.
It looks like Mickey Mulligan has been cut.
Brigo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brigo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brigo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mulligan is rocked!
Brigo looking to throw knees to the head but Mulligan is blocking nicely.
Oh Mulligan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brigo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mulligan seems to have got his legs back now.
Brigo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brigo scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brigo throws an elbow but misses.
Mulligan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mulligan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brigo has him pressed against the cage.
Mulligan dodges an elbow strike from Brigo.
Mulligan is trying to force a seperation but Brigo has the dominant position.
Brigo tries a knee to the head but Mulligan blocks it.
Brigo misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mulligan avoiding damage as Brigo throws knees to the body.
Mulligan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mulligan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mulligan misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mulligan.
Mulligan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brigo moves away.
No luck for Brigo with that takedown attempt.
Brigo looks to throw the jab but Mulligan is out of range.
Brigo thows a leg kick but Mulligan checks it
and Mulligan counters with a nice body shot.
Mulligan misses the jab.
Mulligan checks a low kick from Brigo.
Mulligan wants to land a leg kick but Brigo is out of range.
Mulligan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mulligan is looking to chop away at Brigo's legs.
Brigo wants to clinch.
Mickey Mulligan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brigo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brigo there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brigo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mulligan.
Mulligan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mulligan misses with a head kick.
Brigo blocks a head kick by Mulligan.
Brigo avoids a kick to the body.
Mulligan swinging wildly here.
Mulligan throws a leg kick
and Brigo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mickey Mulligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulligan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mulligan throws a big shot that misses.
Mulligan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mulligan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brigo counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigo thumps Mulligan with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brigo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mickey Mulligan's cut is getting worse.
Brigo moves into the clinch.
Mulligan manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Mulligan
and Brigo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brigo keeps control of Mulligan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brigo prevents Mulligan from breaking the clinch.
Mulligan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brigo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mulligan's sensitive parts.
Mulligan is breathing heavily.
Brigo scores with a jab to the head.
Brigo lands a slapping body shot.
Brigo misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Brigo.
Mulligan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brigo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mulligan.
A head kick from Brigo lands but Mulligan takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigo gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan missing with knees to the body.
Mulligan avoiding damage as Brigo throws knees to the body.
Brigo looking to throw knees to the head but Mulligan is blocking nicely.
Brigo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brigo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brigo lands an elbow inside.
Mickey Mulligan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knees to the body from Brigo.
Brigo lands an elbow just above Mulligan 's eye.
Brigo pushes off an throws an elbow but Mulligan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brigo scores a nice knee to the body.
Brigo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brigo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mulligan's face.
Brigo effectively controlling the action here.
Brigo misses with a knee strike.
Brigo lands a left hand.
Brigo has Mulligan pressed against the cage.
Mulligan is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulligan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mulligan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brigo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mulligan scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Brigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Mulligan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick from Mulligan misses
and Brigo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Mulligan.
Brigo has Mulligan pressed against the cage, preventing Mulligan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brigo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mulligan is defending well for now.
Brigo lands a nice knee to the body.
Mulligan is looking to break free of the clinch but Brigo has double underhooks.
Brigo tries to stall but Mulligan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mulligan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brigo scores a nice knee to the body.
Brigo taking a breather.
Brigo misses with a knee to the head.
Brigo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan misses with a knee to the head.
Brigo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeez, Mickey Mulligan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Brigo looking to throw knees to the head but Mulligan is blocking nicely.
Mulligan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brigo has him pressed against the cage.
Brigo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey Mulligan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamie Brigo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon comes into the arena with Armin Van Buuren - Sail blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Moon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Wade!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Moon takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moon connects with a jab.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to de liver by Wade. Beautiful body shot.
Wade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wade misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Wade misses.
Moon misses with a looping right.
Moon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wade swivels and escapes.
Wade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Moon scores with a nice head shot.
Wade loads up on a big right hand but Moon slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wade.
Wade throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Moon to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Moon thows a body shot but no joy.
Wade connects with a body shot.
Moon throws a lazy right hand but Wade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Wade misses
and Moon counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Moon misses.
Moon misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade avoids the body shot from Moon.
A low kick from Wade is predictable there
and Moon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wade counters with a left to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moon.
Wade avoids the body shot from Moon.
Dan Wade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Moon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon catches Wade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wade lands with a shot to the body.
Moon loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Moon takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jason Moon has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wade.
Moon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade thows a leg kick but Moon checks it
and Moon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade cracks Moon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Moon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wade swings for the body but Moon moves out of range.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moon lands a body shot.
Wade connects with a solid leg kick.
Moon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moon misses with a body punch
and Wade counters with an outside leg kick.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moon swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Moon misses with a jab to the body
and Wade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wade slips a straight right by Moon.
Moon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wade.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Moon.
Wade tries to clinch up.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Moon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wade tries to land a leg kick but Moon saw it coming and moves away.
Moon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moon misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moon lands a nice hook to Wade's body. Wade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Moon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Moon.
Wade jabs Moon right on the nose. Moon blinks but takes it well.
Wade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moon counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon staying out of range there.
Moon walks into a stiff left hand from Wade.
Moon misses with a wild combination.
Moon misses with a wild combination.
Wade tries to clinch up.
Wade tried to score with a low kick but Moon checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Wade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Moon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moon misses the shot to the body.
Wade's corner calls for a 1-2. Wade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moon counters with a right hand to the body.
Wade slips a straight right by Moon.
Moon lands a jab.
Moon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moon thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon connects with a nice looking jab.
Moon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Wade.
Moon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moon checks a low kick from Wade.
Wade wants to clinch up but Moon keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws out a leg kick but Moon moves out of range and Wade only half commits.
Dan Wade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Wade.
Wade loads up on a big right hand but Moon slips the punch.
Moon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wade is looking to score with low kicks.
Wade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moon counters with a right hand to the body.
Moon blocks a head kick by Wade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wade misses with a hook. Moon ducked under it nicely.
Wade darts in trying to clinch
and Moon counters with a right hand to the body.
Moon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Moon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon thows a body shot but no joy.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Moon is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moon misses the shot to the body.
Wade darts in and clinches Moon up against the cage.
Moon tries to stall but Wade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade struggles to land a body shot inside as Moon controls his hands.
Moon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wade looks to land a right hand but Moon moved out of range.
Moon misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Moon clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Moon'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.
Wade looks to land a left hand but Moon moved out of range nicely.
Wade throws a leg kick
and Moon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wade's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade managing to control the position.
Wade looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moon is one step ahead there.
Moon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wade wants to stand but Moon is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon preventing the sweep.
Moon looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Moon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moon misses with a hook to the body
and Wade counters with a straight right hand.
Wade scores with a nice strike.
That's two 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.
A lazy body kick from Wade
and Moon counters with a right hand to the body.
Moon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moon looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Moon's head but Moon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moon lands a nice shot to the body.
Moon just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wade misses the target.
Moon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wade counters with a left to the body.
Wade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wade throws and low kick but Moon moves out of range easily.
Moon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moon misses with a combination
and Wade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade scores with a sloppy right hand. Moon should have avoided that one.
Wade tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade throws a sloppy body shot
and Moon counters with a one-two to the body.
Wade misses the jab.
Moon throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade doesn't manage to clinch there - Moon circles away.
Moon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wade in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dan Wade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Moon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Moon moves away and avoids it.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade throws a leg kick
and Moon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Moon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wade swivels and escapes.
Wade moves in looking to clinch but Moon pushes him off.
Wade moves in looking to clinch but Moon pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Moon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moon thuds his right hand into Wade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wade is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moon.
Moon cracks Wade with a good jab.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moon circles away quickly and effectively.
Moon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade throws a low kick, looking for Moon's leg but Moon calmly moves out of range.
Wade tried to score with a low kick but Moon checks it.
Wade lands a two punch combo.
Moon throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wade there.
Wade throws a leg kick but Moon checks it.
Jason Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moon slips under a jab.
Wade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wade misses with a head kick.
Moon misses with a double jab.
Wade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moon counters with a three punch combo that has Wade backing up. Wade nods at Moon to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon staying out of range there.
Moon misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wade lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moon blocks a leg kick.
Dan Wade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moon staying out of range there.
Wade tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Jason Moon.
I think Wade 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dan Wade!
Dan Wade is the new light heavyweight champion!
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