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SPNY 184: Haley - O Conghaile PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mills!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richards has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $300 fee) in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Mills down.
Richards forces Mills back against the cage and clinches.
Mills takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Richards gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richards crunches a lovely knee into Mills's ribcage.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Mills shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Richards.
Mills looks winded!
Mills takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills is trying to pull guard but Richards turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richards digs a right hand into Mills's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mills's gas tank.
Richards works on Mills's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards landing knees to the body.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mills takes a knee right on the jaw!
Richards scores with a knee to the head.
Mills is rocked!
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Mills is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Richards unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mills! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Richards is unloading with more strikes now! Mills drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Richards!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Sansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Sansing!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansing swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Sansing misses with a wild body shot.
Sansing throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sansing off to one side.
Hall tries to clinch but Sansing moves out of range.
Sansing looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Sansing is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall tries to clinch up but Sansing circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Hall clinches up with Sansing and pushes him back against the cage.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Sansing avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall has Sansing pressed against the cage, preventing Sansing from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sansing prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Sansing controls the action.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sansing backwards.
Sansing prevents a body shot from Hall.
Sansing blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall pushes Sansing back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sansing prevents a body shot from Hall.
Sansing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Sansing avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Sansing blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall tries to work over Sansing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sansing wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall lands a right hand.
Sansing breaks from the clinch.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sansing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sansing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall has closed the distance and engaged Sansing in a clinch.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall cracks Sansing with a nice body shot.
Sansing looks winded!
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Sansing controls his hands.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Sansing controls his hands.
Hall lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Sansing backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall is leaning against Sansing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall is leaning against Sansing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sansing blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall digs a right hand underneath Sansing's ribcage. Sansing let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Sansing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Hall stuffs the takedown.
Sansing will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall presses Sansing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall lands a right hand.
Sansing is breathing heavily.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Hall is leaning against Sansing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sansing can do to turn this around?
Hall pushes Sansing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall tries to work over Sansing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a body punch.
Hall lands a shot to the body.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sansing backwards.
Good body shot from Hall.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Sansing avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sansing backwards.
Sansing is rocked!
Hall lands a big right hand that drops Sansing! The killer instinct kicks in and Hall finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Hall!
Alan Sansing spoke after the fight, saying 'This fight's not over until my opponent tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs...and given his past history, I doubt that his system's clean.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnost Paskalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paskalev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger. Sol Goldman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnost Paskalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sol Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paskalev.
Paskalev scores with a takedown into Goldman's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Paskalev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldman is keeping the position for now.
Goldman wants to stand up but Paskalev is controlling him.
Goldman is looking to stand back up but Paskalev counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Goldman.
Goldman is trying to stand up here but Paskalev is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paskalev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goldman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goldman is trying to stand back up but Paskalev is controlling him
Paskalev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Paskalev won't let Goldman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Paskalev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paskalev is landing with some decent strikes but Goldman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paskalev works his way to his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskalev working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Goldman is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Paskalev has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Goldman taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arnost Paskalev!
Arnost Paskalev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Gago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka has chosen The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Gago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka lands with a shot to the body.
Laoka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gago. That did some damage!
Gago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laoka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laoka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gago misses with a right hand
and Laoka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laoka.
Gago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laoka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gago blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Gago fails to land.
Gago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gago misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Laoka.
Gago is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laoka.
Laoka lands a good knee to the midsection. Gago won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Laoka.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laoka lands an elbow just above Gago 's eye.
It looks like Igor Gago has been cut.
Gago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
Laoka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Gago.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gago's elbow.
Laoka lands a knee to the head.
Laoka with a knee to the head.
Gago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laoka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gago working aggressively here.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Gago lands with a short shot to the head.
Laoka scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laoka obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
Laoka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gago's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laoka.
Laoka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laoka pushes Gago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka tries to work over Gago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka connects with a knee to the head.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
Laoka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka lands a knee to the head.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Gago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laoka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laoka lands an elbow inside that Gago shrugs off.
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laoka.
Laoka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laoka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gago lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Laoka landing knees to the body.
Laoka scores a nice knee to the body.
Laoka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
Gago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
Laoka lands a right hand.
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
Laoka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laoka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Laoka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laoka.
Laoka pushes Gago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laoka landing knees to the body.
Laoka connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Laoka.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gago working aggressively here.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
Gago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
Laoka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laoka crunches a lovely knee into Gago's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Laoka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Gago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laoka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gago's sensitive parts.
Laoka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gago is out of range.
Laoka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gago misses with an uppercut. Laoka saw that one coming.
Laoka is looking to clinch but Gago is avoiding it.
Laoka closes the distance and pushes Gago back into the cage.
Gago lands a nice uppercut.
Gago misses with the head strike.
Laoka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laoka crunches a lovely knee into Gago's ribcage.
Laoka scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gago fails to land.
Laoka scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laoka crunches a lovely knee into Gago's ribcage.
Laoka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laoka with a knee to the head.
Laoka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laoka working Gago over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
Laoka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gago throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
Laoka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Katsu Laoka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gago's face.
Gago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Laoka.
Laoka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laoka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laoka is leaning against Gago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laoka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Laoka landing knees to the body.
Gago misses with the head strike.
Gago swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka lands a nice knee to the body.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laoka crunches a lovely knee into Gago's ribcage.
Laoka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laoka connects with a knee to the head.
Laoka tries to work over Gago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gago's face.
Laoka with a knee to the head.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Gago avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
Gago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laoka.
Laoka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laoka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laoka cracks a nice hook into Gago's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka throws a sloppy head kick and Gago moves out of range easily.
Gago blocks the body kick.
Gago misses with a wild body shot.
Gago lands with a cross.
Laoka moves in looking to clinch but Gago pushes him off.
Gago tries to keep at a distance but Laoka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gago misses with a punch on the inside.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gago.
The referee calls for Gago to work.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gago's face.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laoka obliges.
Gago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but Gago avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laoka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laoka with a knee to the head.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laoka lands an elbow just above Gago 's eye.
Gago blocks a body shot from Laoka.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gago is defending well for now.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gago avoids it.
Gago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Gago.
Gago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gago's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gago content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Gago blocks with his arms.
Gago misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Gago's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gago scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gago needs to keep his hands up - Laoka had a free shot at his head there.
Igor Gago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laoka wants to clinch up but Gago keeps it at a distance.
Gago throws a shot from downtown. Laoka moves away and avoids it.
Laoka moves forwards but Gago connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gago swats away the attempt to clinch by Laoka.
Gago throws out a loose jab but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gago throws a jab but it's blocked by Laoka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gago. Laoka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laoka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gago moves out of range of the body kick.
Laoka has closed the distance and engaged Gago in a clinch.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gago.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Laoka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gago working aggressively here.
Gago looking to stall.
Gago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laoka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laoka working Gago over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laoka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
Laoka crunches a lovely knee into Gago's ribcage.
Laoka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gago's face.
Laoka working Gago over with knees to the body.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gago swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka with a knee to the head.
Gago has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
Gago misses with a punch on the inside.
Laoka lands a knee to the head.
Igor Gago's cut is getting worse.
Laoka scores a nice knee to the body.
Laoka lands a good knee to the midsection. Gago won't want to take too many of those.
Gago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laoka with a knee to the head.
Laoka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
Gago managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gago lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gago misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gago fails to land.
Gago blocks an elbow strike.
Gago throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
Laoka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gago blocks it with crossed arms.
Gago tries to break the clinch but Laoka is controlling the position.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gago.
Gago avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka lands a knee to the head.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gago taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Gago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Gago blocks with his arms.
A short right from Gago on the inside.
Gago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laoka obliges.
Gago is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gago tries to break the clinch but Laoka is controlling the position.
Gago is trying to push Laoka away but Laoka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Katsu Laoka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Gago fails to land.
Gago misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laoka.
Gago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gago lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Igor Gago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Laoka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laoka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Laoka!
Our winner, Katsu Laoka, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaques Du Coudray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Ride of Leonard Washington. Leonard Washington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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233 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaques Du Coudray!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington feints and then cracks Du Coudray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Du Coudray down.
Du Coudray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Du Coudray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Du Coudray moves away.
Washington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Du Coudray scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Du Coudray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Du Coudray catches Washington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Du Coudray moves out of range of the body kick.
Washington 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.
Du Coudray cracks Washington with a right hand to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Du Coudray misses
and Washington counters with a shoot takedown. Du Coudray fights it but they end up in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Du Coudray working a defensive guard here.
Du Coudray trying to strike off his back.
Du Coudray looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Coudray is controlling Washington's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jaques Du Coudray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Washington lands a really nice looking cross but Du Coudray seems unphased.
Du Coudray misses with a body shot.
Du Coudray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington.
Du Coudray looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Washington!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Du Coudray wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Washington, who protects the arm well.
Washington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Du Coudray working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Du Coudray gets to mount! Washington was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to lock up and control but Du Coudray gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Washington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Du Coudray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Du Coudray lands with some strikes.
Washington is trying to escape the mount.
Washington regains half guard.
Du Coudray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
Washington wants to control but Du Coudray is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Du Coudray looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Du Coudray scores with a couple of nice shots.
Du Coudray missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
Du Coudray is working for a submission of some sort.
Washington is looking to improve his position.
Du Coudray is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Washington wants to control but Du Coudray is keeping busy.
Washington keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Coudray trying to work for an americana but Washington has managed to regain full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Du Coudray drops back looking for a leg! Washington is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Washington manages to kick Du Coudray off! Du Coudray jumps back into Washington's guard.
Washington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Du Coudray defends well.
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!
Washington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Du Coudray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Du Coudray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Washington wants to sweep here but Du Coudray controlling him for the moment.
Du Coudray drops back, looking for a kneebar! Washington looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Washington looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Washington!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaques Du Coudray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Du Coudray.
Washington avoids the head kick by Du Coudray.
Washington shoots in but no luck this time.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Du Coudray.
Du Coudray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Washington punishes Du Coudray's body with a nice straight punch.
Du Coudray looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Du Coudray.
Du Coudray ducks right into an uppercut from Washington.
Du Coudray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Washington doesn't seem bothered though.
Du Coudray throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
Jaques Du Coudray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du Coudray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du Coudray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Washington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Du Coudray. Du Coudray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Du Coudray misses its intended target.
Du Coudray throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Washington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Coudray throws a front kick aimed at Washington's knee but Washington avoids it well.
Washington throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Du Coudray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Washington throws a right and a left that Du Coudray avoids nicely.
Du Coudray throws a head kick that misses
so Washington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington advances position into side control!
Du Coudray prevents Washington from improving position.
Washington laying and praying for a moment but Du Coudray takes advantage and regains half guard.
Du Coudray tries to get to full guard but Washington has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Du Coudray is defending against the submission attempts here by Washington.
Washington not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to pass to mount but Du Coudray is defending the position.
Du Coudray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Washington is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Du Coudray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Du Coudray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to pass the guard but Du Coudray defending well.
Washington stalling away here and it's allowed Du Coudray to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Du Coudray looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du Coudray keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Du Coudray throws a low kick but Washington moves out of range easily.
Du Coudray misses with a wild body shot.
Du Coudray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Washington looks for the body kick but Du Coudray saw that one coming.
Du Coudray tries to bum rush Washington with a series of wild strikes but Washington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Du Coudray moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Washington.
Washington moves away from the strike by Du Coudray.
Washington scores with a punch to the head.
Jaques Du Coudray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Du Coudray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Washington is stalling here. Du Coudray is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Washington seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Du Coudray has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Du Coudray.
Du Coudray working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Washington tries to buck Du Coudray off but Du Coudray is having none of it.
Washington manages to work his way to half guard, despite Du Coudray's best efforts.
Washington is trying to get back to full guard.
Washington is not content to let Du Coudray control the position.
Du Coudray is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Washington tries to roll over but Du Coudray keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington manages to get to full guard.
Washington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Coudray trying to move into half guard but instead Washington has managed to sweep!
Du Coudray trying to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Du Coudray trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jaques Du Coudray wasn't active enough on the ground.
A left lands for Washington.
Du Coudray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Du Coudray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Washington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Washington lands an elbow just above Du Coudray 's eye.
A hook to the body from Washington.
Du Coudray wants a takedown.
Washington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Du Coudray blocks an elbow strike from Washington.
Du Coudray drops down looking for an ankle pick but Washington pulls his leg out and moves away.
Washington swings for the body but Du Coudray moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Washington lands a head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du Coudray sizes up Washington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Washington lands a jab to the nose.
Washington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Du Coudray.
Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Du Coudray.
Du Coudray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Washington circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Du Coudray. No joy for Washington on that attempt.
Washington tries to clinch but Du Coudray moves out of range.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Du Coudray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Du Coudray looks to land a combination but Washington avoids it well.
Du Coudray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Du Coudray shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Washington is trying to defend but Du Coudray finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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 Leonard Washington.
I think Washington 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macale comes to the cage accompanied by Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ogami Itto enters the cage!
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183 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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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
54 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ogami Itto!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itto looks to land a combination but Macale avoids it well.
Macale wants to land a leg kick but Itto is out of range.
A head kick misses from Itto.
Itto checks a leg kick nicely.
Itto misses with a takedown
and Macale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Itto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Macale is looking to improve his position.
Macale trying to control but Itto postures up.
Macale is pressing down on Itto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Itto throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Macale's guard.
Macale is trying to maintain the position but Itto is very close to passing his half guard.
Itto wants to pass to mount but Macale is defending the position.
Itto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Macale avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Itto.
Itto throwing shots but Macale is blocking nicely.
Itto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Macale works his way to full guard. Good work.
Itto looking to sit in guard and control but Macale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Macale stops Itto from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto looking to control.
Macale controls from within his opponent's guard.
Itto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Macale stands and throws Itto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macale is staying tight to Itto's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itto tries to buck Macale off but Macale is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Itto is not content to let Macale control the position.
Itto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Itto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Macale is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Macale has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Itto actively working from the bottom here.
Itto trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Macale seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiao Macale wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Itto misses with the combination.
Itto shoots in looking for a takedown but Macale manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Itto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice combination there by Itto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Macale's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macale pulls Itto in close to his closed guard and prevents Itto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Macale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ogami Itto 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.
Macale scores with a leg kick.
Itto throws a leg kick but Macale checks it.
Itto fails to land the takedown.
Macale misses with a kick to the body.
Macale throws a head kick that misses.
Itto misses with a low kick as Macale jumps back.
Itto tries to land a body kick
and Macale counters with a good low kick that Itto was not able to check.
Itto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Itto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Itto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Macale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Itto somewhat.
Itto checks a low kick from Macale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Macale throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Macale scores with the left hand. Itto knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Ogami Itto has been cut.
Macale tries to land a leg kick but Itto saw it coming and moves away.
Itto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Itto is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Macale!
Macale throws a leg kick which misses Itto's front leg but catches the back leg as Itto tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Itto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Macale - the referee stops the clock and Itto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Macale. Itto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Macale fakes the leg kick and cracks Itto in the body.
Macale scores with a push kick.
Macale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Itto misses with a double jab
and Macale counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itto takes one on the button.
Macale misses with a body kick.
Macale punishes Itto's body with a nice straight punch.
Macale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Macale.
Ogami Itto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Itto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macale takes a swing at Itto's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Macale.
Macale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Macale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale throws a low kick, looking for Itto's leg but Itto calmly moves out of range.
Macale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Macale throws a low kick but Itto avoids it.
Macale walks into a stiff left hand from Itto.
A head kick misses from Macale.
A slapping body kick lands there for Macale.
Itto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Macale.
Macale thumps Itto with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Macale.
Macale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Itto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macale throws a head kick that Itto semi-blocks.
Macale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale misses with a kick to the body.
Macale lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck for Itto with that takedown attempt.
Tiao Macale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ogami Itto.
Itto scores with a one two! Macale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Itto scores with a kick to the body.
Macale is looking to slow Itto down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Itto checks a leg kick.
Itto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Macale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Itto's head.
That has opened up Ogami Itto's cut even more.
Macale's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Tiao Macale is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itto looks to score with a jab to the body but Macale is just out of range.
Macale lands a brutal head kick. Itto looks out on his feet and Macale throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tiao Macale!
Tiao Macale was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Mann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stevie Hinch's chin.
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32
270 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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30
280 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevie Hinch!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann lands a slapping body shot.
Hinch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hinch showed some decent athleticism there.
Hinch wants to pass the guard but Mann is defending well.
Mann wants to control but Hinch is keeping busy.
Hinch is looking to take a break and control but Mann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Hinch.
Mann slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hinch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hinch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mann has control of Hinch's left arm, preventing Hinch from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinch won't allow Mann to sweep him here.
Hinch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mann trying to keep a closed guard but Hinch is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Hinch from controlling successfully.
Hinch scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been hearing reports that Mann has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hinch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mann looks to score with a jab to the body but Hinch is just out of range.
Mann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mann wants it to stay on the feet.
Hinch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mann swivels and escapes.
Mann lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mark Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Stevie Hinch has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann is looking to chop away at Hinch's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Mann.
Hinch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mann darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hinch has a takedown stuffed.
Mark Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hinch.
Mann shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hinch but Hinch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Mann and Hinch goes tumbling to the canvas! Mann follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Hinch is rocked!
Mann lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hinch! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mann jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Mann!
A very excited looking Mark Mann 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Dog Vachon Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon Ii has chosen Le Petit Poisson as his entrance music. Mad Dog Vachon Ii will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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41
282 lbs
33 - 24 - 1 |
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230 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Martin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon Ii!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Martin catches Vachon Ii right on the button with a cross.
Vachon Ii slips a jab from Martin .
Martin lands with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vachon Ii moves into the clinch.
Vachon Ii looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Martin 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin 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.
Vachon Ii tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin connects with a right hand. Vachon Ii shakes it off.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vachon Ii lands a nice hook to Martin 's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin lands with a hook. Vachon Ii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martin throws a shot to the body.
Martin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Vachon Ii.
Martin tries to sprawl but Vachon Ii drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vachon Ii content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon Ii is thwarting Martin 's attempts to control the position.
Martin tries to roll over but Vachon Ii keeps him under control.
Vachon Ii looks to land a strike but Martin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Martin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vachon Ii is one step ahead there.
Vachon Ii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vachon Ii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vachon Ii stopping the sweep attempt from Martin .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon Ii throws a big elbow that misses.
Martin pulls Vachon Ii in close to his closed guard and prevents Vachon Ii from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vachon Ii ducks under a wild hook from Martin .
A slow jab from Vachon Ii misses its intended target.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vachon Ii.
Dean Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog Vachon Ii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vachon Ii.
Vachon Ii defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Vachon Ii tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Martin .
Vachon Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin .
Vachon Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Vachon Ii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
Vachon Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vachon Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon Ii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vachon Ii defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Dean Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vachon Ii is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Vachon Ii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mad Dog Vachon Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vachon Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin moves away from the strike by Vachon Ii.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vachon Ii throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vachon Ii.
Vachon Ii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Vachon Ii counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vachon Ii.
Vachon Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vachon Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mad Dog Vachon Ii will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vachon Ii fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin throws a body punch but Vachon Ii moves out of range.
Martin lands with a nice body punch.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Vachon Ii's head but Vachon Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vachon Ii tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Vachon Ii misses with a body shot.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vachon Ii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vachon Ii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin cracks Vachon Ii with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vachon Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon Ii wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Vachon Ii misses with a series of wild punches.
Vachon Ii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vachon Ii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vachon Ii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Vachon Ii.
Vachon Ii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vachon Ii lands a nice looking body shot.
Vachon Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vachon Ii misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin lands an overhand right.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin throws a one two combo.
Martin drops Vachon Ii with a straight right hand, right on the button! Martin follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Martin !
Dean Martin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malakai Semerkhet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semerkhet comes into the arena with راقصة صغيرة blaring out of the sound system. Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UT Texas Fight Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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21
154 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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26
154 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malakai Semerkhet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Williams!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semerkhet looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams moves out of range as Semerkhet throws a body kick.
Williams has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Semerkhet is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Semerkhet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Semerkhet 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.
Semerkhet ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Semerkhet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Brian Williams has been cut.
Semerkhet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a series of punches but Semerkhet moves out of range.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Semerkhet counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Semerkhet looks at the referee who does nothing so Semerkhet lands a crushing right that sends Williams to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malakai Semerkhet!
Malakai Semerkhet 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Conghaile is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Deer's Cry by Angelina. Dan Haley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
186 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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30
201 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley blocks a head kick by O Conghaile.
Haley misses with a takedown attempt - O Conghaile sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Conghaile scores with a decent looking hook.
O Conghaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Conghaile throws a head kick but Haley moves out of range.
O Conghaile slips a jab from Haley.
Some wild striking there from O Conghaile.
Haley has been working on his balance at The Cooker, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Conghaile avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haley.
Haley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Conghaile.
Haley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Conghaile at a distance.
Haley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Conghaile's head.
O Conghaile takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Conghaile scores with a punch to the head.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haley.
Haley ducks under a wild hook from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haley moves away.
O Conghaile just misses with a punch to the body.
Haley loads up on a big right hand but O Conghaile slips the punch.
Haley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Conghaile gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Haley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haley.
Our spies down at at The Jungle Elite MMA inform us that O Conghaile has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
O Conghaile keeping full guard, as Haley tries to pass.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but O Conghaile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haley advances position into side control!
Haley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt O Conghaile will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haley advances to mount.
Haley with shots to the head and body - O Conghaile looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Conghaile taking shots to the head.
O Conghaile is trying to escape the mount.
Haley raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Oisin O Conghaile has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile tries to hold on but Haley pushes him away.
Haley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Haley looking to control but O Conghaile is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haley raining down shots from the mount!
O Conghaile in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
O Conghaile is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Conghaile is trying to escape the mount.
O Conghaile is bucking up trying to escape but Haley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haley is landing with some decent strikes but O Conghaile is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That has opened up Oisin O Conghaile's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile wants to hold on but Haley pushes him away.
O Conghaile is looking to improve his position but Haley isn't that keen on the idea.
Haley landing shots from mount.
O Conghaile is bucking up trying to escape but Haley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haley content just to control the position here.
Haley raining down shots from the mount!
O Conghaile is squirming around, avoiding Haley's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Conghaile trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Haley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oisin O Conghaile's cut.
That's time! Haley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Conghaile lands a really nice looking cross but Haley seems unphased.
Haley tries to land a leg kick but O Conghaile saw it coming and moves away.
O Conghaile scores with a jab.
A big right from Haley misses.
O Conghaile tries a head kick but it misses.
O Conghaile moves out of range of the body kick.
Haley just misses with a punch to the body.
O Conghaile tries to land a front kick but Haley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Conghaile tries a head kick but it misses.
O Conghaile moves to clinch but Haley breaks away
and Haley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haley.
Haley won't allow O Conghaile to sweep him here.
Dan Haley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Conghaile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Conghaile looking for a sweep. Not yet O Conghaile, not yet.
O Conghaile keeping moving, preventing Haley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haley trying to control but O Conghaile is working from the bottom.
Haley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
O Conghaile is looking to sweep but instead, Haley has passed into half guard.
Haley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Conghaile does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Conghaile manages to get to full guard.
O Conghaile manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haley wants a takedown but no success here.
O Conghaile blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from O Conghaile fails to land.
Haley misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haley.
O Conghaile pushes Haley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haley lands with a short shot to the head.
The cut above Oisin O Conghaile's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, O Conghaile scores with a nice short uppercut.
Haley lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Conghaile.
Nice body punch from Haley - that landed with a thud.
O Conghaile trying to stall but Haley improves his position.
O Conghaile working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haley.
O Conghaile tries to stall but Haley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haley throws a head punch that misses.
Haley can't get the takedown.
Haley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Conghaile misses with some punches.
O Conghaile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Conghaile lands an uppercut.
Haley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but O Conghaile regains guard immediately.
O Conghaile is trying to control the position but Haley postures up.
O Conghaile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Conghaile has his hands on Haley's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile trying to keep a closed guard but Haley is proving a slippery customer.
O Conghaile wants to improve his position but instead Haley has moved into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haley trying to control from half guard but O Conghaile is working away.
O Conghaile is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haley wants to control but O Conghaile is keeping him busy.
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 Dan Haley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oisin O Conghaile's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haley moves out of range as O Conghaile strikes.
Haley looks to land a right hand but O Conghaile moved out of range.
O Conghaile closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haley blocks a head kick by O Conghaile.
Haley moves out of range of the body kick.
O Conghaile misses with the combination.
Oisin O Conghaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Conghaile scores with a jab.
O Conghaile takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Conghaile tries a head kick but it misses.
O Conghaile moves out of range of the body kick.
Haley dodges the punch combination from O Conghaile.
Haley throws a body kick that misses.
O Conghaile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haley shoots in for a takedown but O Conghaile shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haley was well out of range. Poor timing from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.
Oisin O Conghaile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Conghaile counters with a good, hard body kick but Haley shrugs it off.
Haley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haley stops O Conghaile from getting back to his feet.
Haley lands with a punch from half guard.
Haley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile is trying to get back to full guard.
O Conghaile is in trouble now - Haley has advanced to mount!
O Conghaile is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Conghaile tries to hold on but Haley postures up.
Haley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. O Conghaile looks a forlorn figure.
Haley landing strikes from the mount.
O Conghaile is looking to improve his position but Haley isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Conghaile tries to hold on but Haley postures up.
Haley with good strikes from the mount here!
Haley controlling the pace for now.
O Conghaile is trying to escape the mount.
Haley scoring with strikes but O Conghaile is staying in there.
Oisin O Conghaile's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oisin O Conghaile's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dan Haley!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Haley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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