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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincy Reeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peacock comes into the arena with Bring The Noise by Public Enemy & Anthrax blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Peacock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quincy Reeder!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock leaves Reeder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reeder moves out of range of the strikes.
Reeder wants to clinch
and Peacock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reeder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peacock tries to avoid it but Reeder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peacock to the ground. Peacock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reeder tries to clinch
and Peacock counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reeder! Peacock lets Reeder back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Reeder is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reeder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peacock leaves Reeder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drew Peacock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quincy Reeder.
Peacock lands a nice shot to the body.
Reeder looks winded!
Peacock lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Reeder falls backwards - clearly groggy! Peacock dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Peacock!
A victorious Drew Peacock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henderson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henderson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Pettis. Pettis maintains the clinch.
Pettis breaks the clinch.
Pettis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pettis is trying to drag Diaz to the mat but Diaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pettis manages to break the clinch.
Pettis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pettis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pettis throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pettis.
Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz being controlled against the cage.
Pettis prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working for takedown but Pettis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pettis pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henderson Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pettis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pettis moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Pettis was not able to check.
Pettis gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pettis.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Pettis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Pettis.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Pettis fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis clinches with his opponent.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Pettis.
Pettis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pettis goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pettis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pettis quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Diaz prevents Pettis from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is trying to control but can't.
Pettis wants to get back to full guard.
Pettis wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pettis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diaz decides to return to a standing position.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Pettis swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Pettis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pettis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Pettis is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pettis down to the mat. Pettis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pettis connects with a high kick.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pettis.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettis wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Pettis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Pettis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Pettis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pettis clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pettis prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pettis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diaz after a bit of a struggle.
Pettis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pettis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pettis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henderson Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Pettis to work.
Pettis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Pettis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pettis swivels and escapes.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Pettis.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pettis pinned against the cage. Pettis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz is working for takedown but Pettis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pettis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pettis is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Pettis circles away and we're back to standing.
Pettis darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Pettis throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pettis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pettis breaks from the clinch.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pettis.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pettis.
Pettis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Pettis pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Pettis persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Pettis clinches.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Pettis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Pettis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pettis rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Pettis is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pettis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis avoiding damage.
Pettis misses with a knee to the head.
Pettis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pettis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pettis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pettis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diaz after a bit of a struggle.
Pettis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
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!
Pettis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Pettis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Diaz blocks a head kick by Pettis.
Pettis scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pettis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pettis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pettis clinches up against the cage.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Pettis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Diaz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pettis to the ground. Diaz is now in Pettis's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Pettis misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pettis clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Pettis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henderson Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pettis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Pettis. Pettis gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pettis tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pettis to the ground. Pettis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pettis breaks the clinch.
Pettis clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pettis throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Pettis manages to get underhooks.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pettis misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz letting Pettis take a breather here.
Diaz has Pettis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pettis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis breaks from the clinch.
Pettis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pettis misses with an elbow over the top.
Pettis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pettis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz is trying to drag Pettis to the mat but Pettis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pettis stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Come on Pettis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pettis breaks from the clinch.
Pettis has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pettis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Pettis manages to break the clinch.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Pettis. Pettis maintains the clinch.
Link Pettis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettis circles away.
Pettis clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Link Pettis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pettis 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Link Pettis!
During a confident post fight interview, Link Pettis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Stalikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel James Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford has chosen Kashmir as his entrance music. Daniel James Crawford will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikos Stalikas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel James Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalikas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crawford.
Stalikas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stalikas throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawford.
Stalikas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crawford circles away.
Stalikas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stalikas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crawford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crawford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stalikas.
Crawford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stalikas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stalikas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crawford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stalikas trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford controls Stalikas momentarily but Stalikas frees himself.
Stalikas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crawford wants to sweep here but Stalikas controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crawford connects with a body shot.
Stalikas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crawford was covering up waiting for the punch and Stalikas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crawford has his hands on Stalikas's head, controlling the position.
Stalikas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalikas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Crawford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stalikas throws a big right hand that misses.
Crawford trying to control the position.
Crawford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stalikas.
Stalikas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crawford scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Daniel James Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford slips a jab from Stalikas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalikas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crawford to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crawford slaps away a takedown attempt from Stalikas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crawford lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stalikas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawford throws a jab when Stalikas was well out of range.
Stalikas misses with an uppercut.
Stalikas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crawford scores with a one two! Stalikas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crawford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stalikas doesn't seem bothered though.
Stalikas fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Stalikas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalikas has his takedown stuffed
letting Crawford counter with a right hand.
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!
Stalikas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stalikas at a distance.
Crawford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crawford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stalikas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stalikas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crawford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalikas trying to control the position but Crawford is working away.
Stalikas tries to score with some ground and pound. Crawford controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stalikas trying to control the action but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Crawford pushes Stalikas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stalikas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalikas lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel James Crawford will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Crawford throws a body punch but Stalikas moves out of range.
Crawford scores with a nice strike.
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalikas.
Crawford slips a jab and a cross from Stalikas.
A swing and a miss from Crawford.
Crawford connects with a right hand. Stalikas shakes it off.
Stalikas misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Crawford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawford.
Stalikas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawford is fending him off so far but Stalikas persists. Nope, Crawford circles away and we're back to standing.
Stalikas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford.
Crawford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stalikas.
Nice uppercut there from Stalikas.
Stalikas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Stalikas avoids them all with ease.
Stalikas throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalikas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a shot to the body.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Stalikas avoids nicely.
Stalikas misses with a few strikes there.
Stalikas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.
Stalikas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Crawford there.
Crawford cracks Stalikas with an open hand slap.
Stalikas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawford as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Stalikas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford works over Stalikas's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice takedown defense from Crawford. No joy for Stalikas on that attempt.
Crawford moves away from the strike by Stalikas.
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalikas.
A big left from Crawford misses.
Stalikas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crawford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stalikas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stalikas takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalikas shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Stalikas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crawford scores with the left hand. Stalikas knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford scores with a hook to the body. Stalikas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stalikas shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Stalikas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stalikas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crawford avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalikas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawford is fending him off so far but Stalikas persists. Nope, Crawford circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crawford wants it to stay on the feet.
Stalikas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawford lands a body shot.
Crawford scores with a sloppy right hand. Stalikas should have avoided that one.
Stalikas misses with a wild body shot.
Stalikas misses the shot to the body.
Crawford cracks Stalikas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crawford slips under a jab from Stalikas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a series of strikes that have Stalikas backpedaling.
It looks like Nikos Stalikas has been cut.
A slow jab from Stalikas misses its intended target.
Stalikas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crawford throws a body punch but Stalikas moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Stalikas or perhaps it was just good defense by Crawford which made him look bad.
Crawford connects with a looping right hand.
Crawford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stalikas swings for the body but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crawford scores with a nice strike.
Crawford throws a body punch but Stalikas moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stalikas is defended easily by Crawford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalikas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawford moves away.
Stalikas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crawford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stalikas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stalikas is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Crawford. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Stalikas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stalikas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Crawford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stalikas tries for a takedown but Crawford circles away easily
and Crawford counters with a crisp right that sends Stalikas to the canvas! Crawford follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel James Crawford!
Daniel James Crawford managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cripplers Corner, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Pimentel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Marcos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Pimentel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Marcos!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos connects with a single shot there.
Marcos lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Marcos misses.
Marcos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pimentel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcos keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcos throws a combination that misses
and Pimentel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marcos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pimentel blocks it with crossed arms.
Marcos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pimentel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marcos lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marcos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pimentel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marcos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Marcos.
It looks like John Pimentel has been cut.
Pimentel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marcos is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcos.
Marcos lands a nice elbow.
Marcos taking a breather.
Pimentel throws an elbow but it misses.
Marcos stalling in the clinch but Pimentel improves position.
Marcos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pimentel backwards.
Pimentel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pimentel avoids a wild elbow strike from Marcos.
Marcos stalling in the clinch.
Pimentel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pimentel scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pimentel .
It looks like Raymond Marcos has been cut.
Marcos just leaning against Pimentel , taking a breather.
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!
Marcos lands an elbow that stopped Pimentel in his tracks for a moment.
Marcos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marcos just leaning against Pimentel , taking a breather.
Marcos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raymond Marcos.
Pimentel tries to clinch there but Marcos circles away.
Pimentel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Marcos.
Marcos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pimentel is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Nice elbow from Marcos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pimentel .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marcos lands a nice elbow.
Marcos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marcos leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pimentel fails to land.
Marcos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marcos throws a head punch that misses.
Pimentel tries to land a knee to the head but Marcos blocks with his arms.
Marcos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marcos dodges an elbow strike from Pimentel .
Marcos taking a breather.
Marcos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marcos swings wildly with an uppercut but Pimentel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Marcos fails to land.
Pimentel lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pimentel .
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pimentel as Marcos tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos has a couple of punches blocked by Pimentel .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pimentel tries to throw a body punch but Marcos avoids it by throwing Pimentel back against the cage.
Pimentel misses with an elbow over the top.
Pimentel misses with the head strike.
Pimentel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcos lands an elbow inside that Pimentel shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pimentel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pimentel up against the cage.
Marcos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Marcos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marcos throws a combination that misses
and Pimentel counters by moving into the clinch.
Marcos lands an elbow just above Pimentel 's eye.
Marcos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pimentel backwards.
Marcos lands an elbow just above Pimentel 's eye.
Marcos blocks a body shot from Pimentel .
Marcos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pimentel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcos misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Marcos.
Pimentel throws a head punch that misses.
Marcos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pimentel dodges an elbow strike from Marcos.
Marcos taking a breather.
Pimentel takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pimentel misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marcos.
Marcos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raymond Marcos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcos just leaning against Pimentel , taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimentel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pimentel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcos lands with a light punch inside.
Pimentel misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marcos.
Marcos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John Pimentel 's cut is getting worse.
Pimentel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
Marcos lands a right hand.
Marcos misses with a knee to the head.
Marcos tries a knee to the head but Pimentel blocks it.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pimentel misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pimentel .
Pimentel misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pimentel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marcos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marcos.
Pimentel misses with some punches.
Pimentel scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pimentel is keeping busy.
Pimentel lands a nice uppercut.
Pimentel wants to stall.
Marcos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pimentel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marcos lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Pimentel - that landed with a thud.
Pimentel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marcos leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pimentel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marcos trying to control the position but instead, Pimentel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marcos into the cage.
Marcos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pimentel .
Marcos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marcos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pimentel .
Pimentel misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pimentel throws an elbow but misses.
Marcos stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimentel is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marcos.
Marcos is stalling here.
Pimentel looking to throw knees to the head but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Marcos lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pimentel .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pimentel misses with an elbow over the top.
Marcos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcos being controlled against the cage.
Pimentel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raymond Marcos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marcos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pimentel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pimentel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marcos connects with a combination that backs up Pimentel into the cage. Marcos lands a flurry of punches that gets past Pimentel 's guard. Pimentel is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Marcos bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Marcos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Roy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
194 lbs
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200 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Massey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Roy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roy's head backwards.
Roy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy. Massey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Massey throws out the jab.
Roy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roy dodges the punch combination from Massey.
Roy slips under a jab.
Massey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roy.
Roy throws a hook to the side of Massey's head but Massey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Massey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Massey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy is pressing down on Massey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Massey preventing the sweep.
Massey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Massey with a nice head shot there.
Roy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Massey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roy can't keep his opponent in guard - Massey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Massey wants to work for an arm triangle but Roy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Massey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Massey trying to pass the guard but Roy defending well.
Roy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Massey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Massey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Massey drops an elbow to the side of Roy's head.
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!
Massey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roy is just riding it out for now. Massey eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Massey stopping the sweep attempt from Roy.
Roy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Massey passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Massey working the body and head with strikes.
Roy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Massey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roy taking a bit of punishment here - Massey scoring with strikes.
Massey lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Massey scoring with punches and elbows.
Roy is rocked!
Roy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roy is still in real trouble! Can Massey finish him?
Roy won't allow Massey to pass to mount.
Roy seems to have recovered his senses.
Massey is trying to control the action in half guard but Roy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Massey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Massey working the head and body with strikes.
Roy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Roy gets back to full guard.
Massey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massey trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Massey won't allow Roy to sweep him here.
Massey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Massey is working to get back to half guard.
Roy won't let Massey get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Roy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Massey?
Massey is trying to stand.
Massey trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Roy lands a big elbow.
Roy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Massey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Roy punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roy with shots to the head and body - Massey looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Eli Massey has been cut.
Roy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Massey is rocked!
Roy looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Massey covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Roy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Christofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Christofi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
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210 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Christofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichiro Kosugi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christofi sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Kosugi to the ground! Christofi dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Ichiro Kosugi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Christofi postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kosugi badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Christofi around the waist but Christofi pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Christofi is the winner by TKO! Christofi jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Christofi!
Chris Christofi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Goldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong comes to the cage accompanied by Hong Entrance Song. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dima Goldin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goldin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
Hong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been informed that Goldin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldin thuds his right hand into Hong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goldin under the eye.
Goldin defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldin blocks a head kick by Hong.
Goldin misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Goldin - the referee stops the clock and Hong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Goldin. Hong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Goldin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goldin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goldin tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.
Goldin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Goldin.
Goldin tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goldin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Hong.
Goldin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goldin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Hong.
Goldin tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dima Goldin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldin throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldin tries to clinch there but Hong circles away.
Hong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Goldin tries to clinch up but Hong circles away and keeps his distance.
Goldin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hong with a nice cross.
Goldin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Goldin tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.
Goldin moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Goldin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong lands with an overhand left.
Goldin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong digs a good hook to Goldin's body.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldin blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goldin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goldin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong jabs Goldin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Goldin looks winded!
Hong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goldin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goldin there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Goldin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hong swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Goldin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Hong!
Kris Hong is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Kris Hong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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