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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the body shot from Zegan.
Zegan scores with a body shot.
Zegan rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Zegan.
Zegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Zegan rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zegan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Zegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zegan lands a two punch combo.
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!
Zegan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zegan tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zegan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zegan lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan instigates a clinch.
Zegan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zegan just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Zegan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zegan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zegan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zegan throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Maciej Zegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zegan moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zegan.
Zegan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zegan.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zegan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zegan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zegan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Zegan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zegan lands a damaging elbow.
Zegan misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries for a takedown but Zegan manages to get underhooks.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zegan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zegan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson tries a body shot but Zegan blocks it.
Zegan controlling the action here for a moment.
Zegan stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Zegan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Zegan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zegan tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Zegan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zegan lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Zegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zegan tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zegan.
Zegan tries a head kick but it misses.
Zegan swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zegan won't be happy with that.
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.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zegan defending against the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zegan tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson cracks Zegan with a big elbow.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Zegan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zegan tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maciej Zegan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zegan closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zegan effectively controlling the action here.
Zegan tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Zegan is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Zegan feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Zegan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zegan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zegan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zegan tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zegan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zegan wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson won't allow Zegan to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Zegan blocks nicely.
Zegan keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson won't allow Zegan to get back to his feet.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson stays in close to Zegan's body and controls the position.
Zegan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zegan tries to get out of the position.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zegan has wrist control.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is in close to Zegan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan wants to sweep but no luck.
Zegan keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Zegan trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Zegan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Zegan misses with a head kick.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Zegan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zegan scores with a body shot.
Zegan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zegan tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Maciej Zegan is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zegan throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Zegan clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Zegan manages to get underhooks.
Zegan tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Zegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zegan connects with a high kick.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zegan defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Zegan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maciej Zegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Zegan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zegan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zegan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zegan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zegan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Zegan digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Zegan digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zegan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Zegan controls his hands.
Zegan tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Zegan scores with a shoulder strike.
Zegan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zegan breaks the clinch.
Zegan throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Zegan connects with a solid leg kick.
Zegan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Maciej Zegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zegan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zegan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zegan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zegan - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zegan. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan throws out a powerful jab.
Zegan doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Zegan misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zegan working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson stops Zegan from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Zegan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zegan 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Zegan!
Our winner, Maciej Zegan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Ertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Yamokivic (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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170 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Ertz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Yamokivic!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamokivic throws a lazy uppercut
and Ertz counters with a left to the body.
We've been informed that Yamokivic 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.
Yamokivic connects with a crisp jab.
Ertz slips a jab from Yamokivic.
Ertz lands a jab to Yamokivic's midsection.
Ertz is looking to land body kicks.
Ertz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamokivic counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Yamokivic. Those never looked like landing.
Yamokivic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamokivic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamokivic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamokivic throws a front kick aimed at Ertz's knee but Ertz avoids it well.
Yamokivic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ertz's sensitive parts.
Yamokivic scores with a push kick.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Yamokivic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic thuds a left hand into Ertz's body.
Ertz tries to score with a low kick but Yamokivic moves his leg out of the way.
Yamokivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yamokivic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ertz looks to land a right hand but Yamokivic moved out of range.
Ertz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic missing with a left hand there. Ertz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronan Yamokivic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamokivic throws a low kick, looking for Ertz's leg but Ertz calmly moves out of range.
Yamokivic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamokivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ertz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamokivic. Ertz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamokivic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ertz misses with a head kick.
Ertz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ertz.
Ertz throws a big shot that misses.
Yamokivic throws an off balance right hand
and Ertz counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamokivic lands a head shot.
Yamokivic misses with a left hand
and Ertz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamokivic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ertz.
Yamokivic fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamokivic moves out of range of the leg kick from Ertz.
Yamokivic thumps Ertz with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ertz lands a nice hook to Yamokivic's body. Yamokivic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamokivic throws a hook but Ertz avoids it easily.
Yamokivic throws a poor cross that misses
and Ertz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamokivic thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamokivic misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamokivic throws a shot from downtown. Ertz moves away and avoids it.
Yamokivic cracks Ertz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yamokivic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ertz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamokivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ertz moves away.
Ertz throws a head kick that misses.
Yamokivic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamokivic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ertz to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic throws a jab when Ertz was well out of range.
Yamokivic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamokivic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ertz finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamokivic's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamokivic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamokivic gets caught napping as Ertz dives in and scores a takedown. Yamokivic manages to retain guard.
Yamokivic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ertz throwing strikes from guard but Yamokivic blocks nicely.
Yamokivic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ertz.
Yamokivic keeping full guard, as Ertz tries to pass.
Ertz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ertz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamokivic 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.
A close round but Ronan Yamokivic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yamokivic lands a jab to the head.
Yamokivic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Yamokivic. Those never looked like landing.
Ertz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamokivic thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Yamokivic finds it's target.
Ertz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamokivic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamokivic misses with a straight left.
Yamokivic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamokivic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ertz throws a hook but Yamokivic blocks it.
Ertz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ertz misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic swinging wildly here.
Yamokivic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ertz misses with a low kick as Yamokivic jumps back.
Ertz blocks a head kick by Yamokivic.
Ertz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot.
Ertz slips under a jab.
Ertz tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ertz on the side of the head.
Yamokivic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ertz counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamokivic looks to throw the jab but Ertz is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic misses the shot to the body.
Ertz slips a straight right by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic swinging wildly here.
Ertz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamokivic.
Ertz misses with a low kick.
Yamokivic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamokivic misses with a hook.
Ertz thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamokivic connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamokivic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ronan Yamokivic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamokivic looks to land a left hand but Ertz moved out of range nicely.
Ronan Yamokivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamokivic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamokivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ertz.
Ertz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ertz slips a jab from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot.
Ertz stuns Yamokivic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamokivic is breathing heavily.
Yamokivic clobbers Ertz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamokivic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ertz.
Yamokivic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yamokivic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ertz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ertz needs to keep his hands up - Yamokivic had a free shot at his head there.
Ertz thumps Yamokivic with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamokivic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ertz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamokivic.
A big left from Ertz misses.
Ertz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamokivic. Yamokivic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamokivic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamokivic throws a right and a left that Ertz avoids nicely.
Ertz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamokivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ertz.
Yamokivic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamokivic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Yamokivic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Yamokivic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ertz.
Ertz cracks Yamokivic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ertz throws an overhand right that lands on Yamokivic's shoulder, as Yamokivic tries to avoid the shot.
Yamokivic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamokivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ertz moves away.
Yamokivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamokivic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ertz ducks under a wild hook from Yamokivic.
Ertz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic throws a hook to the side of Ertz's head but Ertz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamokivic throws a body punch but Ertz moves out of range.
Yamokivic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamokivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic scores with a jab to the head.
Yamokivic missing with a left hand there. Ertz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Ertz.
Yamokivic scores with a hook.
Yamokivic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ertz to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamokivic misses with an uppercut. Ertz saw that one coming.
Yamokivic misses with a low kick.
Ertz throws out a leg kick but Yamokivic moves out of range and Ertz only half commits.
Yamokivic lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Yamokivic misses
and Ertz counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Ertz misses.
Yamokivic connects with a jab.
Yamokivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ertz manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamokivic tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ertz.
Yamokivic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ertz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ertz.
Yamokivic leaves Ertz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Ertz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamokivic looks to throw a body kick
and Ertz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ertz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamokivic.
Yamokivic scores with the left hand. Ertz knows he should have avoided that one.
Ertz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamokivic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ertz.
Zack Ertz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamokivic.
Ertz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamokivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ertz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ertz misses with a body shot.
Yamokivic moves out of range as Ertz strikes.
Yamokivic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ertz's hands.
Yamokivic throws a head kick but Ertz moves out of range.
Yamokivic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ertz checks a leg kick nicely.
Ertz misses with a straight left.
Yamokivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ronan Yamokivic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic needs to keep his hands up - Ertz had a free shot at his head there.
Ertz catches Yamokivic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamokivic clobbers Ertz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamokivic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ertz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ertz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamokivic lands with a cross.
Yamokivic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ertz walks into a jab.
Ertz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ertz punishes Yamokivic's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamokivic ducks under a wild hook from Ertz.
A left lands for Ertz.
Ertz ducks under a wild hook from Yamokivic.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zack Ertz.
I think Yamokivic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Yamokivic!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronan Yamokivic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap has chosen Beach Party Vietnam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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159 lbs
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158 lbs
18 - 14 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Spiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Spiller misses
and Giap counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giap blocks a head kick by Spiller.
Spiller jabs at Giap's body.
Spiller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Giap thows a body shot but no joy.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been told by Spiller's head coaches at Bushido Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spiller throws a shot from downtown. Giap moves away and avoids it.
Giap checks the leg kick nicely there.
Giap lands with a shot to the body.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Spiller throws a hook but Giap avoids it easily.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spiller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Giap is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spiller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giap wants to clinch.
Spiller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spiller 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 Giap has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Giap and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giap avoids the body shot from Spiller.
Spiller lands a nice shot to the body.
Giap lands a nice hook to Spiller's body. Spiller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spiller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giap jabs at Spiller's body.
Giap digs a good body shot into Spiller's ribs.
Spiller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spiller is looking to wear down Giap with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spiller's corner calls for a 1-2. Spiller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Giap wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap wants to clinch up but Spiller keeps it at a distance.
Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap missing with knees to the body.
Giap landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spiller misses with a knee to the head.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
Giap manages to break the clinch.
Spiller tries to move into range but Giap moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Giap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spiller.
Giap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giap gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giap clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spiller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spiller breaks the clinch.
Spiller scores with a body shot.
Giap takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spiller lands a high kick!
A big right from Giap misses.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap wants to clinch.
Spiller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spiller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller moves out of range.
Spiller walks into a straight right hand from Giap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giap looks to clinch
and Spiller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giap's knee momentarily.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spiller counters with a thumping low kick.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Spiller circles away.
Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Spiller manages to break the clinch.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spiller misses with a knee strike.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Giap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Brandon Spiller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Spiller circles away.
Spiller scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Spiller is predictable there
and Spiller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spiller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spiller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giap checks a low kick from Spiller.
Spiller takes a swing at Giap's ribcage but misses.
Spiller lands with a good body shot.
Spiller lands a glancing blow to the side of Giap's head.
Spiller wants to land a leg kick but Giap is out of range.
Brandon Spiller is winning the standup battle so far.
Giap wants to clinch but Spiller slips to the side
and Spiller counters with a good low kick that Giap was not able to check.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giap closes the distance but Spiller moves to the side
and Spiller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giap is looking to clinch but Spiller is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap clinches up with Spiller and pushes him back against the cage.
Giap lands an elbow inside.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap stuns Spiller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spiller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giap counters by moving into the clinch.
Spiller is trying to push Giap away but Giap has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spiller blocks the elbow strike.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Spiller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giap missing with knees to the body.
Spiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spiller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spiller misses the jab.
Giap closes the distance but Spiller moves to the side
and Spiller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap has closed the distance and engaged Spiller in a clinch.
Spiller takes a shot to the head.
Giap can't find room to land a body shot as Spiller controls the action.
Giap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spiller connects with a solid leg kick.
Spiller misses with a low kick.
Giap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiller manages to avoid it.
Spiller throws a low kick but Giap moves out of range easily.
Giap tries to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Spiller counters with a one-two to the body.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spiller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giap looks to clinch
enabling Spiller to counter with a crisp jab.
Giap fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spiller on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a leg kick but Giap moved away.
Giap throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spiller on the side of the head.
Giap looks to clinch
and Spiller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spiller's corner calls for a 1-2. Spiller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spiller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Giap is out of range.
Giap checks the leg kick.
Giap wants to clinch
and Spiller counters with a low kick, right behind Giap 's knee.
Giap slips under a jab from Spiller.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Spiller circles away.
Spiller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Giap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiller misses with an uppercut.
Giap scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Giap blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller misses with a low kick.
Giap works Spiller's body with a nice hook.
Giap wants to clinch
and Spiller counters with a nice leg kick.
Giap tries to clinch there but Spiller circles away.
Spiller takes a swing at Giap's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Giap. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spiller throws out the jab.
Spiller throws a series of punches but Giap moves out of range.
Giap tries to clinch up but Spiller circles away and keeps his distance.
Spiller wants to slow Giap down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap checks a leg kick.
Spiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Spiller throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.
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 Brandon Spiller will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Spiller circles away.
Giap tries to clinch up but Spiller circles away and keeps his distance.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spiller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spiller throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Spiller tries to work over Giap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiller breaks the clinch.
Giap moves into range and clinches up with Spiller.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
Spiller tries a body shot but Giap blocks it.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spiller's defenses.
Spiller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spiller is trying to break the clinch but Giap is controlling him.
Spiller takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Brandon Spiller has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Spiller.
Still in the clinch, Giap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giap is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spiller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giap struggles to land a body shot inside as Spiller controls his hands.
Spiller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap swings for the body but Spiller moves out of range.
Spiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spiller misses with a leg kick.
Spiller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Giap looks to clinch
enabling Spiller to counter with a crisp jab.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller moves away
and Spiller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spiller throws a hook but Giap avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap wants to clinch up but Spiller keeps it at a distance.
Spiller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giap checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Spiller pushes him off.
Giap tries to clinch up but Spiller circles away and keeps his distance.
Spiller throws a low kick but Giap avoids it.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Spiller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Giap is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap looks to land a right hand but Spiller moved out of range.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Spiller misses with a wild body shot.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spiller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Spiller circles away.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spiller takes a swing at Giap's ribcage but misses.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Spiller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giap takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller moves away
and Spiller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Giap thinking.
Giap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giap lands with a right to the head.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giap's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spiller.
Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Giap ducks under a wild hook from Spiller.
Giap with a hook.
Giap wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vo Nguyen Giap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spiller 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Syn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syn comes to the cage accompanied by Truth by Alexander. Franky Syn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
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215 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Syn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mookie Hamfist!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamfist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Syn but Syn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hamfist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Syn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Syn misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Syn. That's going to slow Hamfist down.
Hamfist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Syn defends it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Syn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Syn.
Syn scores with a body shot.
Syn connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamfist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Syn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hamfist looks winded!
A punch combination from Hamfist misses.
Hamfist on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Syn scores with a jab. Hamfist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Syn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamfist on the side of the head.
Hamfist is rocked!
Hamfist is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Syn Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Hamfist is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Franky Syn!
Franky Syn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Mookie Hamfist spoke after the fight, saying 'I can't wait to lose again!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crag Hack (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Jonhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crag Hack!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack tries to clinch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Hack tries to clinch up
and Jonhson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jonhson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Jonhson.
Jonhson avoids the head kick by Hack.
Jonhson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hack closes the distance but Jonhson moves to the side
and Jonhson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hack takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Crag Hack has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hack tries to clinch there but Jonhson circles away.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hack has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jonhson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jonhson scores with a jab. Hack acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hack wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack blocks a leg kick.
Jonhson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hack counters with a nice body kick.
Jonhson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hack.
Jonhson misses with a looping right.
Hack slips a jab from Jonhson.
Jonhson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jonhson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hack lands a head kick!
It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
A big right from Jonhson misses.
Hack misses with a two punch combination.
Hack closes the distance and clinches.
Jonhson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hack lands a knee to the head.
Jonhson tries to work over Hack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jonhson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hack.
Jonhson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jonhson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jonhson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Jonhson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Jonhson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hack.
Jonhson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jonhson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hack taking a breather.
Hack tries a knee to the head but Jonhson blocks it.
Jonhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jonhson misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a good cross that connects.
Jonhson lands with an overhand left.
Hack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jonhson.
Hack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hack is rocked!
Hack walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jonhson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Jonhson!
A very excited looking Jeff Jonhson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unigu Rege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unigu Rege!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rege misses with a takedown
letting Hazlehurst counter with a right hand.
Hazlehurst looks to score with a jab to the body but Rege is just out of range.
No luck for Rege with that takedown attempt.
Rege tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hazlehurst swivels and escapes.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Rege gets a double leg takedown into Hazlehurst's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rege scoring with some ground and pound.
Hazlehurst is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rege is controlling him.
Rege wants to control from the top but Hazlehurst keeps moving.
Hazlehurst is looking to stand up but Rege isn't so interested in that idea.
Hazlehurst wants to hit a switch here but Rege passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hazlehurst there!
Hazlehurst is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rege raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rege putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hazlehurst wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hazlehurst keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rege controlling from mount.
Rege landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst tries to buck Rege off but he can't manage it.
Rege is working for a guillotine from mount but Hazlehurst frees his head quite easily.
Rege is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hazlehurst slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rege works his way into side control.
Hazlehurst is looking to regain half guard here but Rege keeps moving and retains side control.
Hazlehurst is pushing Rege's head away, looking to escape. Rege manages to hold on to the position though.
Hazlehurst throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hazlehurst throws a jab but it's blocked by Rege.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rege scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hazlehurst throws an off balance right hand
and Rege counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hazlehurst gets caught flat footed, as Rege shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hazlehurst wants to get back to his feet but Rege passes into half guard.
Rege seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rege wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hazlehurst keeps working.
Hazlehurst is trying to stand up here but Rege is controlling him well.
Hazlehurst tries to get to full guard but Rege has control of the leg.
Hazlehurst is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rege has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hazlehurst pushes Rege off looking to stand but Rege dives back in and keeps control.
Hazlehurst is not content to let Rege control the position.
Hazlehurst is looking for a sweep. Rege is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hazlehurst is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Unigu Rege was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hazlehurst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rege sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hazlehurst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Hazlehurst misses.
The fighters circling - Hazlehurst throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazlehurst looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rege uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hazlehurst.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rege throws a sloppy head kick
and Hazlehurst counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hazlehurst avoids the head kick by Rege.
Hazlehurst falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rege to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unigu Rege dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hazlehurst misses the shot to the body.
Hazlehurst throws a big shot that misses.
Rege staying out of range there.
Rege is looking to clinch but Hazlehurst is avoiding it.
Hazlehurst misses with a left hand
and Rege counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hazlehurst throws a right hand that misses
and Rege moves into the clinch.
Hazlehurst is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rege goes for a takedown attempt but Hazlehurst pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hazlehurst throws out a loose jab but Rege uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazlehurst jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hazlehurst throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hazlehurst connects with the punch.
Unigu Rege is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst swings for the body but Rege moves out of range.
Rege ducks under a wild hook from Hazlehurst.
Nice takedown defense from Hazlehurst. No joy for Rege on that attempt.
Rege tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazlehurst swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rege throws a leg kick but Hazlehurst sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hazlehurst throws the left hand but Rege avoids the punch easily.
Rege moves out of range as Hazlehurst strikes.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Rege fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hazlehurst on the side of the head.
Rege instigates a clinch.
Hazlehurst is trying to force a seperation but Rege has the dominant position.
Hazlehurst looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rege prevents Hazlehurst from breaking the clinch.
Hazlehurst is trying to break the clinch but Rege is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege breaks the clinch.
Rege steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazlehurst.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rege is defended easily by Hazlehurst.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Rege uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst missing with a left hand there. Rege was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rege shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hazlehurst sprawls well. Hazlehurst wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rege gets slowly back to his feet.
Hazlehurst takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Rege looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rege throwing strikes from guard but Hazlehurst blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rege stops Hazlehurst from standing up.
Rege trying to control but Hazlehurst is working from the bottom.
Rege is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hazlehurst wants to stand up but Rege is controlling him.
Hazlehurst not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst wants to stand but Rege is controlling the position.
Rege looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hazlehurst. Rege does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rege walks into a straight right hand from Hazlehurst.
Rege looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hazlehurst looks to score with a jab to the body but Rege is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rege shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hazlehurst's guard.
Rege sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hazlehurst's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rege scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rege prevents Hazlehurst from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Unigu Rege will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hazlehurst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rege closes the distance and clinches up with Hazlehurst, looking for a takedown. Rege pushes Hazlehurst against the cage but Hazlehurst circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rege keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rege shoots in for a takedown but Hazlehurst shows good takedown defense.
Hazlehurst lands a jab to Rege's midsection.
Rege uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hazlehurst.
Rege walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hazlehurst. Rege does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rege will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Hazlehurst displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rege.
Rege digs a good hook to Hazlehurst's body.
Hazlehurst throws a hook but Rege blocks it.
Rege is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hazlehurst sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Rege scores with a four punch combination!
Hazlehurst motions for Rege to come forward. Hazlehurst throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hazlehurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rege was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazlehurst.
Rege misses the shot to the body.
Hazlehurst digs a good hook to Rege's body.
Rege takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hazlehurst jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniel Hazlehurst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hazlehurst swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniel Hazlehurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazlehurst throws a hook to the side of Rege's head but Rege sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hazlehurst lands a jab.
Rege moves out of range as Hazlehurst strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hazlehurst misses with a looping left.
Hazlehurst is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rege.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hazlehurst, as that shot connected.
Hazlehurst misses with a lunging right hand
and Rege counters with a series of strikes. Hazlehurst will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hazlehurst throws a lazy uppercut
and Rege counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rege.
Hazlehurst escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rege shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hazlehurst as he avoids it easily.
Rege misses with a takedown
letting Hazlehurst counter with a right hand.
Hazlehurst swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rege blocks a jab.
Rege bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rege.
Nice takedown defense from Hazlehurst. No joy for Rege on that attempt.
Hazlehurst getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rege takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rege moves in looking to clinch but Hazlehurst pushes him off.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unigu Rege is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hazlehurst throws a series of punches but Rege avoids them all with ease.
Hazlehurst moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daniel Hazlehurst is winning the standup battle so far.
Rege has a takedown stuffed.
Hazlehurst misses with a body punch
and Rege counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hazlehurst enables Rege to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hazlehurst manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hazlehurst keeping moving, preventing Rege from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege prevents Hazlehurst from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazlehurst isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rege stacks Hazlehurst on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rege!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazlehurst is looking to regain half guard here but Rege keeps moving and retains side control.
Rege tries to advance to mount but Hazlehurst denies him.
Rege prevents Hazlehurst from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazlehurst being controlled for a moment.
Hazlehurst tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Hazlehurst showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rege has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unigu Rege!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Unigu Rege made sure he mentioned Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo DeRosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonardo DeRosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeRosa counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mitchell.
DeRosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeRosa throws a wild body kick that Mitchell sees coming a mile off.
DeRosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell clobbers DeRosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and DeRosa counters with a good, hard body kick but Mitchell shrugs it off.
DeRosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Logan Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell throws a body punch but DeRosa moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeRosa.
Mitchell lunges at DeRosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeRosa's hand.
DeRosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeRosa digs a good body shot into Mitchell's ribs.
DeRosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mitchell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DeRosa. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but DeRosa ducks down to avoid it.
DeRosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeRosa dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
DeRosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leonardo DeRosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeRosa.
DeRosa throws a wild body kick that Mitchell sees coming a mile off.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Mitchell.
DeRosa tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
DeRosa thows a leg kick but Mitchell checks it
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mitchell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeRosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DeRosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops DeRosa like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving DeRosa from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Mitchell!
Logan Mitchell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fallon has chosen Between the Hammer and Anvil as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Fallon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fallon throws a shot from downtown. Cabrillo moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabrillo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabrillo moves in looking to clinch but Fallon pushes him off.
Fallon throws a right and a left that Cabrillo avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Fallon.
Cabrillo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cabrillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fallon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Fallon misses
letting Cabrillo counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Fallon. That snapped Cabrillo's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fallon throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrillo moves out of range easily.
A big left from Fallon misses.
Cabrillo shoots in and gets a takedown into Fallon's guard.
Cabrillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabrillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cabrillo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cabrillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabrillo 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.
Fallon can't keep his opponent in guard - Cabrillo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cabrillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cabrillo looks to land a strike but Fallon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fallon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrillo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Fallon has wrist control.
Cabrillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabrillo works over Fallon with some ground and pound from guard.
Cabrillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Cabrillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Fallon has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fallon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabrillo distracts Fallon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cabrillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fallon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabrillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fallon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo postures up in Fallon's guard and throws a big left but Fallon blocks it.
Cabrillo looking to pass the guard.
Cabrillo is in close to Fallon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cabrillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabrillo has gone for a leg lock! Fallon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cabrillo's guard.
Cabrillo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fallon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cabrillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cabrillo uses his free foot to push down on Fallon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fallon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrillo punching from mount but Fallon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cabrillo landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cabrillo dominated that round.
That's time! Cabrillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fallon swings for the body but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Cabrillo dodges the punch combination from Fallon.
Cabrillo wants to clinch.
Fallon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cabrillo.
It looks like Juan Cabrillo has been cut.
Cabrillo avoids the body shot from Fallon.
Fallon connects with a leg kick. Cabrillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cabrillo moves into range and clinches up with Fallon.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cabrillo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fallon's brow.
Fallon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cabrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Fallon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fallon is trying to break the clinch but Cabrillo is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fallon is looking to break free of the clinch but Cabrillo has double underhooks.
Cabrillo lands an elbow just above Fallon 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabrillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fallon scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Cabrillo.
Fallon misses with the head strike.
Cabrillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fallon's efforts to push away.
Cabrillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabrillo.
Fallon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabrillo prevents Fallon from breaking the clinch.
Fallon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cabrillo has him pressed against the cage.
Cabrillo tries a body shot but Fallon blocks it.
Fallon tries to break the clinch but Cabrillo is controlling the position.
Fallon is trying to break free.
Fallon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Fallon misses
and Cabrillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrillo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrillo can't find room to land a body shot as Fallon controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cabrillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabrillo.
Fallon blocks an elbow strike from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cabrillo lands a nice uppercut.
Cabrillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fallon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrillo has Fallon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fallon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fallon working hard to break the clinch.
Juan Cabrillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cabrillo misses with a punch to the body.
Fallon is trying to break the clinch but Cabrillo has him pressed against the cage.
Fallon is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Fallon wants to break free but Cabrillo has control.
Cabrillo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cabrillo misses with the head strike.
Fallon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fallon.
Fallon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fallon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabrillo counters with a three punch combo that has Fallon backing up. Fallon nods at Cabrillo to acknowledge the strikes.
Fallon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cabrillo closes the distance and clinches.
Fallon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cabrillo has him pressed against the cage.
Fallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fallon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cabrillo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabrillo connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrillo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fallon did well to prevent Cabrillo getting side control.
Juan Cabrillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a strike but Fallon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cabrillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabrillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cabrillo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fallon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabrillo.
Fallon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabrillo working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fallon wants to get back to his feet but Cabrillo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cabrillo throws a strike but Fallon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cabrillo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Cabrillo's cut.
That's time! Cabrillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Cabrillo tries to clinch but Fallon moves out of range.
Archie Fallon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Fallon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabrillo drives through and clinches with Fallon against the cage.
Cabrillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fallons head.
A frustrated look appears on Fallon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabrillo checks a leg kick.
A jab from Fallon misses.
Cabrillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fallon.
A head kick from Fallon lands but Cabrillo takes it in his stride.
Fallon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabrillo on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Fallon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabrillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fallon misses with a few strikes there.
Cabrillo drives through and clinches with Fallon against the cage.
Cabrillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fallons head.
Cabrillo lands an elbow just above Fallon 's eye.
Fallon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cabrillo prevents Fallon from breaking the clinch.
Fallon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrillo wants to clinch.
Cabrillo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabrillo misses with a head shot. Fallon uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cabrillo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fallon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabrillo throwing strikes but missing.
Fallon wants to stand up but Cabrillo is controlling him.
Cabrillo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo postures up in Fallon's guard and throws a big left but Fallon blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabrillo postures up in Fallon's guard and throws a big left but Fallon blocks it.
Juan Cabrillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cabrillo won't allow Fallon to get back to his feet.
Archie Fallon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fallon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fallon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrillo moves into the clinch successfully.
Fallon working hard to break the clinch.
Fallon throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
Fallon lands with a right to the head.
Fallon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cabrillo dodges an elbow strike from Fallon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fallon working hard to break the clinch.
Fallon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fallon misses with a hook
and Cabrillo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fallon's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrillo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Cabrillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cabrillo, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Cabrillo!
Juan Cabrillo very nearly forgot to thank ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 90% amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Wollsey (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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Wollsey!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wollsey dives in and scores a takedown into Kozlov's guard.
Wollsey is in close to Kozlov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wollsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kozlov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wollsey postures up in Kozlov's guard and throws a big left but Kozlov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wollsey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Wollsey from controlling successfully.
Wollsey throws a big elbow that misses.
Wollsey throws an elbow that misses. Kozlov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wollsey's guard. Nice move by Kozlov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey wants to sweep but no luck.
Kozlov postures up.
Wollsey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kozlov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wollsey is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kozlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Kozlov coming out on top.
Kozlov is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wollsey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kozlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wollsey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wollsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov throws a leg kick but Wollsey moved away.
Wollsey throws a jab when Kozlov was well out of range.
Kozlov avoids the head kick by Wollsey.
Wollsey misses with a straight left.
Wollsey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kozlov can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wollsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivan Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kozlov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kozlov throws out a loose jab but Wollsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kozlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Wollsey moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey thuds his shin into the meat of Kozlov's side.
Wollsey slips under a jab.
Kozlov scores with a leg kick.
Kozlov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wollsey on the side of the head.
Kozlov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kozlov throws a right hand that misses
and Wollsey counters with a nice body kick.
Kozlov cracks Wollsey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wollsey staying out of range there.
Wollsey stuns Kozlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wollsey looks to land a left hand but Kozlov moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wollsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozlov is just out of range.
Wollsey moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wollsey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wollsey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kozlov connects with a right hand. Wollsey shakes it off.
Wollsey ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Wollsey scores with a nice head shot.
Wollsey lands an overhand right.
Wollsey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wollsey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kozlov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, jab by Kozlov - just one landing.
Wollsey throws out a leg kick but Kozlov moves out of range and Wollsey only half commits.
Wollsey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wollsey is looking to land body kicks.
Kozlov lands with a hook. Wollsey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wollsey moves out of range of the strikes.
Wollsey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kozlov.
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 Ivan Kozlov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kozlov misses with a looping right.
Wollsey lands with a shot to the body.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wollsey lands a front kick.
Ivan Kozlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Wollsey lands a nice shot to the body.
Kozlov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wollsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kozlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wollsey throws the left hand but Kozlov avoids the punch easily.
Wollsey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kozlov rather than just go for the knockout.
Kozlov throws an overhand right that lands on Wollsey's shoulder, as Wollsey tries to avoid the shot.
Wollsey is looking to land body kicks.
Kozlov ducks under a wild hook from Wollsey.
A telegraphed right hand from Wollsey misses the target.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kozlov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Wollsey to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Wollsey. Kozlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wollsey 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 Kozlov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kozlov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kozlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wollsey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wollsey thows a body shot but no joy.
Wollsey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kozlov sprawls well. Kozlov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wollsey gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Wollsey misses.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut.
Kozlov throws a hook but Wollsey avoids it easily.
Wollsey misses with a low kick.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wollsey.
Kozlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kozlov is able to avoid easily.
Kozlov looks to throw the jab but Wollsey is out of range.
Kozlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kozlov misses the jab.
Kozlov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wollsey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kozlov is out of range and Wollsey settles back down.
A slow jab from Kozlov misses its intended target.
Wollsey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wollsey takes a swing at Kozlov's ribcage but misses.
Wollsey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kozlov loads up on a big right hand but Wollsey slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wollsey cracks Kozlov with an open hand slap.
Wollsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kozlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wollsey.
Kozlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wollsey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a straight right.
Wollsey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kozlov looks to throw the jab but Wollsey is out of range.
A head kick misses from Wollsey.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wollsey.
Kozlov looks to land a left hand but Wollsey moved out of range nicely.
Wollsey ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kozlov scores with a nice head shot.
Wollsey lands a body shot.
Kozlov punishes Wollsey's body with a nice straight punch.
Wollsey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kozlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Wollsey's head.
Kozlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wollseys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey stuns Kozlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wollsey misses with a hook.
Wollsey lands a jab to Kozlov's midsection.
Wollsey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov takes a swing at Wollsey's ribcage but misses.
Wollsey throws a low kick but Kozlov moves out of range easily.
Wollsey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Kozlov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wollsey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kozlov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wollsey.
Kozlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov throws a looping overhand right but Wollsey ducks down to avoid it.
Kozlov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kozlov moves out of range as Wollsey throws a body kick.
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 Ivan Kozlov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kozlov checks the leg kick.
Wollsey misses the shot to the body.
Wollsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wollsey. Kozlov shrugs it off though.
Wollsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wollsey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Kozlov there.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Kozlov misses with a body shot.
Kozlov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kozlov throws a head kick but Wollsey moves out of range.
Wollsey throws a leg kick but Kozlov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kozlov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wollsey tries to land a body kick
and Kozlov counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wollsey's hands.
Wollsey is rocked!
Wollsey avoids the head kick by Kozlov.
Wollsey is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
The crowd cheers as Wollsey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kozlov doesn't seem phased though.
Wollsey seems to have recovered his senses.
Wollsey tries to score with a low kick but Kozlov moves his leg out of the way.
Wollsey staying out of range there.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wollsey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kozlov throws a low kick but Wollsey moves out of range easily.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Kozlov tries to land a leg kick but Wollsey saw it coming and moves away.
Wollsey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kozlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wollsey.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws an overhand right that lands on Wollsey's shoulder, as Wollsey tries to avoid the shot.
Mordecai Wollsey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kozlov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wollsey. That one must have hurt.
Kozlov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kozlov checks a leg kick.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Wollsey moves out of range easily.
Wollsey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kozlov's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wollsey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wollsey.
Kozlov thows a body shot but no joy.
Wollsey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kozlov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kozlov wants it to stay on the feet.
Wollsey throws a looping overhand right but Kozlov ducks down to avoid it.
Wollsey is looking to land body kicks.
Wollsey throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wollsey thumps Kozlov with a low kick.
Wollsey throws a sloppy body shot
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Wollsey lands with a cross.
Wollsey is looking to chop away at Kozlov's legs.
Wollsey feints and then cracks Kozlov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kozlov down.
Kozlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kozlov misses.
Kozlov stuffs the takedown attempt from Wollsey. Wollsey gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivan Kozlov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivan Kozlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mordecai Wollsey.
Wollsey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wollsey misses with a looping right.
Wollsey swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wollsey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kozlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Wollsey.
Kozlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kozlov stalks Wollsey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wollsey's face. Wollsey staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wollsey moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Kozlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wollsey's head.
Wollsey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kozlov walks into a stiff left hand from Wollsey.
Kozlov throws a poor cross that misses
and Wollsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wollsey throws a push kick but Kozlov slaps the foot to one side.
Kozlov throws a looping overhand right but Wollsey ducks down to avoid it.
Wollsey throws out a loose jab but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordecai Wollsey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kozlov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ivan Kozlov!
Our winner, Ivan Kozlov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arana Kahui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahui comes to the cage accompanied by Mustasch - Dogwash. The crowd seem to be enjoying Norris's choice of entrance music: The Night by Kromestatik. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arana Kahui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Norris!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahui thows a leg kick but Norris checks it
and Norris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahui misses with a low kick.
Norris misses with a series of wild punches.
Kahui slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
The fighters circling - Norris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kahui is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Some wild striking there from Kahui.
Kahui throws a leg kick that misses.
Kahui digs a good hook to Norris's body.
Kahui misses with a leg kick.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris misses with a two punch combination.
Kahui looks to land a combination but Norris avoids it well.
Kahui 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.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
Norris tries to move into range but Kahui moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Kahui finds it's way through Norris's defenses.
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kahui to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looks to land a combination but Kahui avoids it well.
Kahui misses with a series of wild punches.
Kahui throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahui misses with a straight left.
Kahui tries to bum rush Norris with a series of wild strikes but Norris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahui with a jab.
Kahui keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kahui throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kahui lands a glancing blow to the side of Norris's head.
Kahui lands with a good body shot.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahui takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kahui is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris swinging wildly here.
Kahui misses with a wild combination.
Kahui blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahui throws a right hand that misses
and Norris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahui's knee momentarily.
Norris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kahui lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Norris backs up against the cage.
Kahui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Kahui moves out of range easily.
Kahui buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kahui tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kahui throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris counters with a right hand to the body.
Kahui misses with a low kick.
Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahui.
Kahui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris scores with a head kick. Kahui tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Norris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norris misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahui misses the target.
Norris throws a series of punches but Kahui avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kahui.
Kahui tries to land a leg kick but Norris saw it coming and moves away.
Kahui pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris is out of range and Kahui settles back down.
Kahui tries a low kick but Norris avoids it.
Kahui misses with a straight left.
Kahui misses with a leg kick
and Norris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arana Kahui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahui waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Kahui showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norris.
Kahui lands the left hand.
Kahui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Kahui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahui throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Kahui misses.
Kahui throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Kahui wants to clinch.
Norris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Norris does no damage.
Kahui misses with a double jab.
Kahui throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Kahui swinging wildly here.
Kahui 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kahui swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kahui throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Norris drops Kahui with a beautiful combination! Kahui stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Norris is looking for the KO!
Kahui is rocked!
Kahui is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Norris cracks Kahui with a left hook right on the temple and Kahui goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Norris lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Kahui is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Norris!
Post fight, Grant Norris took to the microphone: 'Every win, I get closer to achieving my goal...being recognized as what I am. What I am? I'm the Best in the World. '.
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