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CWFC 109 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pohjanala's entrance music is AC/DC - Hard as a Rock. A fine choice. Giap is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beach Party Vietnam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pohjanala throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pohjanala looks to land a left hand but Giap moved out of range nicely.
Giap clinches.
Pohjanala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Giap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giap.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giap.
Giap lands an elbow just above Pohjanala 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Giap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giap lands an elbow that stopped Pohjanala in his tracks for a moment.
Pohjanala looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Giap.
A bit of stalling here from Pohjanala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Giap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala blocks the elbow strike.
Giap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pohjanala's elbow.
Pohjanala tries to stall but Giap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pohjanala is breathing heavily.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap looks to score with a jab to the body but Pohjanala is just out of range.
Pohjanala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Giap counters by clinching up.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Pohjanala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pohjanala is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giap sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pohjanala gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giap.
The referee is keeping an eye on Giap - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap tries to clinch but Pohjanala moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala closes the distance and clinches.
Giap lands a left hand.
Giap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Giap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giap lands a shoulder strike.
Giap has Pohjanala pressed against the cage.
A short right from Giap on the inside.
Pohjanala fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giap managing to block the knees to the body from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giap blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pohjanala.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giap stalling in the clinch.
Pohjanala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pohjanala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giap throws a punch but it's blocked by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pohjanala gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Giap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pohjanala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giap misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
Giap lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pohjanala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pohjanala.
Giap closes the distance but Pohjanala moves to the side
and Pohjanala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Giap tries to clinch up but Pohjanala circles away and keeps his distance.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Pohjanala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pohjanala swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Pohjanala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giap takes the fight into the clinch.
Pohjanala misses with a knee strike.
Giap misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap lands a knee to the head.
Pohjanala taking a breather.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
Giap lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap 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.
Pohjanala pushes Giap up against the cage in a clinch.
Pohjanala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Giap just stands there and leans against the cage.
Giap stalling the fight.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pohjanala wants to stall.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
Giap lands a hook that snaps the head of Pohjanala backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giap.
Pohjanala stalling against the cage.
Giap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giap stuns Pohjanala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Giap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pohjanala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala throws a body punch but Giap moves out of range.
Pohjanala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Pohjanala pushes him off.
Giap clinches with his opponent.
Giap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
Giap pushes Pohjanala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pohjanala jumps guard but Giap turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Giap lands a left hand.
Giap lands an elbow just above Pohjanala 's eye.
Giap tries a knee to the head but Pohjanala blocks it.
Nice body punch from Giap - that landed with a thud.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
Giap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pohjanala managing to block the knees to the body from Giap.
Giap trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap misses with a body punch.
Pohjanala blocks an uppercut.
Pohjanala struggles to land a body shot inside as Giap controls his hands.
Pohjanala tries to pull guard but Giap forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kustaa Pohjanala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vo Nguyen Giap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala misses with a body punch
and Giap counters with a straight right hand.
Pohjanala misses with a few strikes there.
Pohjanala is looking to wear down Giap with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pohjanala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Pohjanala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giap tries to clinch there but Pohjanala circles away.
Pohjanala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pohjanala keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap takes the fight into the clinch.
Giap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Giap.
Pohjanala is trying to stall.
Giap pushes Pohjanala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Giap lands with a short shot to the head.
Giap is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pohjanala is trying to pull guard but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Giap avoids the body shot from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giap lands an elbow just above Pohjanala 's eye.
Giap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pohjanala backwards.
Giap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala blocking some punches.
Pohjanala tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giap smiles and moves away.
Pohjanala misses with a series of wild punches.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Giap drives through and clinches with Pohjanala against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pohjanala tries a knee to the head but Giap blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giap.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
Giap with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pohjanala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
Giap lands a left hand.
Giap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Pohjanala missing with a left hand there. Giap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giap with a jab.
Pohjanala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pohjanala misses with a right hand
enabling Giap to counter with a crisp jab.
Giap has Pohjanala up against the cage in a clinch.
Giap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giap avoiding damage as Pohjanala throws knees to the body.
Pohjanala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giaps head.
Pohjanala takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giap tries to throw a body punch but Pohjanala avoids it by throwing Giap back against the cage.
Giap blocks a body shot from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
Pohjanala blocks an uppercut.
Pohjanala tries a body shot but Giap blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
Giap breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Pohjanala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pohjanala thows a body shot but no joy.
Pohjanala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giap's head.
Giap lands a nice hook to Pohjanala's body. Pohjanala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Pohjanala circles away.
A big right from Pohjanala misses.
Pohjanala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pohjanala. Giap does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala misses with a straight right.
Giap moves out of range of the strikes.
Giap has managed to clinch.
Giap lands a shoulder strike.
Pohjanala is trying to pull guard but Giap turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pohjanala wants to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pohjanala misses with an elbow strike.
Pohjanala takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pohjanala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Giap struggles to land a body shot inside as Pohjanala controls his hands.
Giap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pohjanala trying to stall but Giap improves his position.
Nice body punch from Giap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Giap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pohjanala backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giap.
Giap utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Giap lands an uppercut.
Giap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giap.
Giap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pohjanala jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giap walks away with a smile on his face. Pohjanala gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pohjanala keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pohjanala, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Giap.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pohjanala.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Giap. That snapped Pohjanala's head back.
Pohjanala swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Giap clinches with his opponent.
Giap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pohjanala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pohjanala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giap blocks it with crossed arms.
Vo Nguyen Giap is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giap avoids it.
Pohjanala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giap.
Giap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giap lands an elbow inside that Pohjanala shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pohjanala misses with a punch on the inside.
Giap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
Pohjanala tries to throw a body punch but Giap avoids it by throwing Pohjanala back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vo Nguyen Giap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giap 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vo Nguyen Giap!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vo Nguyen Giap waved his t-shirt featuring Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Putin had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. On his way into the cage it seems that Vladimir Putin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vladimir Putin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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144 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Lind!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin throws a jab when Lind was well out of range.
Putin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Putin throws a hook but Lind avoids it easily.
Lind gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Putin.
Putin misses with an uppercut. Lind saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Putin coming out on top.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
Putin takes a swing at Lind's ribcage but misses.
Putin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lind counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Putin misses.
Putin misses with a body shot
and Lind counters with a thumping low kick.
Lind slips a jab and a cross from Putin.
Lind fails to land with a series of punches.
Putin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin throws a jab when Lind was well out of range.
Putin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis Lind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Putin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lind scrambles back to his feet.
Lind ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Putin is breathing heavily.
Lind connects with a looping right hand.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Putin misses with a double jab.
Putin swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Lind cracks Putin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Putin misses.
Lind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Putin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Lind as he connects with a 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!
Jab by Lind.
Putin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vladimir Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lind changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin misses with an uppercut
and Lind counters with a nice low kick that buckles Putin's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin scores with a jab. Lind acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Putin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lind cracks Putin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Putin is rocked!
Lind changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Putin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Putin misses with a body punch
and Lind counters with a straight right hand.
Lind goes for a small jab and connects. Now Lind goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Putin stumbles back but Lind runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Putin to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Putin will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Curtis Lind!
A victorious Curtis Lind thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Van Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hook has chosen The Cure's Close To Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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142 lbs
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuo Hashimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Van Hook!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hook.
A low kick from Hashimoto is predictable there
and Van Hook counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Hook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Hook takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Hook throws a push kick but Hashimoto slaps the foot to one side.
Hashimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hook moves away.
Hashimoto works Van Hook's body with a nice hook.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hook.
Van Hook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hashimoto looks to land a right hand but Van Hook moved out of range.
Hashimoto tries to bum rush Van Hook with a series of wild strikes but Van Hook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hook needs to keep his hands up - Hashimoto had a free shot at his head there.
Hashimoto thuds his right hand into Van Hook's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hashimoto thuds a left hand into Van Hook's body.
Hashimoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hashimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hook manages to avoid it.
Van Hook scores with a kick to the body.
Van Hook misses with a body kick.
Van Hook misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hashimoto misses with a right hand
and Van Hook counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hashimoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hashimoto counters with a left and a right that stings Van Hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hook.
Van Hook throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Hook throws a wild body kick that Hashimoto sees coming a mile off.
Hashimoto looks to throw the jab but Van Hook is out of range.
Hashimoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Hook momentarily.
Hashimoto lands a jab.
Van Hook misses with a low kick.
Van Hook takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Hook avoids the body shot from Hashimoto.
Van Hook throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Hook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hashimoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Hook scrambles back to his feet.
Hashimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Hashimoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Hook under the eye.
Van Hook looks for the body kick but Hashimoto saw that one coming.
Hashimoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashimoto throws a hook to the side of Van Hook's head but Van Hook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot.
Hashimoto throws a series of punches but Van Hook moves out of range.
Hashimoto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hashimoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Hook thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hashimoto if he has to take too many more of those.
Hashimoto takes a swing at Van Hook's ribcage but misses.
Hashimoto swings for the body but Van Hook moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Hashimoto lands.
Van Hook throws a leg kick but Hashimoto moved away.
Hashimoto looks to land a right hand but Van Hook moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Hashimoto 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.
Hashimoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot
and Van Hook counters with an inside leg kick.
Hashimoto avoids a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Hashimoto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hashimoto. Van Hook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hashimoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Hook under the eye.
Hashimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hook.
Van Hook misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Hook thows a leg kick but Hashimoto checks it
and Hashimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Hook.
Hashimoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Hook is looking to land body kicks.
Hashimoto looks to land a right hand but Van Hook moved out of range.
Hashimoto blocks the body kick.
Van Hook throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hashimoto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hashimoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Hook throws a low kick but Hashimoto moves out of range easily.
Hashimoto tests Van Hook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kazuo Hashimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashimoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Hook.
Jab, jab by Hashimoto - just one landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Hook in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hashimoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hashimoto misses the target.
Van Hook is looking to chop away at Hashimoto's legs.
Hashimoto scores with the left hand. Van Hook knows he should have avoided that one.
Hashimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Hook throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hashimoto takes a swing at Van Hook's ribcage but misses.
Hashimoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Hashimoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Hook has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hashimoto scores with a jab.
Van Hook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Hashimoto.
Van Hook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hashimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hook manages to avoid it.
Van Hook misses with the body kick
and Hashimoto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto lands with a right hand.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot.
Van Hook defending well as Hashimoto loads up on a big left hand.
Van Hook throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hashimoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hook counters with a nice body kick.
Hashimoto jabs Van Hook right on the nose. Van Hook blinks but takes it well.
Van Hook throws out a leg kick but Hashimoto moves out of range and Van Hook only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashimoto moves out of range of the body kick from Van Hook.
Hashimoto throws a shot from downtown. Van Hook moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Hashimoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Hashimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Van Hook ducks under a wild hook from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto lands with a nice body punch.
Hashimoto stuns Van Hook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hashimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashimoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Hashimoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hashimoto misses the shot to the body.
Hashimoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Hook walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hashimoto with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hook avoids the body shot from Hashimoto.
Van Hook throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Hook.
Kazuo Hashimoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Hashimoto.
Van Hook takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Hook attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hashimoto scores with a jab. Van Hook acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hashimoto connects with a body shot that sends Van Hook's belly button to the back.
Van Hook throws the kick towards the body but Hashimoto avoids it.
Hashimoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto cracks Van Hook with a good jab.
Hashimoto misses with a straight right.
Van Hook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hashimoto's sensitive parts.
Hashimoto looks to land a combination but Van Hook avoids it well.
Van Hook tries to land a front kick but Hashimoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Hook throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hashimoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Hook. Hashimoto shrugs it off though.
Hashimoto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hashimoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook tries to score with a low kick but Hashimoto moves his leg out of the way.
Van Hook on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hashimoto takes a swing at Van Hook's ribcage but misses.
Hashimoto takes a swing at Van Hook's ribcage but misses.
Kazuo Hashimoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hashimoto connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy left from Hashimoto finds it's target.
Van Hook walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Van Hook 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Van Hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto takes a swing at Van Hook's ribcage but misses.
Hashimoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Hook checks it well.
Hashimoto misses with a looping right.
Van Hook misses with a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Van Hook might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hashimoto has got the better of the exchanges.
Hashimoto scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Hook avoids the body shot from Hashimoto.
Hashimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hook manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Van Hook misses
and Hashimoto counters with a straight right hand.
Hashimoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kyle Van Hook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hashimoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuo Hashimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hashimoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuo Hashimoto!
Kazuo Hashimoto made sure to mention his sponsor, Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Oak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernesto Guevara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Oak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Guevara!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oak fails with a takedown attempt.
Guevara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oak tries to avoid it but Guevara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oak to the ground. Oak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guevara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guevara wants it to stay on the feet.
Oak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guevara circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Oak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oak.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guevara.
Guevara fails with the takedown
and Oak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Oak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oak throws an elbow that misses. Guevara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oak's guard. Nice move by Guevara!
Oak keeping full guard, as Guevara tries to pass.
Oak 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.
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!
Oak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guevara trying to control the position from guard on top but Oak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oak wants to stand and escape but Guevara is having none of it.
Guevara trying to control but Oak is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ernesto Guevara was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Guevara scores with a decent looking hook.
Oak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oak is pulling down on Guevara's head to control his posture.
Guevara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guevara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guevara trying to control the position from guard on top but Oak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Guevara is aware though and is defending well.
Guevara got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guevara has managed to get both his arms back between Oak's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guevara cracks Oak with a solid left hand.
Guevara throwing strikes but missing.
Guevara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guevara tries to free his leg and advance position but Oak is retaining full guard.
Guevara working some strikes from top position.
Guevara stands and throws Oak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oak is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oak defending well though.
Guevara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Guevara wants to work for an arm triangle but Oak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Guevara is looking to advance position but Oak won't allow it.
Guevara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guevara is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Oak!
Oak regains half guard.
Guevara is looking to advance position but Oak won't allow it.
Oak is staying active underneath Guevara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oak actively working from the bottom here.
Guevara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oak looks like he's trying to stand up.
Guevara drops an elbow to the side of Oak's head.
Guevara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oak has managed to free his arm - good work.
Guevara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oak wants to get back to his feet.
Guevara wants to control but Oak is keeping him busy.
Oak is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oak is trying to control but can't.
Guevara uses his free foot to push down on Oak's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Oak.
The referee warns Oak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Guevara dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Guevara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oak did well to prevent Guevara getting side control.
Guevara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oak keeps working.
Guevara moves into full mount! Oak won't be happy about that!
Guevara lands a heavy elbow.
Guevara cracks Oak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oak is rocked!
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!
Guevara postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Oak bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Guevara and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Guevara!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ernesto Guevara thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs has chosen Guns In the Sky - INXS as his entrance music. Jean Charles had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horatio Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Jacobs blocks a head kick by Charles.
Jacobs tests Charles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charles avoids the head kick by Jacobs.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
Charles takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
Jacobs checks a low kick from Charles.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut.
Jacobs throws a hook but Charles blocks it.
Jacobs lands a head shot.
Charles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacobs throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobs lands with a right hand.
Charles throws a front kick that sends Jacobs stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles darts in and clinches Jacobs up against the cage.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Charles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Charles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Jacobs misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jacobs.
The referee calls for Charles to work.
Jacobs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right from Jacobs on the inside.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jacobs is defending well for now.
Charles is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jacobs is keeping busy.
Jacobs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jacobs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobs trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Charles is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles taking a breather.
Charles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jacobs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jacobs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jacobs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jacobs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles swings for the body but Jacobs moves out of range.
Charles throws a body kick that misses.
Charles scores with a jab.
Jacobs lands a jab-cross combination.
Jacobs connects with a body shot.
Jacobs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Charles.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacobs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Charles is rocked!
Jacobs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Charles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Charles 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.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jacobs lands a slapping body shot.
Charles seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
Jacobs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles moves forwards but Jacobs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Charles. Jacobs shrugs it off though.
Jacobs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charles tries to sprawl but Jacobs drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Charles wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jacobs is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Charles still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Charles has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jacobs is not content to let Charles control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jacobs wants to get back to full guard.
Charles stands up and beckons Jacobs to join him on the feet.
Jacobs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big right from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Charles had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jacobs lands with a right hand.
Jacobs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horatio Jacobs 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.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Jacobs or perhaps it was just good defense by Charles which made him look bad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jacobs checks a leg kick.
Horatio Jacobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charles clinches.
A short right from Charles.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobs lands a nice uppercut.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Jacobs avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Charles tries to work over Jacobs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacobs breaks from the clinch.
Charles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Charles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs moves out of range as Charles throws a body kick.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs looks to land a left hand but Charles moved out of range nicely.
Charles walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobs.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jacobs thumps Charles with a low kick.
Jacobs throws a leg kick but Charles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Charles throws a leg kick which misses Jacobs's front leg but catches the back leg as Jacobs tries to avoid it.
Charles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Charles tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Charles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jacobs's sensitive parts.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
Charles takes the fight into the clinch.
Jacobs swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacobs scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands a right hand.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Charles is controlling him.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Jacobs.
Jacobs tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jacobs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Jacobs - just one landing.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charles swings widly with a right hand
and Jacobs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Charles's head backwards.
Jacobs missing with a left hand there. Charles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jacobs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Jacobs takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Charles slips under a jab.
Charles lands with a slapping head kick.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Jacobs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charles staying out of range there.
Charles moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lands a nice shot that snaps Charles's head back.
Charles wants to clinch.
Jacobs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Charles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jacobs throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobs.
A swing and a miss from Jacobs.
A cross from Charles lands.
Jacobs throws a body kick that misses.
Jacobs misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs lands with an uppercut that bounces Charles off the cage and back into range.
Jacobs wants to land a leg kick but Charles is out of range.
Charles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Charles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horatio Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Charles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobs feints and then cracks Charles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charles down.
Charles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacobs.
Charles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy right hand. Charles should have avoided that one.
Jacobs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Charles slips under a jab.
Charles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacobs is out of range.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
Jacobs is looking to score with low kicks.
Charles throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jacobs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Charles tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles throws a body punch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs lands a head shot.
Jacobs avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Jacobs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobs.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles tries to land a front kick but Jacobs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jacobs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jacobs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Jacobs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Charles's head.
Charles tests Jacobs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by Charles.
Jean Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacobs takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. Charles saw that one coming.
Charles takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jacobs tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jacobs won't want to take too many of those.
Jacobs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Charles misses with a knee to the head.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles lands a shoulder strike.
Jacobs tries to break the clinch but Charles is controlling the position.
Jacobs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Charles prevents it.
Jacobs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Jacobs back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charles lands with a right to the head.
Charles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charles works on Jacobs's body with a couple of short punches.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobs.
Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jacobs struggles to land a body shot inside as Charles controls his hands.
Charles lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charles.
Jacobs tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacobss head.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jacobs is defending well for now.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Charles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Charles lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jean Charles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jacobs as the two fighters clinch.
Charles digs a right hand underneath Jacobs's ribcage. Jacobs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Horatio Jacobs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jacobs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charles blocks a body shot from Jacobs.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobs controls his hands.
Charles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Charles landing knees to the head.
Jacobs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles blocks a body shot from Jacobs.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobs cracks Charles with a nice body shot.
Jacobs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jacobs 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horatio Jacobs!
An out of breath Horatio Jacobs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dace Killian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Manilow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killian comes into the arena with Bare & Mark Instinct - Murder Machine (ft. Dieselboy) blaring out of the sound system. Barry Manilow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dace Killian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Manilow!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Manilow does no damage.
Killian shoots in for a takedown but Manilow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Killian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manilow circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Killian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killian misses with a straight right.
Manilow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Killian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Killian swings for the body but Manilow moves out of range.
Manilow throws a sloppy head kick and Killian moves out of range easily.
Manilow throws a leg kick but Killian moved away.
Killian misses with a head kick.
Manilow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manilow misses with a low kick.
Killian throws a head kick that misses
and Manilow counters with a thumping low kick.
Killian clinches up with Manilow and pushes him back against the cage.
Killian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Killian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manilow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killian has Manilow pressed against the cage, preventing Manilow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killian crunches a lovely knee into Manilow's ribcage.
Killian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manilow avoids it.
Manilow lands a hook that snaps the head of Killian backwards.
Manilow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Killian lands a body shot.
Manilow manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Killian.
Killian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killian misses with a straight left.
Killian shoots and misses
and Manilow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manilow lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manilow moves away.
Manilow misses with a head kick.
Manilow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manilow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killian's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manilow can pounce on him.
Killian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manilow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manilow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Killian has time to react.
Manilow missing with a left hand there. Killian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manilow scores with a nice body kick.
Barry Manilow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manilow takes a swing at Killian's ribcage but misses.
Killian throws a lazy body kick
and Manilow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manilow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Killian, pushing him back against the cage.
Manilow can't break the clinch.
Manilow is looking to break free of the clinch but Killian has double underhooks.
Killian prevents a body shot from Manilow.
Killian working aggressively here.
Manilow has had enough of the clinch but Killian keeps him there for the moment.
Manilow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manilow is trying to break the clinch but Killian is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Killian.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Killian. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Killian with a knee to the head.
Manilow tries to break free but Killian pushes him back against the cage.
Manilow stops a takedown attempt from Killian.
Killian keeps control of Manilow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Killian has Manilow pressed against the cage, preventing Manilow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manilow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killian misses with a punch to the body.
Killian prevents Manilow from breaking the clinch.
Manilow stops a takedown attempt from Killian.
Killian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manilow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Manilow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Manilow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Manilow.
Killian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Killian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manilow is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killian tries to land a knee to the head but Manilow blocks with his arms.
Killian is looking for a takedown.
Killian is breathing heavily.
Manilow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Killian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manilow manages to avoid it.
Killian moves out of range of the strikes.
Killian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Killian throws a lazy uppercut
and Manilow counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dace Killian has been cut.
Manilow fails to land with a series of punches.
Killian is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manilow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Killian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manilow drops Killian with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Killian looks back up at him and smiles so Manilow waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Killian is rocked!
Manilow looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Manilow backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Killian's temple! It sends Killian violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Manilow celebrates and the doctors try to help Killian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Barry Manilow!
An out of breath Barry Manilow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucretia Reflection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reflection comes to the cage accompanied by Lucretia, My Reflection. Castle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In Time. Frank Castle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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219 lbs
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucretia Reflection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reflection slips under a jab.
Castle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reflection defending well as Castle loads up on a big left hand.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Reflection swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Castle.
Reflection throws a shot from downtown. Castle moves away and avoids it.
Castle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Castle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reflection to the ground. Castle is now in Reflection's guard.
Reflection kicks Castle off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Reflection scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Castle lands a leg kick that knocks Reflection off balance momentarily.
Reflection throws a hook but Castle blocks it.
Reflection moves away from the strike by Castle.
Castle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castle avoids the head kick by Reflection.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Reflection.
Reflection on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Lucretia Reflection has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reflection tries to land a front kick but Castle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castle lands with an overhand left.
Castle throws a head kick but Reflection moves out of range.
Castle forces Reflection back against the cage and clinches.
Reflection pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reflection throws a jab when Castle was well out of range.
Castle moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Castle.
Castle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Castle as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reflection throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Castle taking a breather here.
Reflection is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Castle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Castle grinds an elbow into Reflection's temple.
Reflection wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Castle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reflection keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reflection is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle tries to move to mount but Reflection blocks the move with his legs.
Reflection is trying to buck Castle off.
Castle is looking to take a break and control but Reflection is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reflection is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle is trying to get an arm triangle but Reflection is defending well.
Reflection is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reflection on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reflection misses with a head kick.
Castle fails with a takedown attempt.
Castle is looking to clinch but Reflection is avoiding it.
Reflection blocks a head kick by Castle.
Reflection tries to work over Castle's front leg with a kick but Castle checks it.
Reflection looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reflection throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle connects with an inside leg kick.
Reflection swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle throws a head kick that misses
and Reflection counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castle drops Reflection with a big left hand and mounts him. Reflection is in big trouble!
Reflection is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reflection is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Oh Reflection is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reflection has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castle is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Frank Castle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reflection looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Castle slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Castle looking for the choke from the back.
Reflection seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Castle trying to control.
Castle slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reflection is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Castle just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Castle patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Reflection holding both Castle 's hands and preventing any damage.
Reflection won't enjoy being in this position. Castle looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Reflection is tapping - it's over boys! Castle picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Castle!
Frank Castle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Can't take the sky from me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mal Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - de Sade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Sade tries to clinch up
and Reynolds counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
de Sade manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
de Sade lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reynolds tries to hold on but de Sade postures up.
Reynolds keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de Sade thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
de Sade thowing shots but they're missing.
Reynolds avoids a strike by de Sade and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in de Sade's guard! Fantastic escape!
Reynolds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reynolds trying to control but de Sade is working from the bottom.
de Sade is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reynolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reynolds takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from de Sade.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Sade lands a right hand.
de Sade blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reynolds.
de Sade gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to stall but de Sade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
de Sade lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds avoids the elbow strike from de Sade, against the cage.
de Sade lands a nice uppercut.
de Sade blocking some punches.
de Sade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
de Sade lands a nice elbow.
de Sade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
de Sade scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
de Sade landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds looks gassed!
de Sade is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds is controlling him.
de Sade misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
de Sade working Reynolds over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, de Sade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reynolds's brow.
de Sade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reynolds's defenses.
It looks like Mal Reynolds has been cut.
de Sade misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from de Sade.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds blocks the elbow strike.
Reynolds takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from de Sade.
A short right from de Sade.
Reynolds is rocked!
de Sade lands a nice shot to the body.
de Sade creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reynolds avoids a wild elbow strike from de Sade.
de Sade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
de Sade tries to clinch but Reynolds moves away
and Reynolds counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de Sade is trying to stand back up but Reynolds is controlling him
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but de Sade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reynolds blocks the strikes from de Sade.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Sade tries to kick Reynolds off but Reynolds keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
de Sade trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
de Sade wants to improve his position but Reynolds is controlling well.
de Sade kicks off Reynolds and gets to his feet.
de Sade closes the distance but Reynolds moves to the side
and Reynolds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but de Sade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds looking to sit in guard and control but de Sade gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
de Sade wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mal Reynolds's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
de Sade is looking to clinch but Reynolds is avoiding it.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Sade moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Reynolds darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mal Reynolds has got the better of the ground game so far.
de Sade is looking to escape.
Reynolds wants to free his trapped foot but de Sade is holding on for dear life with his legs.
de Sade has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reynolds is working away from the top position though.
Reynolds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
de Sade trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds dominating with strikes here.
de Sade is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Reynolds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reynolds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Sade is looking to escape.
Reynolds controlling from the full mount.
Reynolds scoring with strikes but de Sade is staying in there.
Reynolds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Sade is looking to escape.
de Sade wants to hold on but Reynolds pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds working the ground and pound effectively.
de Sade is trying desperately to improve position.
Reynolds lands a nice shot to the head.
de Sade is rocked!
Reynolds lands a big elbow - de Sade is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and de Sade is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mal Reynolds!
Mal Reynolds was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage R could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boris Ivanovic's chin.
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199 lbs
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R moves out of range of the leg kick from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanovic darts in trying to clinch
and R counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanovic tries to clinch but R moves out of range.
Ivanovic moves into the clinch.
Ivanovic has a couple of punches blocked by R.
Ivanovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Ivanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivanovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
R will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ivanovic up against the cage.
Ivanovic misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from R fails to land.
R trying to control the position but instead, Ivanovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed R into the cage.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and R avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from R.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic has R pressed against the cage.
Ivanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
R blocks an uppercut.
Ivanovic tries to throw a body punch but R avoids it by throwing Ivanovic back against the cage.
A short right from R on the inside.
Ivanovic avoids the elbow strike from R, against the cage.
R is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ivanovic tries a body shot but R blocks it.
Ivanovic misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from R.
Ivanovic trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by R as Ivanovic tries to tie him up.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
R avoiding damage as Ivanovic throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
R misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for R.
R misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
R breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanovic swings for the body but R moves out of range.
Ivanovic looks to clinch
and R decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ivanovic's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
R trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ivanovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
R with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like Boris Ivanovic has been cut.
R wants to control from the top but Ivanovic keeps moving.
Ivanovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
R is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R stands up over Ivanovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
R wants to control from the top but Ivanovic keeps moving.
R tries to free his leg and advance position but Ivanovic is retaining full guard.
Ivanovic keeping moving, preventing R from controlling successfully.
Ivanovic keeping full guard, as R tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ivanovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ivanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. R manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
R throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanovic has closed the distance and engaged R in a clinch.
Ivanovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivanovic can't find room to land a body shot as R controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ivanovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ivanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from R.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanovic trying to stall but R improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanovic.
R controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Ivanovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ivanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from R.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ivanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanovic misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
R tries for a takedown but Ivanovic manages to get underhooks.
R is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ivanovic is defending well for now.
Ivanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
R misses with a hook to the ribs.
R escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanovic closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanovic misses with a knee strike.
Ivanovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Ivanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanovic working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R lands with a right to the head.
R looking to stall.
R avoiding damage as Ivanovic throws knees to the body.
R throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic dodges an elbow strike from R.
Ivanovic blocking some punches.
Ivanovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ivanovic misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovic lands with a right to the head.
R is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ivanovic is keeping busy.
Ivanovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ivanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivanovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanovic scores with a shot to the side of R's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the head but R blocks with his arms.
R struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanovic controls his hands.
R lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
R is trying to maintain a safe position but Ivanovic gets an underhook and turns R into the cage.
Ivanovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from R fails to land.
Ivanovic is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by R.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from R.
R stalling in the clinch but Ivanovic improves position.
R throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. R is defending well for now.
Ivanovic tries to throw a body punch but R avoids it by throwing Ivanovic back against the cage.
R tries a body shot but Ivanovic blocks it.
Ivanovic lands a damaging elbow.
R lands an uppercut.
Ivanovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic lands a nice elbow.
R goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivanovic prevents a body shot from R.
Ivanovic with a knee to the head.
R blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanovic can't find room to land a body shot as R controls the action.
R takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on R - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boris Ivanovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
R avoiding damage as Ivanovic throws knees to the body.
R dodges an elbow strike from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ivanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic has R pushed against the cage.
Ivanovic lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
R stalling in the clinch but Ivanovic improves position.
Ivanovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ivanovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but R is keeping busy.
Ivanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ivanovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
R fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, R scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivanovic looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
R has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanovic.
R stalling in the clinch but Ivanovic improves position.
R avoiding damage as Ivanovic throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Ivanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Ivanovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ivanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ivanovic throws a series of punches but R moves out of range.
R stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivanovic.
R lands with an overhand left.
Ivanovic throws a looping overhand right but R ducks down to avoid it.
Ivanovic misses with a wild body shot.
R steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic takes a swing at R's ribcage but misses.
Ivanovic throws a combination that misses
and R counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivanovic works over R's head and body with a nice combination.
Ivanovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
R checks a low kick from Ivanovic.
R misses the jab.
Ivanovic tries to clinch up but R circles away and keeps his distance.
Boris Ivanovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
R misses the shot to the body.
Ivanovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but R circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Ivanovic lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by R as Ivanovic tries to tie him up.
R fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
R manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ivanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite R's efforts to push away.
R misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivanovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
R swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
R misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic tries a knee to the head but R blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from R fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by R.
R looking to stall.
Ivanovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
R lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivanovic takes a shot to the head.
R misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
R goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivanovic prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivanovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R digs a right hand underneath Ivanovic's ribcage. Ivanovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ivanovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ivanovic tries a knee to the head but R blocks it.
R tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanovic lands an elbow inside.
Ivanovic is working R over against the cage.
Ivanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by R.
R lands with a short head shot on the inside.
R managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic looking to slow down the pace here.
R lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from R.
R tries to throw a body punch but Ivanovic avoids it by throwing R back against the cage.
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!
Ivanovic tries to throw a body punch but R avoids it by throwing Ivanovic back against the cage.
R trying to stall but Ivanovic improves his position.
Ivanovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with R's elbow.
R working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from R.
Ivanovic lands a right hand.
Ivanovic trying to control the position but instead, R has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ivanovic into the cage.
Ivanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Ivanovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing R up against the cage.
Ivanovic blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ivanovic as R tries to tie him up.
Ivanovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanovic is struggling to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Ivanovic.
I think Ivanovic 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Grady might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to (no) Self Esteem. 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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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richie O Grady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Grady.
O Grady misses with a looping right.
O Grady wants to clinch.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker scores with a jab.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown but Stoker shows good takedown defense.
O Grady gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stoker takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoker blocks the elbow strike.
O Grady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Grady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Grady throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Grady throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Grady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stoker's brow.
O Grady misses with a body punch.
O Grady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stoker tries to work over O Grady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoker just leaning against O Grady, taking a breather.
O Grady throws an elbow but it misses.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Grady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker avoiding damage as O Grady throws knees to the body.
Stoker stalling against the cage.
Stoker lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Grady backwards.
O Grady misses with an elbow over the top.
Stoker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Grady has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stoker.
Stoker lands a hook that snaps the head of O Grady backwards.
O Grady misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoker.
O Grady landing knees to the head.
It looks like Wade Stoker has been cut.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoker blocks it with crossed arms.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Stoker blocks with his arms.
O Grady blocks a body shot from Stoker.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady pushes off an throws an elbow but Stoker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Grady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Grady looking to throw knees to the head but Stoker is blocking nicely.
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoker can't find room to land a body shot as O Grady controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady trying to land knees to the body.
Stoker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoker throws a head kick that misses.
Stoker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Grady tries to clinch but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker tries to score with a low kick but O Grady moves his leg out of the way.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stoker sprawls well. Stoker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Grady gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie O Grady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Richie O Grady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Grady moves to clinch but Stoker breaks away
and O Grady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady is looking to clinch but Stoker is avoiding it.
Stoker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Grady's hands.
Stoker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Grady avoids the head kick by Stoker.
Stoker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stoker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Grady steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stoker. That one must have hurt.
Stoker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Richie O Grady has been cut.
O Grady doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
O Grady checks a low kick from Stoker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from O Grady.
Stoker swats away the attempt to clinch by O Grady.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Grady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Stoker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stoker tries to score with a low kick but O Grady moves his leg out of the way.
O Grady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stoker tries a head kick but it misses.
Stoker swats away the attempt to clinch by O Grady.
A leg kick checked by O Grady.
O Grady changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Grady is defended easily by Stoker.
O Grady misses with a wild combination.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stoker connects with a body shot.
O Grady doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Wade Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Grady lands with a cross.
O Grady moves out of range of the leg kick from Stoker.
Stoker pushes O Grady away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stoker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Grady.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Grady tries to clinch up but Stoker circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
O Grady has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stoker.
Stoker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stoker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady shoots in and bounces Stoker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
O Grady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stoker working a defensive guard here.
O Grady wants to control from the top but Stoker keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Grady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stoker controlling O Grady's posture.
O Grady trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Grady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from O Grady.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stoker scores with a decent looking hook.
O Grady takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. O Grady looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoker lands a big head kick that sends O Grady to the canvas! Stoker follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Stoker! Wade Stoker retains his super heavyweight title!
Wade Stoker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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