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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
A lazy left from Beck finds it's target.
Beck misses with a wild combination.
Beck lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Beck.
Sutter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Beck slams his shin into Sutter's torso.
Beck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sutter misses with a body shot.
Sutter avoids the head kick by Beck.
Sutter throws a shot from downtown. Beck moves away and avoids it.
Sutter misses with a low kick.
Sutter misses with a hook. Beck ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sutter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sutter misses the jab.
Beck swings for the body but Sutter moves out of range.
Sutter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Sutter misses.
Sutter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sutter lands a nice looking body shot.
Sutter throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Beck to counter with a crisp jab.
Beck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sutter was well out of range. Poor timing from Beck.
Sutter throws a leg kick but Beck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck slips under a jab.
Sutter connects with the punch.
Beck defending well as Sutter loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck tries a low kick but Sutter avoids it.
Beck scores with a jab. Sutter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sutter connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sutter. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beck is rocked!
Beck catches Sutter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Beck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beck swings for the body but Sutter moves out of range.
Sutter takes a swing at Beck's ribcage but misses.
Beck seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Sutter misses.
Beck has managed to clinch.
Sutter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sutter looking to stall.
Beck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beck.
Sutter tries to work over Beck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Beck as the two fighters clinch.
Beck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beck tries a body shot but Sutter blocks it.
Sutter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sutter slows down the pace here.
Sutter managing to block the knees to the body from Beck.
Beck blocks a body shot from Sutter.
Sutter struggles to land a body shot inside as Beck controls his hands.
A short left from Beck.
Beck lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Eric Sutter has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beck lands a good knee to the midsection. Sutter won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sutter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beck lands with a left to the head.
Beck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beck pushes Sutter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sutter.
Sutter misses with a punch to the body.
Sutter looking to stall.
Beck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beck checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beck slips a jab from Sutter.
Sutter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beck's corner calls for a 1-2. Beck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sutter.
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 Glenn Beck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Sutter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beck is looking to clinch but Sutter is avoiding it.
Sutter misses with an uppercut.
Beck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beck missing with a left hand there. Sutter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beck connects with a leg kick. Sutter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beck tries to land a leg kick but Sutter saw it coming and moves away.
Sutter is looking to chop away at Beck's legs.
Sutter throws a big shot that misses.
Sutter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Sutter.
Beck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sutter circles away quickly and effectively.
Beck lands with a hook. Sutter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sutter swinging wildly here.
Sutter throws a lazy right hand but Beck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter moves away from the strike by Beck.
Eric Sutter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Sutter.
Beck fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Sutter misses.
Beck scores with the left hand. Sutter knows he should have avoided that one.
Beck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sutter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Beck eats them both and turns towards Sutter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Beck connects with the punch.
Sutter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sutter.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Sutter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
Beck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sutter lands a really nice looking cross but Beck seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sutter. That did some damage!
Sutter avoids the body shot from Beck.
Sutter swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
Beck misses with a two punch combination.
Sutter lands a glancing blow to the side of Beck's head.
Sutter throws a leg kick but Beck checks it.
Beck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sutter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eric Sutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Sutter.
Sutter is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Sutter shuts the power down on Beck. Lights out, game over! Sutter is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Sutter!
Our winner, Eric Sutter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Destruction acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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264 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Destruction!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Raybould, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Destruction misses with a wild body shot.
Raybould misses with a double jab
and Destruction counters with a nice body shot.
Raybould fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Destruction looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raybould throws a body punch but Destruction moves out of range.
Raybould fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Destruction looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Destruction keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raybould.
Raybould connects with the punch.
Raybould throws a big shot that misses.
Raybould misses with a looping right.
Raybould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raybould stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Destruction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Destruction.
Raybould ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould wants to slow Destruction down by chopping away at his legs.
Kevin Raybould is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Raybould does no damage.
Raybould misses with a hook
and Destruction connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raybould throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Destruction counters with a leg kick.
Destruction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raybould swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Destruction takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Destruction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raybould throws a jab when Destruction was well out of range.
Destruction listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Destruction was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Raybould defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Destruction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction thows a body shot but no joy.
Raybould pushes Destruction up against the cage in a clinch.
Destruction can't find room to land a body shot as Raybould controls the action.
Destruction working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raybould.
Destruction throws a punch but it's blocked by Raybould.
Still in the clinch, Raybould scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raybould is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raybould stalling in the clinch.
Destruction effectively controlling the action here.
Raybould content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Destruction creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raybould scores with a shoulder strike.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould tries a body shot but Destruction blocks it.
Raybould is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Destruction blocking some punches.
A short right from Raybould.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Destruction tries to work over Raybould's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Destruction lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Destruction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Destruction up against the cage.
Destruction is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Destruction blocks an uppercut.
Raybould misses with some punches.
Destruction pressing his opponent against the cage.
Raybould working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Destruction controls his hands.
Destruction's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Destruction is just out of range.
Destruction misses with a low kick as Raybould jumps back.
Raybould swings for the body but Destruction moves out of range.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Destruction has Raybould up against the cage in a clinch.
Raybould is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raybould tries a body shot but Destruction blocks it.
Destruction lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raybould backwards.
Destruction has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Raybould after a bit of a struggle.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Destruction controls his hands.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Destruction controls the action.
Raybould is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Destruction blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raybould misses with a hook from the clinch.
Destruction lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Raybould.
Raybould trying to stall but Destruction improves his position.
Destruction misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kevin Raybould has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raybould cracks Destruction with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Destruction blocking some punches.
Raybould is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raybould scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raybould lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Destruction backwards.
Destruction works on Raybould's body with a couple of short punches.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Destruction is keeping busy.
Destruction tries to throw a body punch but Raybould avoids it by throwing Destruction back against the cage.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Destruction throws a punch but it's blocked by Raybould.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Destruction takes a shot to the head.
Raybould lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Destruction.
Destruction blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Destruction lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raybould backwards.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tries a body shot but Destruction blocks it.
Destruction pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Destruction is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Destruction has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raybould can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Raybould is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raybould takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Destruction keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Destruction takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raybould throws a lazy right hand but Destruction sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Destruction scores with a leg kick.
Destruction connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raybould lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raybould paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Shawn Destruction has been cut.
Destruction takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Raybould.
Raybould tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Destruction manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raybould fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raybould drops Destruction with a beautiful combination! Destruction stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Raybould is looking for the KO!
Destruction is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destruction gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin Raybould!
Kevin Raybould made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DeSean Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, DeSean Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson motions for Gracie to come forward. Jackson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson slips a jab from Gracie.
Adam Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie stops Jackson from standing up.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Gracie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
DeSean Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson lands a takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Gracie is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Adam Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeSean Jackson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie slips a jab from Jackson.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Jackson cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Jackson is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Jackson wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gracie connects with a decent elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson trying to control here.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Jackson controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. DeSean Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Gracie!
Adam Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lynard Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fangyu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Demigod-Mindmasher. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lynard Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson looks for the body kick but Fangyu saw that one coming.
Fangyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carlson tries to move into range but Fangyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fangyu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carlson if he has to take too many more of those.
A big left from Fangyu misses.
Fangyu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fangyu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carlson. That did some damage!
Fangyu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carlson.
Carlson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fangyu catches Carlson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fangyu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fangyu keeps Carlson at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carlson.
Carlson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fangyu's sensitive parts.
A combination from Fangyu does no damage.
Carlson misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu checks a leg kick.
Carlson misses the shot to the body.
Carlson misses with a kick to the body
and Fangyu counters with a nice body kick.
Carlson lands a right hook to the body.
Fangyu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carlson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlson lands a head kick. Fangyu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fangyu cracks Carlson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fangyu. That's going to slow Carlson down.
Fangyu connects with a right hand. Carlson shakes it off.
Fangyu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlson has time to react.
Carlson digs a good hook to Fangyu's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Fangyu saw that one coming.
Fangyu looks to throw the jab but Carlson is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Fangyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fangyu just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fangyu is out of range and Carlson settles back down.
Fangyu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Carlson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fangyu wants to land a leg kick but Carlson is out of range.
Fangyu blocks the body kick.
Fangyu throws a sloppy head kick and Carlson moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fangyu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fangyu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlson lands a leg kick that knocks Fangyu off balance momentarily.
Fangyu throws a combination that misses
and Carlson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carlson throws a push kick but Fangyu slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Carlson tenderised Fangyu's leg. Fangyu is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Carlson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fangyu thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlson connects with a solid leg kick.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Fangyu saw that one coming.
Carlson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Fangyu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fangyu.
Carlson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson wants to land a leg kick but Fangyu is out of range.
Carlson scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Fangyu blocks the leg kick.
Fangyu tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carlson misses with a low kick as Fangyu jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fangyu.
Good leg kick by Fangyu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fangyu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carlson, pushing him back against the cage.
Fangyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fangyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Fangyu misses.
Fangyu ducks under a wild hook from Carlson.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fangyu lands a nice hook to Carlson's body. Carlson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fangyu throws a hook to the side of Carlson's head but Carlson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlson throws a low kick but Fangyu moves out of range easily.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Fangyu saw that one coming.
Fangyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fangyu.
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 Zhu Fangyu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carlson moves out of range of the body kick.
Fangyu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fangyu clinches up against the cage.
Carlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fangyu.
Fangyu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fangyu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fangyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carlson has had enough of the clinch but Fangyu keeps him there for the moment.
Fangyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fangyu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fangyu presses Carlson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fangyu dodges an elbow strike from Carlson.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fangyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fangyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson pushes off an throws an elbow but Fangyu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carlson tries to land a knee to the head but Fangyu blocks with his arms.
Fangyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carlson breaks from the clinch.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carlson is looking to score with low kicks.
Fangyu throws a hook to the side of Carlson's head but Carlson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlson blocks a low kick nicely.
Fangyu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carlson swivels and escapes.
Carlson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fangyu scores with a jab.
Carlson keeps Fangyu at a distance using the push kick.
Fangyu lands a leg kick that knocks Carlson off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlson throws a body kick that misses.
Fangyu wants to slow Carlson down by chopping away at his legs.
Carlson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carlson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fangyu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carlson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynard Carlson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fangyu loads up on a big right hand but Carlson slips the punch.
Fangyu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fangyu tried to score with a low kick but Carlson checks it.
Carlson scores with a jab to the body.
Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlson moves out of range of the leg kick from Fangyu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson moves out of range of the body kick from Fangyu.
Carlson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fangyu counters with a nice body kick.
Carlson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fangyu checks the leg kick.
Carlson misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carlson, right into the meat.
Fangyu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carlson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fangyu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carlson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fangyu avoids the head kick by Carlson.
A punch lands to the side of Fangyu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lynard Carlson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlson misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlson throws a push kick but Fangyu slaps the foot to one side.
Fangyu staying out of range there.
Carlson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fangyu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fangyu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fangyu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carlson. Carlson obviously looking to wear him down.
Carlson cracks Fangyu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fangyu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carlson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fangyu in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fangyu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carlson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynard Carlson 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.
Fangyu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlson misses with a few strikes there.
Fangyu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fangyu lands a jab to the head.
Fangyu ducks under a wild hook from Carlson.
Fangyu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlson throws a lazy head kick
and Fangyu counters with a two punch combo.
Fangyu lands with a nice body kick.
Fangyu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fangyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlson blocks a jab.
Fangyu scores with a leg kick.
Fangyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlson misses with a low kick as Fangyu jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu closes the distance and clinches up with Carlson, looking for a takedown. Fangyu pushes Carlson against the cage but Carlson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carlson lands a really nice looking cross but Fangyu seems unphased.
Fangyu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carlson.
Fangyu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carlson's calf.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlson tries to keep at a distance but Fangyu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carlson has had enough of the clinch but Fangyu keeps him there for the moment.
Fangyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlson controls his hands.
Carlson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fangyu lands a body shot.
Fangyu dodges an elbow strike from Carlson.
Carlson pushes off an throws an elbow but Fangyu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carlson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fangyu lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fangyu fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fangyu.
Carlson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fangyu.
Carlson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fangyu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carlson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Carlson.
Fangyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlson's elbow.
Fangyu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhu Fangyu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fangyu blocks an elbow strike from Carlson.
Carlson misses with an elbow over the top.
Carlson blocking some punches.
Fangyu throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Fangyu.
Good body shot from Fangyu.
Carlson breaks from the clinch.
Carlson throws a chopping leg kick but Fangyu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carlson misses with the combination.
Carlson throws a leg kick but Fangyu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fangyu misses with a kick to the body.
Fangyu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carlson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fangyu. That one must have hurt.
Carlson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carlson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fangyu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carlson.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Fangyu moves out of range easily.
Fangyu misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Fangyu moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fangyu with a hook.
Fangyu misses with a lunging right hand
and Carlson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fangyu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlson looks to land a body kick but Fangyu moved away.
Carlson looks to land a body kick but Fangyu moved away.
Fangyu dives in and grabs Carlson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carlson pushes down on Fangyu's head and hops out.
Carlson looks to land a right hand but Fangyu moved out of range.
A jab from Fangyu finds it's way through Carlson's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fangyu walks into a straight right hand from Carlson.
Fangyu connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Carlson.
Donk. Carlson catches Fangyu right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhu Fangyu clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crunch! Carlson slams his shin into Fangyu's torso.
Carlson leaves Fangyu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fangyu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carlson's head.
Carlson connects with a body shot.
Fangyu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carlson in his tracks.
Fangyu misses with a wild body shot.
Fangyu missing with a left hand there. Carlson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fangyu lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Carlson misses its intended target.
Fangyu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fangyu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlson defending well as Fangyu loads up on a big left hand.
Carlson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carlsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fangyu lands the left hand.
Fangyu wants to clinch.
Fangyu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carlson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carlson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fangyu.
Fangyu looks to land a body kick but Carlson moved away.
Carlson cracks the inside of Fangyu's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Fangyu.
Fangyu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carlson momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fangyu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fangyu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carlson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fangyu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fangyu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carlson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fangyu.
A nice combination there by Fangyu.
Fangyu moves out of range of the body kick.
Carlson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Carlson.
Carlson looks to land a body kick but Fangyu moved away.
Carlson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fangyu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Fangyu.
Fangyu jabs at Carlson's body.
Fangyu missing with a left hand there. Carlson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fangyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Fangyu moves out of range easily.
Carlson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice takedown defense from Carlson. No joy for Fangyu on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhu Fangyu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fangyu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carlson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fangyu somewhat.
Carlson feints and then cracks Fangyu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fangyu down.
Carlson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu misses with a low kick.
Carlson misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlson.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Fangyu saw that one coming.
Fangyu scores with a nice head shot.
Carlson is looking to land body kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fangyu throws a hook to the side of Carlson's head but Carlson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fangyu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlson has time to react.
Fangyu checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson drops his hands momentarily and Fangyu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fangyu is looking to land body kicks.
Donk. Carlson catches Fangyu right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Zhu Fangyu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Fangyu moves out of range easily.
Fangyu tries to clinch but Carlson is having none of it.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Fangyu moves out of range easily.
Carlson ducks under a wild hook from Fangyu.
Carlson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carlson takes one to the side of the head.
Carlson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fangyu.
Carlson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fangyu is just out of range.
Fangyu misses with a straight right.
Carlson throws a shot from downtown. Fangyu moves away and avoids it.
Fangyu missing with a left hand there. Carlson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Fangyu.
Carlson feints and then cracks Fangyu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fangyu down.
Carlson throws a wild body kick that Fangyu sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson throws a front kick aimed at Fangyu's knee but Fangyu avoids it well.
Carlson lands a nice looking body kick.
Carlson misses with a looping right.
Carlson throws a lazy uppercut
and Fangyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fangyu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fangyu blocks a low kick nicely.
Fangyu misses with a body kick.
Carlson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fangyu. That one must have hurt.
Carlson throws a hook to the side of Fangyu's head but Fangyu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fangyu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carlson misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Fangyu.
Zhu Fangyu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlson.
Carlson throws a head kick but Fangyu moves out of range.
A left lands for Fangyu.
A telegraphed right hand from Fangyu misses the target.
Fangyu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carlson under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carlson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fangyu tests Carlson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fangyu. Carlson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Fangyu coming out on top.
Fangyu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fangyu moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fangyu lands with a straight right. Carlson didn't see that one coming.
Carlson moves out of range as Fangyu throws a body kick.
Carlson lands a jab to the head.
Carlson slips under a jab from Fangyu.
Lynard Carlson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlson throws a wild body kick that Fangyu sees coming a mile off.
Fangyu lands a glancing blow to the side of Carlson's head.
Fangyu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carlson counters with a low kick, right behind Fangyu 's knee.
Fangyu connects with a single shot there.
Fangyu doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlson circles away.
Fangyu looks to land a body kick but Carlson moved away.
A jab lands there for Fangyu.
Carlson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fangyu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fangyu's calf.
Fangyu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fangyu connects with a looping right hand.
Carlson throws a wild body kick that Fangyu sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Carlson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fangyu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fangyu misses with a looping left.
Fangyu checks a low kick from Carlson.
Fangyu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlson tries to avoid it but Fangyu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlson to the ground. Carlson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carlson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fangyu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carlson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carlson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fangyu's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhu Fangyu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fangyu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhu Fangyu!
Zhu Fangyu retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barron comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Satani. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soprano's choice of entrance music: Got Yourself a Gun . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colin Barron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soprano.
Soprano motions for Barron to come forward. Soprano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Barron.
Barron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soprano thuds his shin into the meat of Barron's side.
Barron with a hook.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barron.
Barron buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colin Barron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano wants to slow Barron down by chopping away at his legs.
Soprano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Soprano tries to work over Barron's front leg with a kick but Barron checks it.
Soprano misses with a kick to the body.
Barron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soprano, right into the meat.
Barron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barron throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano scoring well with a low kick there.
Barron checks a low kick from Soprano.
Barron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Soprano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barron.
Barron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soprano.
Soprano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barron.
Barron connects with a high kick.
Soprano misses with a left hand
enabling Barron to counter with a crisp jab.
Barron feints and then cracks Soprano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soprano down.
Barron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barron throws out a leg kick but Soprano moves out of range and Barron only half commits.
Soprano throws a low kick but Barron moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano throws a body kick that misses.
Soprano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soprano.
Barron misses with a low kick.
Barron checks a leg kick nicely.
Soprano throws the kick towards the body but Barron avoids it.
Soprano throws a jab when Barron was well out of range.
Soprano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barron is out of range.
Barron misses with a low kick as Soprano jumps back.
Barron takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Soprano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soprano, as that shot connected.
Soprano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soprano misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soprano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barron's head backwards.
Barron throws a leg kick
and Soprano counters with a stiff right hand.
Soprano misses with a looping left.
Soprano cracks the inside of Barron's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Soprano there.
Soprano missing with a left hand there. Barron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barron tries a low kick but Soprano avoids it.
Barron lands an overhand right.
Soprano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Barron lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soprano's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Soprano as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barron. That's going to slow Soprano down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soprano jabs at Barron's body.
Soprano tries to land a leg kick but Barron saw it coming and moves away.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
A head kick by Soprano misses
and Barron counters with a thumping low kick.
Barron lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tony Soprano has been cut.
Soprano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barron.
Barron moves out of range of the strikes.
Barron lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soprano loads up on a big right hand but Barron slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano sizes up Barron with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soprano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barron defending well as Soprano loads up on a big left hand.
Soprano throws a leg kick but Barron moved away.
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 Colin Barron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soprano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soprano lands with a straight right. Barron didn't see that one coming.
Soprano throws a low kick but Barron moves out of range easily.
That kick from Barron tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Soprano blocks the low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Soprano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Soprano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barron. Barron obviously looking to wear him down.
Barron swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barron, right into the meat.
Barron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barron blocks a leg kick.
Barron has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Colin Barron is winning the standup battle so far.
Barron throws the kick towards the body but Soprano avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano tries a low kick but Barron avoids it.
Soprano moves away from the strike by Barron.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soprano, right into the meat.
Barron looks to land a right hand but Soprano moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Soprano.
Soprano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soprano looks to throw the jab but Barron is out of range.
A head kick misses from Soprano.
Barron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barron throws a hook but Soprano avoids it easily.
Barron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barron is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soprano moves away from the strike by Barron.
Barron scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barron works the jab nicely.
Barron is looking to score with low kicks.
Barron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
Soprano misses with an uppercut.
Soprano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barron.
Barron scores with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Barron lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soprano doesn't seem phased though.
Barron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barron connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barron.
Soprano misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Barron.
Soprano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Barron's shoulder, as Barron tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Barron lands.
Soprano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soprano throws a shot to the body.
Barron moves out of range of the body kick from Soprano.
Soprano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barron.
Barron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soprano checks the leg kick.
Soprano tries to land a front kick but Barron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soprano 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 Barron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano throws a hook but Barron avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Soprano.
Barron throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soprano.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Soprano - that will leave a mark!
Barron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barron blocks a leg kick.
Soprano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barron throws a jab when Soprano was well out of range.
Soprano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barron. Barron obviously looking to wear him down.
Barron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barron lands with an uppercut that bounces Soprano off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Barron misses.
Barron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barron connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Barron dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Soprano.
Soprano cracks a nice hook into Barron's ribs.
Soprano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barron just misses with a punch to the body.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Soprano misses with a body kick.
Barron throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barron thows a leg kick but Soprano checks it
and Soprano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soprano can pounce on him.
Soprano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron misses with a low kick.
Soprano throws a series of punches but Barron moves out of range.
Soprano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soprano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Barron.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barron.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barron.
Barron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soprano motions for Barron to come forward. Soprano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soprano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soprano. That did some damage!
Soprano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soprano scores with a jab.
Barron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barron misses with a head kick.
Barron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soprano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barron's calf.
Barron scores with a nice right hand.
Barron blocks a low kick nicely.
Soprano lands a leg kick that knocks Barron off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barron.
Barron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Barron tries a head kick but it misses.
Barron thumps Soprano with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soprano. Barron does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano lands with a shot to the body.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano checks it.
A shot to the liver by Soprano. Beautiful body shot.
Barron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barron takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barron just misses with a punch to the body.
Soprano lands a front kick.
Soprano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soprano connects with a nice looking jab.
Soprano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Soprano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Barron is predictable there
and Soprano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barron thuds his shin into the meat of Soprano's side.
Barron thumps Soprano with a low kick.
Barron will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Soprano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soprano is able to avoid easily.
Soprano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barron.
Barron throws a hook but Soprano blocks it.
Barron throws a head kick that misses.
Barron missing with a left hand there. Soprano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano lands a jab to Barron's midsection.
Soprano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Barron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Colin Barron did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano'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.
Soprano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barron throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Soprano misses its intended target.
Barron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soprano.
A big left from Soprano misses.
Barron wants to slow Soprano down by chopping away at his legs.
Barron checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barron misses the shot to the body.
Soprano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano wants to slow Barron down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soprano checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron is looking to score with low kicks.
Barron lands a head kick. Soprano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barron defending well as Soprano loads up on a big left hand.
Barron throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
Soprano throws a shot from downtown. Barron moves away and avoids it.
Soprano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soprano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barron.
Barron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soprano scores with a nice right hand.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Barron.
Barron connects with a body shot.
Soprano jabs Barron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Barron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soprano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barron has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soprano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barron manages to avoid it.
Soprano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano dodges the punch combination from Barron.
Barron misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barron throws a sloppy head kick
and Soprano counters with a straight right hand.
Soprano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barron throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Soprano misses.
Soprano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barron counters with a straight right hand.
Soprano scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron throws a combination that misses
and Soprano counters with a nice leg kick.
Soprano throws a jab when Barron was well out of range.
A cross from Soprano lands.
Barron throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
Barron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soprano.
Soprano throws a hook but Barron avoids it easily.
Barron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soprano connects with an inside leg kick.
Barron tries to land a front kick but Soprano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barron avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Soprano misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano misses the jab.
Barron feints and then cracks Soprano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soprano down.
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soprano looks to land a body kick but Barron moved away.
A leg kick checked by Soprano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soprano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barron slips under a jab from Soprano.
Barron takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Barron is predictable there
and Soprano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soprano looks to land a left hand but Barron moved out of range nicely.
Barron misses with a low kick.
Barron wants to slow Soprano down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tony Soprano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Soprano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Soprano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barron swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barron scores with a punch to the head.
Barron throws a body kick the misses
and Soprano counters with a nice uppercut.
Soprano misses with a straight right.
Soprano throws a leg kick which misses Barron's front leg but catches the back leg as Barron tries to avoid it.
Soprano scores with a nice head shot.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Soprano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barron at a distance.
Barron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soprano was well out of range. Poor timing from Barron.
Barron scoring well with a low kick there.
Soprano tried to score with a low kick but Barron checks it.
Soprano checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron misses the jab.
Barron throws a low kick but Soprano moves out of range easily.
Barron avoids the head kick by Soprano.
Barron takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barron throws a leg kick
and Soprano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barron checks a leg kick nicely.
Barron ducks under a wild hook from Soprano.
Barron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barron blocks a head kick by Soprano.
Barron swings for the body but Soprano moves out of range.
Barron scores with a head kick.
Barron throws a head kick that misses.
Tony Soprano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barron throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Soprano cracks the inside of Barron's front leg.
Barron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soprano misses with a kick to the body.
Barron throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Soprano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soprano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano jabs Barron to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soprano slips under a jab from Barron.
Soprano throws a sloppy head kick
and Barron counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soprano moves out of range of the leg kick from Barron.
Soprano misses with an uppercut
and Barron counters with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Soprano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Colin Barron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barron on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Barron.
Barron lands a glancing blow to the side of Soprano's head.
Soprano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Barron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soprano throws the left hand but Barron avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soprano.
Barron throws a chopping leg kick but Soprano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soprano missing with a left hand there. Barron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Soprano misses.
Soprano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barron counters with a nice kick to the body.
Soprano checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soprano.
Barron lands an overhand right.
Soprano throws a lazy uppercut
and Barron counters with a big head kick but Soprano shrugs it off.
Soprano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soprano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barron.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barron checks a leg kick.
Soprano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barron.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Soprano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barron has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Colin Barron!
Colin Barron retains his light heavyweight title!
Colin Barron decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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