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Syn' 258: Like a Boss PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Mercer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Mercer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mercer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ripgut trying to control but Mercer postures up.
Ripgut keeping hold of Mercer's head, controlling as best he can.
Ripgut is looking to control Mercer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ripgut avoid being mounted?
Ripgut tries to roll over but Mercer keeps him under control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Ripgut hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ripgut in his tracks.
Ripgut slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Ripgut.
Mercer blocks a head kick by Ripgut.
Mercer throws a body punch but Ripgut moves out of range.
Ripgut throws a right hand that misses
and Mercer counters with a single leg into guard. Ripgut didn't expect that.
Ripgut had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mercer defends it easily.
Mercer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mercer throws a big right hand that misses.
Ripgut controls Mercer momentarily but Mercer frees himself.
Mercer looking to pass the guard.
Mercer pushing down on Ripgut's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripgut is trying to control but can't.
Mercer is looking for a kimura but Ripgut is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mercer to get the leverage.
Mercer 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.
Mercer is keen to just control but Ripgut is a slippery customer.
Ripgut tries to roll over but Mercer keeps him under control.
Ripgut really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mercer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mercer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ripgut wants to improve his position but Mercer is controlling well.
Mercer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mercer prevents Ripgut from improving his position.
Mercer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mercer throwing shots but Ripgut is blocking nicely.
Ripgut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mercer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ripgut knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ripgut wants to sweep here but Mercer controlling him for the moment.
Mercer is looking to work some ground and pound but Ripgut has wrist control.
Mercer trying to control but Ripgut is working from the bottom.
Ripgut is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ripgut can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mercer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercer scoring with some ground and pound.
Mercer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ripgut is keeping the position for now.
Mercer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mercer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripgut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shane Ripgut wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mercer misses with a combination
and Ripgut counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mercer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mercer works Ripgut's body with a nice hook.
Mercer stuns Ripgut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mercer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shane Ripgut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripgut misses with a low kick.
Mercer avoids the head kick by Ripgut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Mercer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ripgut tries to clinch but Mercer moves away
and Mercer counters with a takedown into side control.
Ripgut tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mercer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ripgut is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ripgut avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mercer.
Ripgut tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mercer presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mercer is landing with some decent strikes but Ripgut is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer unloading with bombs!
Mercer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ripgut's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mercer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ripgut is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mercer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut can't escape the position.
Mercer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mercer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mercer cracks Ripgut with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ripgut bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mercer and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stu Mercer!
Stu Mercer is the new super heavyweight champion!
Stu Mercer 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenric Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle has chosen Simply Ravishing as his entrance music. 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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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenric Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paige clinches up against the cage.
Paige swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paige prevents a body shot from Kyle.
Kyle presses Paige against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paige lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Paige lands an uppercut.
Kyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paige backwards.
Kyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paige's elbow.
Paige lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Paige.
Kyle prevents Paige from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Paige to work.
A body shot lands from Kyle.
Kyle has a couple of punches blocked by Paige.
Kyle lands a shoulder strike.
Paige gets underhooks to prevent Kyle's takedown attempt.
Kyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle can't find room to land a body shot as Paige controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paige working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle tries to throw a body punch but Paige avoids it by throwing Kyle back against the cage.
Kyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paige dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kyle can't find room to land a body shot as Paige controls the action.
Paige lands with a light punch inside.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paige goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyle has Paige pressed against the cage, preventing Paige from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paige working hard to break the clinch.
Paige swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paige prevents a body shot from Kyle.
Paige lands a left hand.
Kyle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kyle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paige prevents it.
Stan Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenric Kyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paige lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Paige backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige prevents a takedown attempt there.
Paige has Kyle pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kyle.
Paige wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paige is trying to break the clinch but Kyle is controlling him.
Paige lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paige blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Paige controls his hands.
A short right from Paige.
Paige misses with a punch on the inside.
Paige is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kyle is keeping busy.
Paige blocking some punches.
Kyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paige lands a body shot.
Paige misses with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Paige has knocked Kyle down with a huge combo! Paige steps away and waves a wobbly Kyle back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kyle is rocked!
It looks like Kenric Kyle has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige looks to land a right hand but Kyle moved out of range.
Kyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Paige finish him?
Paige lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kyle off his feet! Kyle tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Paige!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Kurtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn has chosen The Blood of Cu Chulainn as his entrance music. Walter Kurtz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Kurtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn lands a nice shot to the body.
Chulainn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurtz.
Chulainn connects with a looping right hand.
Chulainn digs a good body shot into Kurtz's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Chulainn. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn checks a leg kick nicely.
Chulainn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurtz momentarily.
It looks like Walter Kurtz has been cut.
Chulainn connects with a body shot.
Chulainn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurtz slips a jab and a cross from Chulainn.
Chulainn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kurtz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Chulainn gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kurtz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigurdsson comes into the arena with 2ne1 - Can't Nobody blaring out of the sound system. Frank Sigurdsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dean Martin 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sigurdsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Martin !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigurdsson takes one to the chin there.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sigurdsson stalks Martin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martin 's face. Martin staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Dean Martin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigurdsson lands a left and a right that send Martin crashing to the mat, dazed. Sigurdsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sigurdsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sigurdsson gets caught napping as Martin dives in and scores a takedown. Sigurdsson manages to retain guard.
Sigurdsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sigurdsson tries to get out of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Sigurdsson is keeping the position.
Martin prevents Sigurdsson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigurdsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sigurdsson has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martin 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson wants to stand and escape but Martin is having none of it.
Sigurdsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin passes into half guard.
Sigurdsson has hold of Martin 's hands but Martin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sigurdsson's head.
Martin trying to control the action but Sigurdsson is working from the bottom.
Martin prevents Sigurdsson from standing back up.
Sigurdsson pushes Martin off and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Sigurdsson misses.
Sigurdsson ducks right into an uppercut from Martin .
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!
Sigurdsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Martin should have avoided that one.
Sigurdsson misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is pushing down on Sigurdsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sigurdsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Martin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sigurdsson's head.
Martin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sigurdsson keeps working.
Sigurdsson wants to get back to his feet.
Martin is keen to just control but Sigurdsson is a slippery customer.
Martin throwing shots but Sigurdsson is blocking nicely.
Sigurdsson is trying to stand back up but Martin is controlling him
Martin trying to pass the guard but Sigurdsson defending well.
Martin moves nicely into side control.
Sigurdsson is not content to let Martin control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson is trying to get back to his feet.
Martin trying to control the action but Sigurdsson is working from the bottom.
Sigurdsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Martin working the ground and pound.
Sigurdsson is letting Martin control him for a moment.
Sigurdsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Martin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Martin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sigurdsson down.
Sigurdsson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Martin ! Sigurdsson is hurt baaadly! Martin is firing away with more strikes - Sigurdsson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Martin !
Dean Martin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Zelenka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Zelenka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kozlov. That's going to slow Zelenka down.
Jan Zelenka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelenka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kozlov.
Kozlov cracks a nice hook into Zelenka's ribs.
Kozlov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zelenka throws out a loose jab but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov throws a hook to the side of Zelenka's head but Zelenka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zelenka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zelenka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozlov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zelenka checks a low kick from Kozlov.
Zelenka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kozlov at a distance.
Zelenka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zelenka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zelenka.
Kozlov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kozlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenka lands a glancing blow to the side of Kozlov's head.
Zelenka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
Zelenka ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov cracks Zelenka with an open hand slap.
Zelenka throws a body punch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Zelenka scores with the left hand. Kozlov knows he should have avoided that one.
Zelenka takes a swing at Kozlov's ribcage but misses.
Zelenka misses with a lunging right hand
and Zelenka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozlov throws a right and a left that Zelenka avoids nicely.
A jab from Zelenka misses.
Kozlov throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zelenka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zelenka manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zelenka.
Kozlov lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Zelenka.
Kozlov throws an overhand right that lands on Zelenka's shoulder, as Zelenka tries to avoid the shot.
Kozlov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zelenka's head.
Kozlov scores with a hook.
Zelenka is rocked!
Zelenka looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozlov is just out of range.
Zelenka is looking to slow Kozlov down with leg kicks.
Kozlov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A good leg kick by Zelenka.
Zelenka throws a leg kick
and Kozlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body. Zelenka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Zelenka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kozlov scores with a jab. Zelenka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Zelenka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka tests Kozlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zelenka seems to have got his legs back now.
Zelenka misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zelenka.
Zelenka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kozlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelenka.
Zelenka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zelenka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kozlov.
Zelenka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kozlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zelenka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozlov's elbow.
Zelenka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kozlov.
Kozlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov lands an uppercut.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Kozlov clinches up against the cage.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kozlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Zelenka controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Kozlov as the two fighters clinch.
Zelenka blocking some punches.
Zelenka can't break the clinch.
Kozlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zelenka defending well as Kozlov loads up on a big left hand.
Crunch! Zelenka slams his shin into Kozlov's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Zelenka. That snapped Kozlov's head back.
Zelenka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kozlov throws out the jab.
Zelenka loads up on a big right hand but Kozlov slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Kozlov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zelenka.
Zelenka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zelenka.
A hook to the body from Kozlov.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zelenka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zelenka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelenka walks into a left hand.
Zelenka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Zelenka misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenka connects with the punch.
Kozlov looks to throw the jab but Zelenka is out of range.
Kozlov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zelenka.
Kozlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zelenka's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Kozlov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zelenka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kozlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kozlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zelenka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Zelenka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zelenka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zelenka keeps Kozlov at a distance using the push kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zelenka!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelenka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
Zelenka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kozlov tries to keep at a distance but Zelenka has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kozlov as Zelenka tries to tie him up.
Kozlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zelenka's elbow.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zelenka fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zelenka.
Zelenka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zelenka is looking to score with low kicks.
Zelenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kozlov moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zelenka, as that shot connected.
Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Zelenka.
Kozlov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Zelenka misses
and Kozlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Zelenka scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kozlov will feel that in the morning.
Zelenka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kozlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Zelenka's head.
Kozlov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zelenka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zelenka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kozlov blocks a jab.
Zelenka misses the shot to the body.
Zelenka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zelenka thows a body shot but no joy.
Zelenka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zelenka throws out a loose jab but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov slips a straight right by Zelenka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelenka thows a body shot but no joy.
Kozlov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kozlov is rocked!
Zelenka finds Kozlov's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Kozlov flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Zelenka lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Kozlov will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Zelenka!
Jan Zelenka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turnbull's entrance music is Never To Late. A fine choice. Nygard has chosen Dread Zeppelin - Immigrant Song as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Turnbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nygard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nygard connects with a nice looking jab.
Turnbull throws a hook but Nygard blocks it.
Turnbull misses with a low kick.
Nygard lands an overhand right.
Nygard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull loads up on a big right hand but Nygard slips the punch.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Nygard.
Nygard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nygard misses with a straight left.
Turnbull tests Nygard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Leif Nygard has been cut.
Turnbull misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nygard looks to land a body kick but Turnbull moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull takes one to the side of the head.
Turnbull lands a two punch combo.
Nygard lands with an uppercut that bounces Turnbull off the cage and back into range.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nygard's head.
Turnbull dives in and grabs Nygard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nygard pushes down on Turnbull's head and hops out.
Turnbull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nygard scores with a kick to the body.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nygard catches Turnbull with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nygard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnbull.
Nygard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turnbull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nygard forces Turnbull back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nygard tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Nygard.
A short right from Nygard on the inside.
Nygard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turnbull is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nygard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Turnbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
Nygard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull is trying to break the clinch but Nygard has him pressed against the cage.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nygard looking to throw knees to the head but Turnbull is blocking nicely.
Turnbull is trying to push Nygard away but Nygard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nygard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nygard lands a good knee to the midsection. Turnbull won't want to take too many of those.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull is trying to break the clinch but Nygard is controlling him.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Turnbull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nygard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nygard prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Nygard gets underhooks to prevent Turnbull's takedown attempt.
Turnbull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turnbull trying to control the position but instead, Nygard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turnbull into the cage.
A short right from Turnbull.
Turnbull with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turnbull working hard to break the clinch.
Turnbull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turnbull is looking for a takedown.
Nygard lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jack Turnbull has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Nygard controls the action.
Nygard lands a good knee to the midsection. Turnbull won't want to take too many of those.
Turnbull breaks from the clinch.
Nygard cracks Turnbull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nygard moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nygard gets caught napping as Turnbull dives in and scores a takedown. Nygard manages to retain guard.
Nygard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nygard trying to keep a closed guard but Turnbull is proving a slippery customer.
Turnbull lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnbull trying to control but Nygard is working from the bottom.
Turnbull won't allow Nygard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Turnbull will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nygard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turnbull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnbull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nygard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turnbull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nygard scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Turnbull misses.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Turnbull moves out of range of the body kick.
Nygard looks for the body kick but Turnbull saw that one coming.
Nygard missing with a left hand there. Turnbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jack Turnbull is winning the standup battle so far.
Nygard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turnbull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turnbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nygard misses with a low kick.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Turnbull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nygard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nygard thumps Turnbull with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nygard duly obliges.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Nygard. Those never looked like landing.
Nygard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a low kick.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nygard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Nygard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turnbull tries to score with a low kick but Nygard moves his leg out of the way.
Nygard stuffs the takedown.
Nygard moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
Nygard misses with a two punch combination.
Leif Nygard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Nygard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nygard tries to land a front kick but Turnbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard misses with a series of wild punches.
Leif Nygard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nygard just misses with a punch to the body.
Nygard lands with a shot to the body.
Turnbull throws a solid leg kick but Nygard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turnbull.
Nygard avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Turnbull.
Nygard checks a leg kick.
Nygard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nygard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnbull tries a head kick but it misses.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nygard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turnbull connects with a solid leg kick.
Nygard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nygard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turnbull misses with a looping right.
Nygard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turnbull. That did some damage!
Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nygard was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull.
Turnbull connects with a right hand. Nygard shakes it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nygard.
Good leg kick by Turnbull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Nygard is out of range.
Turnbull throws a jab when Nygard was well out of range.
Turnbull throws a hook but Nygard avoids it easily.
Nygard tries to clinch up but Turnbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Turnbull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nygard's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull thumps Nygard with a low kick.
Nygard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nygard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard ducks right into an uppercut from Turnbull.
That has opened up Leif Nygard's cut even more.
Turnbull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nygard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turnbull wants to slow Nygard down by chopping away at his legs.
Turnbull connects with a crisp jab.
Turnbull misses with a leg kick
and Nygard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turnbull taking a breather.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nygard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turnbull wants to break free but Nygard has control.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnbull is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jack Turnbull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nygard stops a takedown attempt from Turnbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Turnbull will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nygard throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Nygard lands a right hook to the body.
Turnbull wants to slow Nygard down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, jab by Nygard - just one landing.
Turnbull throws a low kick but Nygard avoids it.
Turnbull scores with a kick to the body.
Nygard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turnbull can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nygard.
Nygard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Nygard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turnbull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nygard.
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!
Turnbull thuds his shin into the meat of Nygard's side.
Turnbull walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nygard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nygard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nygard misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Turnbull.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nygard moves away.
Nygard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turnbull's calf.
Turnbull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nygard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nygard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nygard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nygard.
Turnbull shoots in for a takedown but Nygard shows good takedown defense.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nygard throws a series of punches but Turnbull moves out of range.
Nygard lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leif Nygard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nygard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turnbull checks it well.
Nygard digs a good body shot into Turnbull's ribs.
Nygard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nygard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nygard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turnbull. Turnbull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nygard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nygard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Turnbull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turnbull throws a wild body kick that Nygard sees coming a mile off.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Nygard moved away.
Nygard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nygard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turnbull tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nygard is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard avoids a kick to the body.
Nygard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nygard looks to land a combination but Turnbull avoids it well.
Turnbull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nygard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nygard lands a slapping body shot.
Turnbull throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nygard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turnbull thinking.
Good shot there by Nygard.
Nygard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nygard can pounce on him.
Nygard tries to land a front kick but Turnbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nygard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull lands with a hook. Nygard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Nygard misses.
Nice jab there from Nygard.
Turnbull bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull with the ground and pound but Nygard regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Nygard is looking to control Turnbull's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nygard avoid being mounted?
Nygard wants to get back to his feet.
Turnbull thows a huge punch but Nygard dodges it nicely.
Turnbull not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnbull wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nygard keeps working.
Jack Turnbull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turnbull sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nygard defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Nygard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turnbull has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Turnbull!
A relieved looking Jack Turnbull thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stalker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Keelhauled. Sumrall has chosen Kutless - Smile as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnnie Stalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker misses with a low kick.
Stalker lands a nice looking body kick.
Stalker throws a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Stalker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sumrall.
Johnnie Stalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sumrall checks a leg kick.
Sumrall slips a jab and a cross from Stalker.
Stalker scores with a nice right hand.
Stalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sumrall manages to avoid it.
Stalker with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stalker. That's going to slow Sumrall down.
Stalker throws a hook to the side of Sumrall's head but Sumrall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Stalker misses
and Sumrall counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalker throws a hook to the side of Sumrall's head but Sumrall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sumrall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stalker closes the distance and clinches.
Stalker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stalker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stalker throws a wild body kick that Sumrall sees coming a mile off.
Stalker lands a nice shot that snaps Sumrall's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalker cracks Sumrall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stalker misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker works Sumrall's body with a nice hook.
Stalker misses with a body kick.
A big head kick from Stalker and Sumrall is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing Stalker from controlling successfully.
Stalker controlling from the top position.
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing Stalker from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker throws a big right hand that misses.
Stalker throws an elbow that misses. Sumrall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stalker's guard. Nice move by Sumrall!
Stalker pulls Sumrall in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnnie Stalker just wasn't active enough.
Sumrall takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stalker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stalker lands a body shot.
Stalker scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumrall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalker is looking to land body kicks.
Jonah Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stalker scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Stalker misses.
Sumrall slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Stalker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sumrall walks into a jab.
Sumrall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stalker with a nice cross.
Stalker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sumrall can do to turn this around?
Stalker scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Stalker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalker swings for the body but Sumrall moves out of range.
Stalker tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stalker lands with a nice body kick.
Johnnie Stalker is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker lands a leg kick that knocks Sumrall off balance momentarily.
Sumrall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sumrall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalker.
Stalker cracks a nice hook into Sumrall's ribs.
Stalker throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalker throws a right hand that misses
and Sumrall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sumrall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stalker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sumrall counters by clinching up.
Sumrall looking to throw knees to the head but Stalker is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Stalker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Stalker slowing the pace effectively.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sumrall prevents a body shot from Stalker.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Stalker breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalker lands a really nice looking cross but Sumrall seems unphased.
Stalker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stalker throws a shot from downtown. Sumrall moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stalker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalker misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker tries to land a leg kick but Sumrall saw it coming and moves away.
Stalker throws a sloppy head kick and Sumrall moves out of range easily.
A big head kick from Stalker and Sumrall is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Stalker stopping the sweep attempt from Sumrall.
Stalker looking to sit in guard and control but Sumrall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sumrall manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Stalker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stalker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stalker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stalker throws a leg kick
and Sumrall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sumrall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sumrall is just out of range.
Jonah Sumrall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stalker is looking to score with low kicks.
Stalker fails with the takedown
and Sumrall counters with a head kick. That will keep Stalker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stalker shoots in looking for a takedown. Sumrall tries to sprawl out of it but Stalker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sumrall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Stalker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stalker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stalker connects with a nice looking jab.
Sumrall 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.
Stalker throws the kick towards the body but Sumrall avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Sumrall.
Johnnie Stalker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sumrall counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Stalker.
Stalker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stalker.
Stalker digs a good hook to Sumrall's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumrall stuffs the takedown attempt from Stalker. Stalker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Stalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stalker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall moves out of range as Stalker throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Stalker there.
Stalker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stalker looks for the body kick but Sumrall saw that one coming.
Stalker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stalker misses with a head kick.
Stalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sumrall was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalker.
Stalker throws a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Stalker throws a hook but Sumrall avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker stuns Sumrall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stalker.
Stalker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sumrall's head backwards.
Stalker connects with a leg kick. Sumrall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jonah Sumrall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Stalker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalker catches Sumrall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stalker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sumrall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnnie Stalker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stalker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnnie Stalker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djoser Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hara has chosen The Who - Eminence front as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djoser Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Hara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Djoser Rei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hara shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hara throwing shots but Rei is blocking nicely.
Hara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rei trying to control but Hara postures up.
Hara throwing shots but Rei is blocking nicely.
Rei is trying to maintain the position but Hara is very close to passing his half guard.
Hara wants to control but Rei is keeping him busy.
Rei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rei's head.
Rei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hara.
Rei is pressing down on Hara's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei looking for a sweep. Not yet Rei, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rei looking to control.
Hara chips away with some ground and pound.
Hara wants to control from the top but Rei keeps moving.
Hara tries to free his leg and advance position but Rei is retaining full guard.
Hara throws a big right hand that misses.
Hara throws an elbow that misses. Rei uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hara's guard. Nice move by Rei!
Hara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rei's guard.
Hara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rei looking for a sweep. Not yet Rei, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei keeping moving, preventing Hara from controlling successfully.
Hara pushes down on Rei's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hara is nestled in close to Rei, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hara lands a nice short elbow.
Hara passes to full mount!
Hara misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hara with shots to the head and body - Rei looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rei tries to reverse the position but Hara maintains control.
Hara misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hara trying to control but Rei is having none of it.
Hara misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hara working the ground and pound effectively.
Hara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hara landing strikes from the mount.
Rei manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hara working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rei gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hara trying to control the position from guard on top but Rei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hara stands up over Rei, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hara wants to control from the top but Rei keeps moving.
Rei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hara 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.
Hara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rei swivels and escapes.
Rei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Hara.
Hara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rei as he jumps to the side.
Djoser Rei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hara.
Hara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hara in side control, throwing shots but Rei defends.
Rei can't do much from the bottom here.
Josh Hara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rei tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hara scoring with punches and elbows.
Hara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rei avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hara.
An elbow from Hara crashes against the mat.
Rei takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rei is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hara throws a strike aimed at the side of Rei's head but Rei avoids it well.
Hara throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hara working the head and body with strikes.
Rei takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hara working the head and body with strikes.
Rei can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Hara seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rei keeping his opponent close.
Hara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rei is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Hara crashes against the mat.
Hara lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rei defending against the ground and pound.
Hara throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hara trying to control the position but Rei is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hara.
Hara connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rei some visible discomfort.
Rei defending against the ground and pound.
Hara creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rei sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hara cracks Rei with a big elbow.
Rei is looking for a sweep.
Hara in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hara misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hara trying to control the action but Rei is working from the bottom.
Hara landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei parries the strikes from Hara easily there. Hara is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rei to escape.
Hara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rei is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hara looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rei is avoiding damage well.
Hara in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rei is trying to escape the position but Hara is controlling the position.
Rei is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hara cracks Rei with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hara landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Hara seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hara throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hara moves away.
Josh Hara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rei swings for the body but Hara moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rei.
Rei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rei throws a push kick but Hara slaps the foot to one side.
Rei scores with a nice head shot.
Hara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hara stalling.
Hara is trying to control. Rei wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hara throwing shots but Rei is blocking nicely.
Hara lands with a punch from half guard.
Hara working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hara throwing shots but Rei is blocking nicely.
Hara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hara trying to control the action but Rei is working from the bottom.
Hara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Djoser Rei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hara scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei is not content to let Hara control the position.
Rei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hara.
Hara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rei trying to hold on to Hara's head to control him but Hara postures up.
Hara winds up and cracks Rei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hara is trying to control. Rei wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rei on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hara is looking to advance position but Rei won't allow it.
Hara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rei trying to control but Hara postures up.
Hara winds up and cracks Rei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rei sees it coming and defends easily.
Rei is staying active underneath Hara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hara throwing shots but Rei is blocking nicely.
Hara thows a huge punch but Rei dodges it nicely.
Hara is looking to stall here but Rei recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hara throws a big elbow that misses.
Rei keeping moving, preventing Hara from controlling successfully.
Hara with a nice head shot there.
Hara throwing strikes from guard but Rei blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hara controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rei keeping moving, preventing Hara from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Hara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Hara!
Josh Hara really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by CUZ I GOT HIGH. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a wild body kick that Hanks sees coming a mile off.
Hanks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Hanks moves out of range easily.
Stone scores with a kick to the body.
Hanks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hanks connects with a looping right hand.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone slips under a jab.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stone thuds a left hand into Hanks's body.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanks under the eye.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Hanks catches Stone right on the button with a cross.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanks connects with a body shot that sends Stone's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
Hanks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Hanks's head back.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone tries to work over Hanks's front leg with a kick but Hanks checks it.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Stone scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone throws a head kick but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks with a hook.
Ben Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanks's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone rushes Hanks and presses him up against the cage.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanks.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanks blocking some punches.
Hanks tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanks prevents a body shot from Stone.
Stone has Hanks pressed against the cage, preventing Hanks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks blocking some punches.
Hanks works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanks has Stone pressed against the cage.
Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanks gets underhooks to prevent Stone's takedown attempt.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanks avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Hanks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hanks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a body shot.
Stone gets through Hanks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanks is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Hanks controls the action.
A hook to the body from Stone.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone jumps guard and drags Hanks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hanks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Hanks from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanks throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanks moves out of range as Stone throws a body kick.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Hanks lands with a nice body kick.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanks scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Stone.
Hanks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Stone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanks.
Stone throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks blocks a jab.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Hanks is looking to land body kicks.
Hanks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stone.
Stone moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanks.
Hanks misses with a straight left.
Stone misses with a hook. Hanks ducked under it nicely.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanks misses with a head kick.
Hanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanks throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Hanks throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Stone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ben Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Hanks moved out of range nicely.
Stone misses with the body kick
and Hanks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hanks misses with a low kick.
Hanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Hanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanks, as that shot connected.
Hanks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stone takes a swing at Hanks's ribcage but misses.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanks throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Hanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Hanks ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanks.
Stone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanks misses with a two punch combination.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone swings for the body but Hanks moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanks, right into the meat.
Hanks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanks checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
Hanks digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Hanks staying out of range there.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Hanks scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanks is looking to land body kicks.
Hanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Hanks scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Craig Hanks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanks to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hanks misses with a low kick.
Hanks works the jab nicely.
Hanks connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanks's calf.
Stone throws a low kick but Hanks moves out of range easily.
Hanks throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanks's calf.
Stone blocks a jab.
Hanks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanks misses with a low kick as Stone jumps back.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stone feints and then cracks Hanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanks down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stone.
Stone pushes Hanks up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Craig Hanks's cut is getting worse.
Hanks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ben Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone goes for a takedown attempt but Hanks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Hanks moved away.
Stone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hanks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stone misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanks's calf.
Stone takes one to the side of the head.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone clinches up against the cage.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanks tries to stall but Stone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Stone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stone.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanks tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Hanks will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone prevents Hanks from breaking the clinch.
Stone lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Hanks is stalling here.
Hanks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
Stone tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanks backwards.
Stone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Stone connects with a jab.
Hanks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick from Hanks.
Stone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stone slips under a jab from Hanks.
Hanks lands a jab to the head.
Hanks lands with a nice body kick.
Hanks tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Hanks misses
and Stone counters with a takedown into side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hanks regains half guard, as Stone was trying to land strikes.
Hanks tries to roll over but Stone keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a head shot. Hanks uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone trying to control but Hanks is working from the bottom.
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hanks managing to control the position.
Hanks 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.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanks is retaining full guard.
Hanks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanks is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stone lands with a straight right. Hanks didn't see that one coming.
Hanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanks.
Hanks misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stone feints and then cracks Hanks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanks down.
Hanks throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
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!
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Hanks's defenses.
Stone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Craig Hanks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks gets caught napping as Stone dives in and scores a takedown. Hanks manages to retain guard.
Hanks has momentary wrist control but Stone slips an elbow through the middle.
Stone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stone postures up.
Hanks keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
Hanks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Hanks is keeping the position.
Stone wants to control from the top but Hanks keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanks cracks Stone with an open hand slap.
Stone misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
Hanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Hanks settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanks.
Hanks blocks a head kick by Stone.
Hanks avoids a kick to the body.
Hanks needs to keep his hands up - Stone had a free shot at his head there.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Hanks moves away and avoids it.
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Hanks.
Hanks throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanks looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Hanks.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone missing with a left hand there. Hanks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone lands a jab.
Stone connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hanks won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Craig Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks tries to improve position but can't.
Stone takes a little break here. Hanks wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hanks is trying to control Stone's posture but Stone avoids it.
Stone tries to score with some ground and pound. Hanks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hanks is trying to get back to half guard.
Hanks regains half guard, as Stone was trying to land strikes.
Hanks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanks is pulling down on Stone's head. It's preventing any offense from Stone, at least for the moment.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanks is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hanks is not content to let Stone control the position.
Stone lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hanks tries to buck Stone off but Stone is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stone 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Stone!
Ben Stone is the new welterweight champion!
Ben Stone took some time post fight to say the following; 'I came out swingin away, cuz I got hiiigh. I was gonna counter and take you down, but I was hiiigh. I came swingin for the fences - and I know whyy - why man? why? - cuz I got high, cuz I got high, cuz I got hiiigh. Ladidadadada. Skippity bee bop dooooo wahhhhhhh.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale comes to the cage accompanied by Gravity kills - Guilty. Speed has chosen Amon Tobin / El Cargo as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Speed!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a body kick that misses
and Gale counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
Gale tries to work over Speed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gale throws a head punch that misses.
Gale lands a shot to the body.
Gale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Gale lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale tries to work over Speed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gale lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gale fails to land.
Gale tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Gale back against the cage.
Speed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gale.
Gale lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Daniel Speed has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale digs a right hand into Speed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Speed's gas tank.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speed is trying to break free.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Gale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gale.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Gale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Gale misses.
Good work by Gale as he checks the leg kick.
Gale leaves Speed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Codi Gale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gale swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Speed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gale on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gale misses with a looping left.
Codi Gale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gale moves out of range of the leg kick from Speed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Gale lands but Speed takes it in his stride.
Gale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Speed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gale. Gale obviously looking to wear him down.
Gale throws a body kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gale.
Gale moves out of range of the leg kick from Speed.
Gale lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Speed backs up against the cage.
Gale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gale throws the kick towards the body but Speed avoids it.
Gale throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gale throws a leg kick but Speed checks it.
Speed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gale is out of range.
Gale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Speed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gale swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed scores with a kick to the body.
Gale misses with a low kick.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gale was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed throws a head kick but Gale moves out of range.
Speed moves away from the strike by Gale.
Speed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Speed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Speed throws a low kick but Gale avoids it.
Speed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gale is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Speed's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gale.
Gale misses with a leg kick
and Speed counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Speed.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Gale's head but Gale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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.
Speed tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gale's legs.
Gale tries to buck Speed off but Speed is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gale tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Codi Gale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Speed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Speed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gale doesn't seem bothered though.
Gale tries to clinch there but Speed circles away.
Speed moves out of range of the strikes.
Speed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Speed misses.
Gale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
Codi Gale is winning the standup battle so far.
Gale tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Speed throws a leg kick but Gale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Speed punishes Gale's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Gale.
Gale throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Jab, jab by Gale - just one landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Speed checks a leg kick.
Gale misses with a hook.
Speed tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Speed misses with a low kick.
Speed lands the left hand.
Gale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Speed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gale.
Gale misses with a leg kick.
Gale misses with a wild body shot.
Speed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gale. That did some damage!
Gale takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Gale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Speed thows a body kick. Gale tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Speed throws a push kick but Gale slaps the foot to one side.
Gale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed blocks the body kick.
Gale closes the distance and clinches.
Codi Gale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gale tries a body shot but Speed blocks it.
Gale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed misses with a body punch.
Gale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speed misses with some punches.
Gale throws a head punch that misses.
Speed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gale throws a punch but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gale.
Gale lands a shoulder strike.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Gale.
Gale scores with a shoulder strike.
Speed blocks a body shot from Gale.
Still in the clinch, Speed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Gale.
Gale throws a head punch that misses.
Gale tries to work over Speed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gale blocks an uppercut.
Speed pushes Gale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Speed or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gale lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed is trying to push Gale away but Gale has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed prevents a body shot from Gale.
Gale takes a shot to the head.
Gale presses Speed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gale can't find room to land a body shot as Speed controls the action.
Gale swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gale tries a body shot but Speed blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Gale.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Gale fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Codi Gale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Speed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Speed tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Speed somewhat.
Gale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gale takes a kick to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Gale.
Gale stalks Speed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Speed's face. Speed staggers backwards, shaken.
Speed works Gale's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gale moves in looking to clinch but Speed pushes him off.
Speed connects with a crisp jab.
Speed swings for the body but Gale moves out of range.
Speed throws a leg kick but Gale moved away.
Gale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
Speed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gale is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Speed misses
and Gale counters with a nice uppercut.
Gale tries to land a front kick but Speed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Gale.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Speed.
Speed slips a jab from Gale.
Gale checks a leg kick nicely.
Gale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Gale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gale.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Gale.
Gale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gale lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gale has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Speed takes a shot to the head.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Gale.
Gale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Gale.
Gale lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gale tries a body shot but Speed blocks it.
Gale swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Gale.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gale pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale cracks Speed with a nice body shot.
Speed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Gale.
Gale throws a head punch that misses.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Gale throws a poor cross that misses
and Speed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gale checks a leg kick.
Gale lands with a shot to the body.
Gale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Speed blocks a head kick by Gale.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gale throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gale. That's going to slow Speed down.
Gale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Speed's hands.
Gale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speed. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed throws a leg kick but Gale checks it.
Gale tries to clinch there but Speed circles away.
Speed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gale checks the leg kick.
Speed missing with a left hand there. Gale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speed throws a solid leg kick but Gale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Speed.
Gale throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Gale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Gale is predictable there
and Speed counters with a good low kick that Gale was not able to check.
Speed moves out of range of the leg kick from Gale.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gale takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Gale just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Codi Gale clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Speed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Speed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gale thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Speed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gale with a nice cross.
Speed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A clash of legs there as Speed blocks the low kick.
Gale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Speed misses
and Gale counters with a good low kick that Speed was not able to check.
Speed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Speed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gale scrambles back to his feet.
Gale blocks the body kick.
Gale throws the left hand but Speed avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed connects with a crisp jab.
Speed is looking to chop away at Gale's legs.
Speed tries a low kick but Gale avoids it.
Gale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gale lands a body shot.
Gale blocks a leg kick.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gale is out of range and Speed settles back down.
Gale checks a low kick from Speed.
A big right from Gale misses.
Speed motions for Gale to come forward. Speed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gale misses with a body kick.
Speed throws out a leg kick but Gale moves out of range and Speed only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale misses with a body shot.
Gale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gale lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gale misses with a looping right.
Speed is looking to chop away at Gale's legs.
Gale tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Gale misses its intended target.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gale was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Gale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gale throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Speed's head.
Gale throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Gale throws a low kick but Speed moves out of range easily.
Speed throws a low kick but Gale avoids it.
Gale throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gale throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gale takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Speed takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Speed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Gale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Gale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speed checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Speed shoots in looking for a takedown but Gale manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Speed's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gale thows a leg kick but Speed checks it
and Speed counters with a good low kick that Gale was not able to check.
Gale scores with a push kick.
Gale looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Speed throws out a loose jab but Gale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gale cracks Speed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gale has closed the distance and engaged Speed in a clinch.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Gale controls the action.
Speed lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gale is working Speed over against the cage.
Gale lands a body punch.
Gale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gale tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Gale back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Codi Gale had his way with Daniel Speed in that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Speed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Speed defending well as Gale loads up on a big left hand.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale digs a good hook to Speed's body.
Gale throws a jab but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Gale ducks down to avoid it.
Gale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Speed tries to clinch but Gale moves out of range.
Speed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gale. Gale obviously looking to wear him down.
Gale catches Speed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Speed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gale.
Gale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Gale.
Gale jabs Speed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Speed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Speed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gale tries to clinch but Speed is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gale. Speed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gale jabs Speed right on the nose. Speed blinks but takes it well.
Speed throws an overhand right that lands on Gale's shoulder, as Gale tries to avoid the shot.
Gale tries to land a leg kick but Speed saw it coming and moves away.
Speed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gale on the side of the head.
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gale is looking to clinch but Speed is avoiding it.
Speed misses with a head kick.
Gale misses with an uppercut
and Speed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gale misses with a double jab.
Speed moves away from the strike by Gale.
Codi Gale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale misses with a looping left.
Speed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed misses with an uppercut. Gale saw that one coming.
Gale takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed misses with a straight left.
Gale moves into the clinch.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Gale controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Speed.
Gale is rocked!
Speed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Gale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speed breaks the clinch.
Gale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Speed. Speed obviously looking to wear him down.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gale gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Speed gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Gale is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Speed!
After winning the bout, Daniel Speed thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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