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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hoshiko Takara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takara comes to the cage accompanied by Heartbeats. Anubis has chosen Lil B - The Age Of Information as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hoshiko Takara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Az Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takara misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Takara.
Anubis scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Anubis is predictable there
letting Takara counter with a right hand.
It looks like Az Anubis has been cut.
Takara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anubis.
Takara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anubis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Anubis. Those never looked like landing.
Anubis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anubis slips a straight right by Takara.
Takara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takara throws a shot to the body.
Az Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takara scores with a leg kick.
Anubis misses with a shot to the body
and Takara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anubis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takara scores with a jab.
Anubis throws a nice looking combination but Takara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anubis tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis thows a leg kick but Takara checks it
and Takara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anubis motions for Takara to come forward. Anubis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Anubis is predictable there
and Takara counters with an inside leg kick.
Takara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Takara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takara connects with a nice looking jab.
Takara works the jab nicely.
Takara scores with a sloppy right hand. Anubis should have avoided that one.
Takara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anubis has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takara throws a shot to the body.
Takara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anubis's sensitive parts.
Takara thumps Anubis with a low kick.
Anubis lands a leg kick that knocks Takara off balance momentarily.
Takara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Takara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takara clobbers Anubis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anubis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anubis is rocked!
Takara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anubis throws a leg kick
and Takara makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anubis really felt that one!
Anubis looks gassed!
Anubis gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Takara gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoshiko Takara!
During a confident post fight interview, Hoshiko Takara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucho Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubz Phatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chucho Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Benitez misses
and Phatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phatz slips a jab and a cross from Benitez.
Benitez misses with a body shot.
Phatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Phatz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phatz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benitez.
A leg kick checked by Benitez.
Phatz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phatz is looking to land body kicks.
Bubz Phatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benitez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Phatz - the referee stops the clock and Benitez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Phatz. Benitez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Phatz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benitez gets tackled into the cage by Phatz. Phatz maintains the clinch.
Benitez is trying to push Phatz away but Phatz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phatz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benitez fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phatz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benitez is trying to break the clinch but Phatz has him pressed against the cage.
Benitez breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Phatz misses.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benitez misses with a low kick as Phatz jumps back.
Phatz avoids the head kick by Benitez.
Phatz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benitez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benitez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benitez. Phatz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phatz lands a front kick.
Benitez misses with a low kick.
Benitez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phatz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz misses the shot to the body.
Benitez checks a leg kick.
Phatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benitez manages to avoid it.
That kick from Benitez tenderised Phatz's leg. Phatz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Benitez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benitez tries to control but Phatz wriggling away.
Benitez lands a heavy elbow.
Phatz is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz tries to lock up and control but Benitez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phatz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benitez trying to control but Phatz is having none of it.
Benitez working Phatz over with strikes here.
Benitez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benitez prevents Phatz from getting the reversal.
Phatz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Phatz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Phatz is squirming around, avoiding Benitez's attempts to control the action.
Phatz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Benitez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phatz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phatz is looking for a sweep. Benitez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Bubz Phatz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benitez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phatz is looking to score with low kicks.
Phatz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benitez.
Phatz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benitez avoids the body shot from Phatz.
A left lands for Phatz.
Bubz Phatz is winning the standup battle so far.
Phatz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phatz is looking to wear down Benitez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Phatz misses with a kick to the body.
Benitez looks for the body kick but Phatz saw that one coming.
Benitez lands a jab to the nose.
Benitez lands a body shot.
Phatz is looking to slow Benitez down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Benitez finds it's target.
Benitez wants to land a leg kick but Phatz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez throws a sloppy head kick
and Phatz counters with a thumping low kick.
Benitez keeps Phatz at a distance using the push kick.
Phatz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benitez's calf.
Benitez throws a head kick that half lands.
Bubz Phatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benitez tried to score with a low kick but Phatz checks it.
Benitez misses with a body kick.
Phatz throws a wild body kick that Benitez sees coming a mile off.
Phatz avoids the head kick by Benitez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phatz.
Benitez throws a leg kick but Phatz moved away.
Benitez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phatz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phatz throws a head kick but Benitez moves out of range.
Benitez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Phatz throws a head kick but Benitez moves out of range.
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Benitez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phatz.
Benitez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benitez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phatz at a distance.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phatz moves away.
Phatz misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Benitez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phatz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phatz 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 Benitez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benitez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benitez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benitez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phatz takes a swing at Benitez's ribcage but misses.
Benitez tries for a takedown but Phatz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benitez throws a leg kick but Phatz checks it.
Benitez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phatz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phatz tries to clinch
and Benitez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phatz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phatz drives through and clinches with Benitez against the cage.
Phatz tries a knee to the head but Benitez blocks it.
Phatz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phatz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benitez avoids the damage to the body.
Benitez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benitez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phatz throws a front kick aimed at Benitez's knee but Benitez avoids it well.
Benitez scores with a decent looking hook.
Phatz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Benitez misses.
Benitez moves out of range of the body kick.
Benitez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Benitez.
Phatz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bubz Phatz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Phatz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Benitez cracks the inside of Phatz's front leg.
Phatz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phatz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benitez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phatz is looking to chop away at Benitez's legs.
Benitez lands with a nice body punch.
Benitez throws a hook but Phatz blocks it.
Benitez moves out of range of the leg kick from Phatz.
Phatz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phatz sprawls well. Phatz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benitez gets slowly back to his feet.
Benitez lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez throws out a loose jab but Phatz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phatz lunges at Benitez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benitez's hand.
Benitez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benitez swats away the attempt to clinch by Phatz.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses.
Benitez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phatz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benitez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benitez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phatz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benitez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benitez tried to score with a low kick but Phatz checks it.
Benitez walks into a straight right hand from Phatz.
Chucho Benitez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bubz Phatz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez throws a lazy right hand but Phatz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benitez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phatz can pounce on him.
Phatz scores with a hook to the body. Benitez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A leg kick checked by Benitez.
Phatz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phatz has closed the distance and engaged Benitez in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benitez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benitez is trying to drag Phatz to the mat but Phatz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benitez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez managing to block the knees to the body from Phatz.
Phatz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benitez.
Bubz Phatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chucho Benitez.
Benitez breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phatz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benitez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phatz is fending him off so far but Benitez persists. Nope, Phatz circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phatz.
Phatz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phatz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benitez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benitez looks for a takedown but Phatz sprawls well.
Benitez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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 Bubz Phatz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Phatz, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubz Phatz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasper Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Got A Feeling as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kasper Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good work by Kessler as he checks the leg kick.
Arthur Meighen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler moves out of range of the strikes.
Meighen cracks Kessler with an open hand slap.
Meighen motions for Kessler to come forward. Meighen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Meighen misses the target.
Kessler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meighen.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kessler.
Kessler throws a strike aimed at the side of Meighen's head but Meighen avoids it well.
Kessler wants to control but Meighen is keeping him busy.
Kessler has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler breaks from Meighen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kessler trying to control but Meighen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kessler landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kessler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kessler misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kessler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Meighen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kessler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kessler looking to control but Meighen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kessler avoids the attempt from Meighen to control.
Kessler looking to ground and pound but Meighen is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meighen wants to control but Kessler is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler controlling from the full mount.
Meighen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kessler misses with a head shot.
Kessler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen is looking to improve his position but Kessler isn't that keen on the idea.
Meighen wants to control but Kessler is having none of it.
Kessler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Meighen because Kessler loaded up on that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Meighen tries to hold on but Kessler postures up.
Kessler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meighen is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasper Kessler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kessler checks the leg kick.
Kessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kessler throws a series of punches but Meighen moves out of range.
Kessler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meighen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kessler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kessler takes one to the side of the head.
Meighen misses the jab.
Meighen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kessler with a jab.
No joy there for Kessler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kessler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meighen.
Kessler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meighen to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meighen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler throws a nice looking combination but Meighen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meighen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kessler tries to bum rush Meighen with a series of wild strikes but Meighen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meighen.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kessler is pressing down on Meighen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Meighen is holding on for now.
Kessler misses with a head shot. Meighen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kessler throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kessler trying to control but Meighen is working from the bottom.
Kessler throwing strikes from guard but Meighen blocks nicely.
Kessler trying to control but Meighen is working from the bottom.
Kessler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler tries to free his leg and advance position but Meighen is retaining full guard.
Kessler throws an elbow that misses. Meighen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kessler's guard. Nice move by Meighen!
Kessler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kessler controlling the position.
Kasper Kessler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kessler working a defensive guard here.
Kessler is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Meighen dives into side control.
Kessler is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Meighen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler is trying is best to control the position here.
Meighen is controlling the pace.
Kessler looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kessler is doing well to control the position and prevent Meighen from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasper Kessler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Meighen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Meighen misses the jab.
Meighen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kessler 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.
Kessler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meighen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kessler postures up in Meighen's guard and throws a big left but Meighen blocks it.
Kessler trying to control but Meighen is working from the bottom.
Kessler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Meighen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kessler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler wants to pass the guard but Meighen is keeping the position.
Kessler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kessler wants to control from the top but Meighen keeps moving.
Meighen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kessler cracks Meighen with a solid left hand.
Kessler postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Meighen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kessler, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meighen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Meighen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kessler, up you get!
Meighen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kessler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meighen misses with a right hand
and Kessler counters with a nice body shot.
Kessler throws out a leg kick but Meighen moves out of range and Kessler only half commits.
Meighen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meighen slips under a jab from Kessler.
Kessler thows a body shot but no joy.
Meighen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meighen clobbers Kessler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Meighen throws a leg kick
and Kessler counters with a left to the body.
Kessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meighen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arthur Meighen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kessler misses with a body shot.
Meighen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Meighen throws a head kick that misses.
Arthur Meighen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kessler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meighen.
A lazy body kick from Meighen
and Kessler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Meighen avoids the body shot from Kessler.
A combination from Meighen does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meighen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kessler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kessler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meighen.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meighen moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meighen throws the left hand but Kessler avoids the punch easily.
Meighen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kessler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meighen rather than just go for the knockout.
Meighen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kasper Kessler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kessler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meighen doesn't seem bothered though.
Meighen misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meighen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kessler.
Kessler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meighen missing with a left hand there. Kessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Arthur Meighen.
I think Kessler 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasper Kessler!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Deftones- You've seen the butcher as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
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205 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh G Rection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rection, right into the meat.
Rection misses with a body kick.
Rection wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Rection counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rection.
Rection thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Rection counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Smith!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smith tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rection has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to control but Rection is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rection controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith wants to hold on but Rection pushes him away.
Rection content just to control the position here.
Rection's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Rection's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Rection has a good base and remains in mount.
Rection avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Rection lands a big elbow.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith manages to control the position for a moment.
Rection content just to control the position here.
Smith regains half guard.
Rection will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to hold on to Rection's head to control him but Rection postures up.
Rection is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Rection prevents Smith from standing back up.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Rection sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rection stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Rection looking for subs off his back but Smith has passed one foot through into half guard.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rection is looking to improve his position.
Rection is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Smith has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh G Rection dominated 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.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Rection thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Rection is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Rection listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rection scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Rection turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Rection counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Rection scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rection just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a hook.
Rection lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Rection feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Rection is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Rection dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rection. Smith shrugs it off though.
Hugh G Rection seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rection delivers a nice body kick.
Rection throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
It looks like Billy Smith has been cut.
Smith 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 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hugh G Rection!
Our winner, Hugh G Rection, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred E Toeson Esq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Toeson Esq's choice of entrance music: I Am the Walrus. George Foreman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, George Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manfred E Toeson Esq!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toeson Esq throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman misses with a body punch
and Toeson Esq counters with a body kick that stops Foreman in his tracks momentarily.
Foreman lands a right hook to the body.
Toeson Esq throws a front kick aimed at Foreman's knee but Foreman avoids it well.
Toeson Esq takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Toeson Esq is defended easily by Foreman.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Toeson Esq fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foreman.
Toeson Esq swings for the body but Foreman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toeson Esq chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body punch from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a body shot
and Toeson Esq counters with a right hand to the body.
Toeson Esq is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toeson Esq tries to score with a low kick but Foreman moves his leg out of the way.
Toeson Esq connects with a body shot that sends Foreman's belly button to the back.
Toeson Esq tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toeson Esq. Toeson Esq obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toeson Esq counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toeson Esq keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foreman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq thumps Foreman with a low kick.
Toeson Esq thumps Foreman with a low kick.
Foreman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toeson Esq counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Foreman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Foreman lands a nice hook to Toeson Esq's body. Toeson Esq takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toeson Esq swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toeson Esq misses with a looping left.
Foreman misses with a body shot
and Toeson Esq counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Toeson Esq lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foreman's sensitive parts.
Toeson Esq closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Foreman quickly recovers to half guard.
Toeson Esq is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Foreman is just riding it out for now. Toeson Esq eventually gives up the hold.
Foreman is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Foreman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foreman is looking to escape.
Foreman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toeson Esq on the ground.
Toeson Esq looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Toeson Esq is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Foreman pushes Toeson Esq off looking to stand but Toeson Esq dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toeson Esq missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred E Toeson Esq 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.
Toeson Esq takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toeson Esq wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toeson Esq clinches up against the cage.
Toeson Esq blocks a body shot from Foreman.
Toeson Esq wants a takedown.
Foreman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foreman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toeson Esq using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Toeson Esq goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toeson Esq lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Toeson Esq tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.
Foreman just leaning against Toeson Esq, taking a breather.
Foreman is trying to push Toeson Esq away but Toeson Esq has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Toeson Esq wants to take the fight to the mat but Foreman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
George Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred E Toeson Esq.
Toeson Esq drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foreman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toeson Esq lands a shot to the body.
Toeson Esq misses with a punch on the inside.
Foreman blocks a body shot from Toeson Esq.
Foreman has Toeson Esq pushed against the cage.
Foreman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toeson Esq avoids the body shot from Foreman.
A telegraphed right hand from Foreman misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toeson Esq.
A shot to the body from Foreman misses
and Toeson Esq counters with a good low kick that Foreman was not able to check.
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toeson Esq walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq tries to clinch but Foreman is having none of it.
Foreman tests Toeson Esq's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foreman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toeson Esq looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manfred E Toeson Esq seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foreman throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toeson Esq swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toeson Esq takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Toeson Esq avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Toeson Esq does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman lands with a nice body punch.
Foreman lands with an uppercut that bounces Toeson Esq off the cage and back into range.
Foreman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toeson Esq tries to bum rush Foreman with a series of wild strikes but Foreman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toeson Esq is trying hard to land a takedown here. Foreman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Foreman misses with a straight right.
Foreman lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman misses the jab.
Foreman throws an overhand right that lands on Toeson Esq's shoulder, as Toeson Esq tries to avoid the shot.
Toeson Esq ducks right into an uppercut from Foreman.
Toeson Esq moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Foreman throws a body punch but Toeson Esq moves out of range.
Foreman throws a body punch but Toeson Esq moves out of range.
Toeson Esq keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foreman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Toeson Esq slips a straight right by Foreman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Foreman fails to land with a series of punches.
Toeson Esq shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foreman as he jumps to the side.
Foreman misses with a body punch
and Toeson Esq counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Foreman takes a swing at Toeson Esq's ribcage but misses.
Foreman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toeson Esq counters with a thumping low kick.
Foreman is looking to wear down Toeson Esq with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foreman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toeson Esq shoots in and gets a takedown into Foreman's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq tries to free his leg and advance position but Foreman is retaining full guard.
Toeson Esq postures up in Foreman's guard and throws a big left but Foreman blocks it.
Toeson Esq looking to pass the guard.
Toeson Esq slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Toeson Esq is trying to ground and pound but Foreman uses the momentary lack of control by Toeson Esq to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Foreman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Toeson Esq wants to pass the guard but Foreman is keeping the position.
Toeson Esq trying to control the position from guard on top but Foreman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toeson Esq postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Toeson Esq drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Toeson Esq jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Toeson Esq wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.
Foreman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Foreman lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toeson Esq.
Horrible takedown by Toeson Esq or perhaps it was just good defense by Foreman which made him look bad.
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 George Foreman.
I think Foreman 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Foreman!
A relieved looking George Foreman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrel Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup comes to the cage accompanied by U2- Zoo Station. Sackett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Highway to Hell. 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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217 lbs
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215 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrel Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laudrup rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Laudrup.
Laudrup sizes up Sackett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sackett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett throws the left hand but Laudrup avoids the punch easily.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laudrup does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laudrup blocks the body kick.
Laudrup tries to bum rush Sackett with a series of wild strikes but Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Laudrup saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laudrup, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Laudrup.
Laudrup takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laudrup missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Laudrup saw that one coming.
Laudrup connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Laudrup.
Laudrup smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett misses with a hook. Laudrup ducked under it nicely.
Laudrup just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Laudrup.
Laudrup steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Laudrup is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laudrup throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laudrup throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Laudrup.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Laudrup throwing strikes but Sackett manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Laudrup is looking to regain half guard here but Sackett keeps moving and retains side control.
Sackett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laudrup knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sackett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Laudrup is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sackett scoring with punches and elbows.
Laudrup is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Laudrup is trying to control but can't.
Laudrup controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sackett is keen to just control but Laudrup is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sackett.
Laudrup wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laudrup regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sackett.
Laudrup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sackett throws a big elbow that misses.
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sackett landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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 Hans Laudrup will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett swings for the body but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Sackett throws a head kick but Laudrup moves out of range.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Laudrup's head but Laudrup sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laudrup swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Laudrup is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laudrup's efforts to push away.
Sackett looking to slow down the pace here.
Laudrup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sackett's defenses.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett managing to block the knees to the body from Laudrup.
Laudrup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laudrup takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laudrup throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.
Hans Laudrup is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Laudrup avoids it.
Laudrup looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laudrup fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Sackett tries to clinch up but Laudrup circles away and keeps his distance.
Sackett darts in and clinches Laudrup up against the cage.
Laudrup is looking to control Sackett's arms but Sackett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laudrup has his back to the cage.
A short left from Laudrup.
Sackett tries to circle away but Laudrup has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sackett blocks an elbow strike.
Sackett lands a left hand.
Sackett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laudrup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett is looking to break free of the clinch but Laudrup has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Laudrup.
Laudrup prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett pushes Laudrup back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Laudrup controls his hands.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laudrup blocking some punches.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laudrup scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
Laudrup tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Knees to the body from Laudrup.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Laudrup.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laudrup backwards.
Laudrup tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Laudrup back against the cage.
Sackett tries to stall but Laudrup uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laudrup is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laudrup can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett tries to work over Laudrup's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laudrup manages to break the clinch.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laudrup in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laudrup has time to react.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sackett walks into a straight right hand from Laudrup.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Sackett misses with a combination
enabling Laudrup to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Sackett. No joy for Laudrup on that attempt.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laudrup blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Laudrup does it's job there.
Sackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laudrup connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sackett scrambles back to his feet.
Sackett is rocked!
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyrel Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laudrup moves away.
Nice shot by Sackett.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Laudrup uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Sackett throws a hook but Laudrup avoids it easily.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Laudrup moved out of range.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laudrup blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Sackett lands with a straight right. Laudrup didn't see that one coming.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Laudrup throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laudrup misses with a body kick.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Laudrup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Laudrup keeps it at a distance.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laudrup.
Laudrup is looking to score with low kicks.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Laudrup is just out of range.
Laudrup throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett 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.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Laudrup saw that one coming.
Sackett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laudrup momentarily.
Laudrup ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a hook. Laudrup ducked under it nicely.
Laudrup takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laudrup fails to land with a series of punches.
Laudrup moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett throws a body punch but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Laudrup avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Laudrup misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laudrup misses with a looping right.
Sackett scores with a shot to the body.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laudrup manages to avoid it.
Sackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laudrup will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laudrup throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Laudrup does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laudrup throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sackett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laudrup uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Sackett feints and then cracks Laudrup's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laudrup down.
Sackett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laudrup's hands.
Sackett walks into a jab.
Sackett jabs Laudrup to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laudrup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laudrup motions for Sackett to come forward. Laudrup throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrel Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sackett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrel Sackett!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyrel Sackett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otaktay comes to the cage accompanied by ISIS - THE TOWER. Fox has chosen Sanford and Son as his entrance music. Ahiga Otaktay has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox scores with the left hand. Otaktay knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Ahiga Otaktay has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Otaktay.
Otaktay walks into a left hand.
Otaktay tries a head kick but it misses.
Otaktay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fox manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Otaktay.
Fox loads up on a big right hand but Otaktay slips the punch.
Otaktay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Otaktay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Otaktay lands a nice shot to the body.
Otaktay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Otaktay connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otaktay.
Otaktay closes the distance and pushes Fox back into the cage.
Otaktay looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fox.
Otaktay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Otaktay controls his hands.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otaktay.
Otaktay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox gets through Otaktay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Otaktay scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Otaktay lands a nice knee to the body.
Otaktay misses with an elbow strike.
Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otaktay lands a shot to the body.
Otaktay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Otaktay backwards.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otaktay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Otaktay lands a good knee to the midsection. Fox won't want to take too many of those.
Fox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay connects with a leg kick. Fox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Otaktay.
Otaktay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Otaktay tries to clinch up but Fox circles away and keeps his distance.
Otaktay throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Ahiga Otaktay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otaktay slips under a jab from Fox.
Fox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fox slaps away a takedown attempt from Otaktay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Otaktay - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Otaktay's calf.
Fox stuns Otaktay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Otaktay throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otaktay. Fox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otaktay.
Fox cracks Otaktay with a good jab.
Otaktay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Otaktay.
Otaktay lands with a kick to the ribs.
Otaktay is looking to slow Fox down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox swings for the body but Otaktay moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay gets tackled into the cage by Fox. Fox maintains the clinch.
Otaktay working aggressively here.
Otaktay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Otaktay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Otaktay working Fox over with knees to the body.
Otaktay blocks a body shot from Fox.
A short right from Otaktay.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
Otaktay tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Otaktay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Otaktay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Otaktay blocking some punches.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Otaktay.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fox.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Otaktay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Ahiga Otaktay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crunch! Otaktay slams his shin into Fox's torso.
Otaktay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Otaktay feints and then cracks Fox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fox down.
Otaktay rushes Fox and presses him up against the cage.
Otaktay can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Otaktay is controlling him.
Otaktay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Otaktay.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otaktay.
Fox lands a hook that snaps the head of Otaktay backwards.
Otaktay digs a right hand underneath Fox's ribcage. Fox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Otaktay misses with a body punch.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Otaktay throws an elbow but it misses.
Otaktay misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Otaktay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Otaktay missing with knees to the body.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay lands a slapping body shot.
Otaktay throws the kick towards the body but Fox avoids it.
Fox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Otaktay looks for a takedown but Fox sprawls well.
Otaktay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.
A big left from Fox misses.
Otaktay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fox as he jumps to the side.
Fox throws a leg kick which misses Otaktay's front leg but catches the back leg as Otaktay tries to avoid it.
Fox thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox moves away from the strike by Otaktay.
Otaktay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fox scores with a hook to the body. Otaktay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Fox there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Otaktay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Otaktay scores with a head kick. Fox tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Otaktay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.
Fox misses with a right hand
and Otaktay counters by moving into the clinch.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox blocking some punches.
Otaktay tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox is trying to push Otaktay away but Otaktay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Otaktay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otaktay.
Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otaktay backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Otaktay.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fox moves out of range of the body kick from Otaktay.
Otaktay lands with a kick to the temple. Fox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Otaktay tries for a takedown but Fox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahiga Otaktay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox throws an overhand right that lands on Otaktay's shoulder, as Otaktay tries to avoid the shot.
Fox lands with an uppercut that bounces Otaktay off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otaktay ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
Ahiga Otaktay is winning the standup battle so far.
Fox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Otaktay takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay misses with a head kick.
Otaktay scores with a head kick.
Otaktay blocks a leg kick.
Fox throws a solid leg kick but Otaktay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fox.
Otaktay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otaktay manages to avoid it.
Otaktay slips a jab from Fox.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otaktay.
Otaktay is looking to wear down Fox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Otaktay keeps Fox at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox lands a jab to Otaktay's midsection.
Fox lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otaktay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Red Fox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Otaktay.
Otaktay jabs Fox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Otaktay moves out of range of the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Otaktay.
Otaktay closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Otaktay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otaktay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Otaktay fails to pull guard.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
Fox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fox working aggressively here.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otaktay jumps guard and drags Fox to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Otaktay trying to control the position.
Otaktay wants to sweep here but Fox controlling him for the moment.
Fox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fox looking to pass the guard.
Fox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fox stands up over Otaktay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Otaktay has his foot on Fox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fox works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otaktay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Otaktay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fox passes Otaktay's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Otaktay is trying to get back to full guard.
Fox throwing shots but Otaktay is blocking nicely.
Fox slips a nice elbow through Otaktay's hands, connecting with Otaktay's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Otaktay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fox looks to land a strike but Otaktay avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay working a defensive guard here.
Fox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fox connects with a couple of short punches.
Otaktay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Otaktay is trying to control the position but Fox postures up.
Otaktay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fox tries to free his leg and advance position but Otaktay is retaining full guard.
Otaktay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fox throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Otaktay keeping full guard, as Fox tries to pass.
Fox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fox with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otaktay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Otaktay is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Fox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Otaktay ducks right into an uppercut from Fox.
Otaktay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fox misses with an uppercut.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Otaktay momentarily.
Otaktay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otaktay throws a front kick aimed at Fox's knee but Fox avoids it well.
Fox lands with an uppercut that bounces Otaktay off the cage and back into range.
A bone on bone clash there as Fox blocks the leg kick.
Fox looks to throw the jab but Otaktay is out of range.
Fox throws a big shot that misses.
Otaktay cracks the inside of Fox's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox throws a lazy uppercut
and Otaktay counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Otaktay scores with a head kick. Fox tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fox avoids the head kick by Otaktay.
Fox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fox looks to throw the jab but Otaktay is out of range.
Otaktay looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Otaktay throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot.
Otaktay throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox avoids the body shot from Otaktay.
Otaktay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Otaktay moves out of range of the strikes.
Otaktay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a low kick.
Fox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Otaktay throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
Fox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Fox.
Otaktay is looking to chop away at Fox's legs.
Otaktay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Otaktay takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otaktay lands a nice knee to the body.
Otaktay blocks a body shot from Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay lands a knee to the body.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otaktay misses with an elbow over the top.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otaktay digs a right hand underneath Fox's ribcage. Fox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Otaktay's elbow.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Otaktay controls his hands.
Fox blocking some punches.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Otaktay controls his hands.
Fox misses with a body punch.
Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Otaktay scores a nice knee to the body.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Otaktay.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fox tries to work over Otaktay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otaktay tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ahiga Otaktay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fox tries to work over Otaktay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otaktay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Otaktay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fox's face.
Otaktay blocks a body shot from Fox.
Otaktay misses with a knee to the head.
Otaktay scores with a knee to the head.
Otaktay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Otaktay.
Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fox counters with a nice body shot.
Otaktay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fox's sensitive parts.
Otaktay tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otaktay cracks Fox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Otaktay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fox.
Otaktay fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahiga Otaktay had his way with Red Fox in that round.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Otaktay tries a low kick but Fox avoids it.
Fox lands a nice shot that snaps Otaktay's head back.
Otaktay thuds a left hand into Fox's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Otaktay scores with a four punch combination!
Otaktay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otaktay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fox slips a straight right by Otaktay.
Fox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Otaktay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Fox throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fox checks a leg kick.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otaktay was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
A big left from Fox misses.
Otaktay staying out of range there.
Otaktay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Otaktay throws the kick towards the body but Fox avoids it.
Fox checks a leg kick.
Fox connects with a jab.
Otaktay misses with a head kick.
Otaktay tries to clinch but Fox is having none of it.
Otaktay throws a leg kick that misses.
Fox throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox throws a lazy uppercut
and Otaktay counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fox is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Otaktay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Otaktay moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Otaktay.
Otaktay explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Otaktay throws a front kick aimed at Fox's knee but Fox avoids it well.
Otaktay lands a nice shot to the body.
Fox throws a poor cross that misses
and Otaktay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Otaktay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Otaktay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
Fox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otaktay shoots in for a takedown but Fox shows good takedown defense.
Fox motions for Otaktay to come forward. Fox throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Otaktay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Otaktay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox.
Fox throws a right hand that misses
and Otaktay finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fox misses with a body shot.
Otaktay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Otaktay cracks the inside of Fox's front leg.
A jab from Fox misses.
Fox misses with an uppercut. Otaktay saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox loads up on a big right hand but Otaktay slips the punch.
Fox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Otaktay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Otaktay controls the action.
Otaktay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox gets through Otaktay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Otaktay's elbow.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Otaktays head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Otaktay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox wants to break free but Otaktay has control.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Otaktay controls his hands.
Otaktay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fox working aggressively here.
Otaktay prevents a body shot from Fox.
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 Ahiga Otaktay.
I think Otaktay 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahiga Otaktay!
Ahiga Otaktay retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Ahiga Otaktay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Judgment night by Biohazard&Onyx. Dimitry McFarlen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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30
240 lbs
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279 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitry McFarlen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFarlen scores with a nice head shot.
McFarlen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jan. That did some damage!
McFarlen pushes Jan up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McFarlen fails with an attempt to clinch.
McFarlen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McFarlen slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Jan. Those never looked like landing.
McFarlen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Jan fails with the takedown.
Jan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McFarlen is looking to clinch but Jan is avoiding it.
McFarlen tries to close the distance and clinch but Jan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Jan. Beautiful body shot.
Jan takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like John Jan has been cut.
A head kick misses from McFarlen.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFarlen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFarlen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan dips to his left and cracks McFarlen with an uppercut!
Jan swats away the attempt to clinch by McFarlen.
McFarlen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Jan misses
enabling McFarlen to counter with a crisp jab.
McFarlen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimitry McFarlen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McFarlen is looking to clinch.
McFarlen takes a swing at Jan's ribcage but misses.
Jan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFarlen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by McFarlen.
Jan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Jan there.
McFarlen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jan misses with a kick to the body.
Jan motions for McFarlen to come forward. Jan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jan misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan scores with a hook to the body. McFarlen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jan throws a leg kick but McFarlen checks it.
McFarlen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jan is just out of range.
Jan misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McFarlen checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A good leg kick by McFarlen.
Jan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jan is looking to wear down McFarlen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McFarlen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McFarlen blocks a low kick nicely.
Jan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Dimitry McFarlen has been cut.
Jan misses the shot to the body.
McFarlen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jan throws a sloppy head kick and McFarlen moves out of range easily.
McFarlen throws a wild body kick that Jan sees coming a mile off.
McFarlen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jan doesn't seem bothered though.
McFarlen defending well as Jan loads up on a big left hand.
Jan throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen thuds his shin into the meat of Jan's side.
Jan is breathing heavily.
McFarlen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jan takes a step back to recover.
McFarlen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McFarlen scores with a jab to the body.
Jan blocks a head kick by McFarlen.
McFarlen looks to land a combination but Jan avoids it well.
Jan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFarlen blocks a leg kick.
McFarlen tries to clinch up.
McFarlen throws a lazy head kick
and Jan counters with a good low kick that McFarlen was not able to check.
Jan scores with a jab. McFarlen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McFarlen blocks a leg kick.
Jan throws out a loose jab but McFarlen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McFarlen but McFarlen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen blocks a head kick by Jan.
Jan missing with a left hand there. McFarlen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFarlen throws a sloppy head kick and Jan moves out of range easily.
McFarlen moves away from the strike by Jan.
McFarlen moves in looking to clinch but Jan pushes him off.
Jan looks to land a left hand but McFarlen moved out of range nicely.
McFarlen punishes Jan's body with a nice straight punch.
McFarlen misses with an uppercut.
Jan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McFarlen, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jan swings for the body but McFarlen moves out of range.
Jan lands with an uppercut that bounces McFarlen off the cage and back into range.
McFarlen throws a sloppy head kick and Jan moves out of range easily.
Jan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFarlen fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dimitry McFarlen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jan swings for the body but McFarlen moves out of range.
McFarlen with a jab.
McFarlen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McFarlen tries to clinch but Jan moves out of range.
Jan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dimitry McFarlen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jan takes a swing at McFarlen's ribcage but misses.
Jan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McFarlen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jan manages to avoid it.
McFarlen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jan moves away.
Jan wants to slow McFarlen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jan throws a low kick but McFarlen avoids it.
Jan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McFarlen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McFarlen jabs Jan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFarlen scores with a jab to the body.
McFarlen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McFarlen throws a leg kick but Jan checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jan.
McFarlen avoids the body shot from Jan.
Jan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McFarlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jan.
McFarlen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McFarlen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McFarlen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jan.
McFarlen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jan lands a nice leg kick that just misses McFarlen's sensitive parts.
McFarlen is breathing heavily.
McFarlen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jan to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFarlen staying out of range there.
Jan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jan lands a nice shot to the body.
Jan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jan, right into the meat.
Jan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McFarlen on the side of the head.
Jan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McFarlen drops his hands momentarily and Jan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jan works McFarlen's body with a nice hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFarlen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jan with a nice cross.
Jan moves out of range as McFarlen strikes.
McFarlen moves forwards but Jan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McFarlen is rocked!
Jan connects with a leg kick. McFarlen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Jan misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan tests McFarlen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McFarlen is still on wobbly legs! Can Jan finish him?
McFarlen leaves his chin hanging out and Jan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! McFarlen crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Jan!
A victorious John Jan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Comet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Comet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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33
194 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Comet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comet throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Comet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wilson.
Comet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Comet moved away.
Comet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Comet punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
Comet throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Comet swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Comet throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Comet throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Comet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson thuds a left hand into Comet's body.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Comet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Comet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Comet crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wilson - the referee stops the clock and Comet gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wilson. Comet manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wilson lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Comet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Comet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Comet blocks the low kick.
Comet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Comet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Comet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson has Comet pressed against the cage, preventing Comet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson is struggling to control the position.
Comet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Comet throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Comet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Comet lands a high kick!
Jackson Comet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comet throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Comet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson slips a straight right by Comet.
Wilson clinches up with Comet and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Comet misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Comet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Comet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Comet was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Comet moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Comet.
Nice uppercut there from Comet.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Comet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wilson thumps Comet with a low kick.
Wilson scores with a punch to the head.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Comet doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Comet off balance momentarily.
Comet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Comet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Comet throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Comet tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilson tries to clinch but Comet is having none of it.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Comet with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
Comet blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Comet fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilson in the body.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Comet's head.
Wilson scores with a head kick. Comet tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Comet throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson lands a jab to Comet's midsection.
Wilson lands with a nice body punch.
Comet checks a low kick from Wilson.
Wilson fakes the leg kick and cracks Comet in the body.
Comet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Comet misses with a kick to the body.
Comet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Comet misses with an uppercut.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Comet sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wade Wilson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A solid body kick from Wilson.
Comet is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Comet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Comet's hands.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Comet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Comet misses with a body punch.
Comet throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson presses Comet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Comet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Comet digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Comet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Comet throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Wilson lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Comet tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Comet breaks the clinch.
Comet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Comet's head.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilson lands with a right hand.
Wilson tries to clinch but Comet is having none of it.
Comet tries a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Comet.
Comet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Comet.
Wilson cracks Comet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Comet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson lunges at Comet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Comet's hand.
Wade Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Comet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Comet.
Wilson throws a push kick but Comet slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Wilson does it's job there.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Comet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Comet is out of range.
Comet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Comet missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Comet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Comet looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Comet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Comet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Comet. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Comet didn't see that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Comet
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Comet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
Wilson connects with a high kick.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Comet moves away.
Comet thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Comet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Comet throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Comet walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
Comet walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
Comet misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Wilson catches Comet right on the button with a cross.
Comet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Comet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Comet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Comet lands with a nice body punch.
Comet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Comet's head but Comet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Comet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Comet throws a sloppy head kick
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
Comet throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Comet looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Comet.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Comet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Comet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Comet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Comet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Comet.
The crowd cheers as Wilson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Comet doesn't seem phased though.
Wilson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilson tries to clinch but Comet is having none of it.
Wilson takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Comet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilson lands a really nice looking cross but Comet seems unphased.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Comet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comet misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson moves out of range as Comet strikes.
Comet wants to clinch.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson with a jab.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Comet circles away.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Comet moved out of range nicely.
Comet tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Comet blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Comet misses with a low kick.
Comet moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Comet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comet punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Comet is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson with a hook.
Jackson Comet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut lands for Wilson. That snapped Comet's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Comet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Comet moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Comet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Comet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Comet lands a jab to the head.
Comet throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Comet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Comet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Comet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Comet manages to avoid it.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Comet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson swings for the body but Comet moves out of range.
Wilson clinches up with Comet and pushes him back against the cage.
Comet lands a body punch.
Comet blocking some punches.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Comet misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson pushes Comet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Comet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Comet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Comet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Comet.
Comet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Comet sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wilson works the jab nicely.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Comet tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Comet back against the cage.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Comet.
Comet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Comet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Comet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Comet.
Comet misses with a punch to the body.
Comet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Comet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
In his post fight interview, Wade Wilson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins's entrance music is Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . A fine choice. Garcia Jr has chosen Meek Mill feat. Fabolous and French Montana - Racked Up Shawty as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Dawkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Dawkins misses with a double jab
and Garcia Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Dawkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garcia Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Dawkins shrugs it off.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab. Dawkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia Jr.
A low kick from Dawkins misses
and Garcia Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr lands a head kick!
Garcia Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Dawkins.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr moves out of range as Dawkins throws a body kick.
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Garcia Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Dawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot that sends Dawkins's belly button to the back.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dawkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia Jr forces Dawkins back against the cage and clinches.
Dawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garcia Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawkins controls his hands.
Garcia Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins lands a left hand.
Dawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dawkins blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia Jr.
Dawkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia Jr lands a left hand.
Garcia Jr tries a body shot but Dawkins blocks it.
Dawkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawkins or not.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins dodges an elbow strike from Garcia Jr.
Dawkins is trying to pull guard but Garcia Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawkins or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Garcia Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Garcia Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr is trying to break the clinch but Dawkins is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
Garcia Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Garcia Jr on the inside.
Dawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Dawkins.
Garcia Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia Jr.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sergio Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawkins takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Dawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia Jr scores with a body shot.
Garcia Jr throws a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch there but Dawkins circles away.
Garcia Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dawkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia Jr there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia Jr.
Dawkins delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Garcia Jr.
Dawkins wants to slow Garcia Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.
Dawkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garcia Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Garcia Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawkins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garcia Jr wants to control but Dawkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia Jr is staying active underneath Dawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia Jr is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Dawkins jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawkins. That did some damage!
Garcia Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garcia Jr - that will leave a mark!
Dawkins lands with a good body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook
and Garcia Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia Jr misses with a straight right.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook. Dawkins ducked under it nicely.
Garcia Jr takes a swing at Dawkins's ribcage but misses.
Dawkins takes a swing at Garcia Jr's ribcage but misses.
Dawkins swings for the body but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
Garcia Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dawkins scores with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dawkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garcia Jr regains half guard, as Dawkins was trying to land strikes.
Dawkins is looking to stall here but Garcia Jr recovers full guard.
Garcia Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garcia Jr pushes Dawkins off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Dawkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcia Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia Jr's head.
It looks like Sergio Garcia Jr has been cut.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Dawkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dawkins closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia Jr, looking for a takedown. Dawkins pushes Garcia Jr against the cage but Garcia Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawkins avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick but Dawkins moves out of range.
Garcia Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawkins looks to land a left hand but Garcia Jr moved out of range nicely.
Garcia Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Garcia Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dawkins avoids the head kick by Garcia Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range.
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
Garcia Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Garcia Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia Jr throws a push kick but Dawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia Jr thuds his right hand into Dawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dawkins throws a leg kick
and Garcia Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Dawkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dawkins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia Jr missing with a left hand there. Dawkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia Jr pinned against the cage. Garcia Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawkins slips a straight right by Garcia Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Dawkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Garcia Jr'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.
Garcia Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
Dawkins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia Jr to the ground. Dawkins is now in Garcia Jr's guard.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dawkins looking to pass the guard.
Dawkins trying to control but Garcia Jr is working from the bottom.
Dawkins stops Garcia Jr from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Garcia Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dawkins has passed into side control.
Garcia Jr is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Garcia Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Garcia Jr is trying to control Dawkins's posture but Dawkins avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garcia Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Dawkins scoring with strikes.
Garcia Jr is rocked!
Dawkins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia Jr is still in real trouble! Can Dawkins finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dawkins landing a few strikes.
Richard Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dawkins landing a few strikes.
Garcia Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Dawkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Dawkins in side control, throwing shots but Garcia Jr defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins with the ground and pound but Garcia Jr regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dawkins is pressing down on Garcia Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia Jr is holding on for now.
Dawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Garcia Jr dodges it nicely.
Dawkins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Garcia Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Garcia Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Garcia Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dawkins throws some wild stikes that Garcia Jr manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dawkins looking to finish with strikes here!
Garcia Jr controls the position.
Dawkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Dawkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Dawkins loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Garcia Jr scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dawkins land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dawkins stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Dawkins!
Richard Dawkins is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Richard Dawkins said 'Its been a long road, but my goal to become the best pound for pound fighter in the world continues. Ascension champion, that has a nice ring to it.'.
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