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T55: Thornton vs Sanchez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zen Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Sucre has chosen Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon as his entrance music. Zen Yi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zen Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Yi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yi tries to bum rush De Sucre with a series of wild strikes but De Sucre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from De Sucre misses.
De Sucre slips a straight right by Yi.
De Sucre tries to land a front kick but Yi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Sucre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yi misses the jab.
De Sucre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yi's calf.
Yi thuds his shin into the meat of De Sucre's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yi's head.
Yi misses with a looping left.
De Sucre throws a leg kick but Yi checks it.
Yi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Sucre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yi.
Yi working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre regains half guard.
De Sucre is looking for a sweep. Yi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Sucre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Sucre is looking to improve his position.
Yi controlling the action here.
Yi lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Sucre wants to get back to full guard.
De Sucre wants to control but Yi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Sucre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Sucre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yi thows a huge punch but De Sucre dodges it nicely.
Yi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yi is nestled in close to De Sucre, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi working De Sucre over with strikes.
De Sucre is not content to let Yi control the position.
Yi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
De Sucre regains half guard.
Yi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yi controlling the pace.
De Sucre is refusing to be controlled, as Yi sits in half guard.
De Sucre trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre wants to improve his position but Yi is controlling well.
Yi drops an elbow to the side of De Sucre's head.
De Sucre actively working from the bottom here.
Yi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yi dominating with strikes here.
Yi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Sucre hang on?
Yi controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zen Yi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Sucre works the jab nicely.
A cross from Yi lands.
Yi checks a low kick from De Sucre.
Yi drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Sucre sprawls and moves away.
De Sucre moves out of range of the body kick from Yi.
Yi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yi blocks a leg kick.
Yi drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Sucre sprawls and moves away.
De Sucre misses with a straight right.
Yi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Sucre throws out the jab.
De Sucre throws the kick towards the body but Yi avoids it.
Yi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Sucre can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Sucre is trying to defend but Yi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yi is trying to control. De Sucre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi tries to pass to full mount but De Sucre defends it.
De Sucre wants to control but Yi passes into side.
Yi working away.
Yi controls the position.
Yi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zen Yi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yi wants to control but De Sucre is keeping him busy.
Yi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Sucre to see if he's OK.
Yi lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yi is looking to take a break and control but De Sucre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yi landing strikes.
Yi grinds an elbow into De Sucre's temple.
Yi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
De Sucre is rocked!
Yi cracks De Sucre with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Yi immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! De Sucre is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Yi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zen Yi!
Zen Yi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Villars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Villars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Villars goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson tries to move into range but Villars moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Villars's calf.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Villars steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Wilson lands.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Villars moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Villars fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wilson just manages to avoid it.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Villars moved away.
Villars connects with a jab.
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Villars.
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 Villars.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villars throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Villars back to the cage. Wilson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wilson jabs Villars to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Villars missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villars throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Villars moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson scores with a nice body kick.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villars throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Wilson scores with the left hand. Villars knows he should have avoided that one.
Villars moves away from the strike by Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villars takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've been informed that Wilson 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!
Lance Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villars batters Wilson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Wilson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Villars lands a final crushing right hand to drop Wilson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Villars is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richard Villars!
Our winner, Richard Villars, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Benjawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanfield's entrance music is Up Down. A fine choice. Benjawan has chosen It Comes and It Goes as his entrance music. Phan Benjawan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Phan Benjawan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjawan delivers a nice body kick.
Stanfield takes a kick to the side of the head.
Benjawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanfield.
Stanfield dips to his left and cracks Benjawan with an uppercut!
It looks like Phan Benjawan has been cut.
Benjawan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjawan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stanfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benjawan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanfield. That did some damage!
Stanfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benjawan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benjawan looks to land a combination but Stanfield avoids it well.
Stanfield missing with a left hand there. Benjawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benjawan misses with a kick to the body.
Stanfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjawan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benjawan misses with a double jab
letting Stanfield counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stanfield throws a right hand that Benjawan ducks under and follows up with a left that Benjawan also avoids with ease.
Benjawan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benjawan misses with a combination
and Stanfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjawan throws an overhand right that lands on Stanfield's shoulder, as Stanfield tries to avoid the shot.
As Benjawan looks to move away, Stanfield throws a big counter combo bu Benjawan just gets out of the way.
Benjawan ducks under a wild hook from Stanfield.
Benjawan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benjawan lands a nice hook to Stanfield's body. Stanfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benjawan, right into the meat.
Stanfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benjawan.
Benjawan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a series of punches but Benjawan moves out of range.
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!
Stanfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benjawan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stanfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benjawan misses with a double jab
and Stanfield counters with a three punch combo that has Benjawan backing up. Benjawan nods at Stanfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Benjawan moves forwards but Stanfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Benjawan.
Benjawan throws out a counter right but Stanfield avoids it with no problem.
Phan Benjawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjawan throws a right hand that misses
and Stanfield counters with a one-two to the body.
Benjawan is rocked!
Benjawan slips a jab and a cross from Stanfield.
Benjawan is still on wobbly legs! Can Stanfield finish him?
Stanfield misses with the combination.
Benjawan seems to have recovered his senses.
A telegraphed right hand from Benjawan misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan throws a hook but Stanfield blocks it.
Stanfield cracks Benjawan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benjawan keeps Stanfield at a distance using the push kick.
Benjawan throws a right and a left that Stanfield avoids nicely.
It looked like Stanfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Benjawan.
Stanfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjawan manages to avoid it.
Stanfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benjawan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanfield throws a big counter combination but Benjawan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Benjawan. Those never looked like landing.
Stanfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benjawan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.
Stanfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Stanfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjawan manages to avoid it.
Benjawan misses with an uppercut.
Benjawan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Stanfield misses.
Benjawan is looking for the big counter here.
Benjawan lands a leg kick that knocks Stanfield off balance momentarily.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut.
Benjawan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stanfield lands a slapping body shot.
Benjawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjawan misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Stanfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 Marlo Stanfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phan Benjawan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stanfield misses with a combination
and Benjawan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benjawan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benjawan throws a head kick that misses
and Stanfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanfield checks a leg kick.
Stanfield is looking to counter punch.
Benjawan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benjawan connects with a high kick.
Benjawan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stanfield throwing a counter right hand but Benjawan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjawan fails to land with a series of punches.
Stanfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benjawan throws a hook but Stanfield avoids it easily.
Stanfield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benjawan momentarily.
Stanfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a right hand that Benjawan ducks under and follows up with a left that Benjawan also avoids with ease.
Benjawan wants to land a leg kick but Stanfield is out of range.
Benjawan throws a combination that misses
and Stanfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Benjawan misses.
A little feinted left hand from Stanfield on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stanfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benjawan.
Benjawan tries to bum rush Stanfield with a series of wild strikes but Stanfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benjawan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stanfield is out of range.
A punch combination from Benjawan misses.
Stanfield jabs Benjawan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stanfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a right and a left that Benjawan avoids nicely.
Marlo Stanfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Benjawan works over Stanfield's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjawan throws a right hand that Stanfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanfield also avoids with ease.
Stanfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That has opened up Phan Benjawan's cut even more.
Stanfield missing with a left hand there. Benjawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanfield lands with a nice body punch.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benjawan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stanfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Benjawan's head.
Stanfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benjawan.
Stanfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan misses with a lunging right hand
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benjawan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stanfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Benjawan.
Benjawan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stanfield throws a hook to the side of Benjawan's head but Benjawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stanfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benjawan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benjawan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Benjawan.
A combination from Benjawan does no damage.
Stanfield thuds a left hand into Benjawan's body.
Benjawan is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benjawan throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stanfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benjawan.
As Stanfield backs off Benjawan throws a huge counter combo but Stanfield manages to avoid it all.
Stanfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjawan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benjawan tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stanfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Benjawan keeps Stanfield at a distance using the push kick.
Benjawan misses with the combination.
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 Marlo Stanfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phan Benjawan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Benjawan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stanfield tries to bum rush Benjawan with a series of wild strikes but Benjawan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benjawan fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Stanfield on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.
Benjawan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanfield takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stanfield takes a swing at Benjawan's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Stanfield there.
Nice body kick from Benjawan.
Benjawan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benjawan duly obliges.
Benjawan staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stanfield's head.
A head kick misses from Benjawan.
Benjawan throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Benjawan misses
and Stanfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Benjawan misses.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Stanfield misses
and Benjawan counters with an inside leg kick.
Stanfield throws a series of strikes that have Benjawan backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benjawan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stanfield throwing a counter right hand but Benjawan manages to avoid it.
Benjawan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stanfield counters with a three punch combo that has Benjawan backing up. Benjawan nods at Stanfield to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benjawan walks into a jab.
Phan Benjawan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield looks to land a combination but Benjawan avoids it well.
Stanfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benjawan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stanfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stanfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Benjawan. Beautiful body shot.
Stanfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stanfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjawan.
Stanfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benjawan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benjawan throws a body punch but Stanfield moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benjawan connects with a leg kick. Stanfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Benjawan misses.
Benjawan dodges the punch combination from Stanfield.
Benjawan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanfield.
Benjawan slips a jab and a cross from Stanfield.
Stanfield lands the left hand.
The cut above Phan Benjawan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stanfield throws a right and a left that Benjawan avoids nicely.
Stanfield with a hook.
No joy there for Benjawan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stanfield went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield tests Benjawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stanfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benjawan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjawan misses with a jab to the body
and Stanfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjawan is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Stanfield moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlo Stanfield!
After winning the bout, Marlo Stanfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sirodom Kingchanklao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingchanklao comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy HónaljMirigy - Irigy Oszkármirigy (Titanic song parody in Hungarian) . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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158 lbs
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150 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sirodom Kingchanklao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingchanklao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kingchanklao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirodom Kingchanklao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingchanklao tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingchanklao moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Kingchanklao ducks right into an uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Kingchanklao.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Kingchanklao's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Kingchanklao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Kingchanklao blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen cracks Kingchanklao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kingchanklao 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingchanklao moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Kingchanklao lands a nice shot that snaps Jokinen's head back.
Kingchanklao tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to slow Kingchanklao down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Kingchanklao's front leg but catches the back leg as Kingchanklao tries to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jokinen 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.
Kingchanklao throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kingchanklao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jokinen!
Kingchanklao avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jokinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Jokinen tries to counter it with a takedown but Kingchanklao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kingchanklao wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jokinen! But no joy.
Kingchanklao doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sirodom Kingchanklao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingchanklao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Kingchanklao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingchanklao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kingchanklao looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kingchanklao was covering up waiting for the punch and Jokinen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen is in close to Kingchanklao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kingchanklao wants to stand but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Kingchanklao is trying to keep Jokinen in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jokinen distracts Kingchanklao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kingchanklao pushes Jokinen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kingchanklao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kingchanklao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingchanklao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jokinen with a hook.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kingchanklao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Kingchanklao avoids the punch easily.
Kingchanklao wants to clinch up but Jokinen keeps it at a distance.
Jokinen with the counter takedown but Kingchanklao avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingchanklao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingchanklao misses with a kick to the body.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kingchanklao if he has to take too many more of those.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jokinen.
Kingchanklao is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jokinen.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jokinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
Kingchanklao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kingchanklao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kingchanklao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingchanklao misses with a body kick.
Kingchanklao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch up.
Kingchanklao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kingchanklao's sensitive parts.
Ode Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Kingchanklao's leg. Kingchanklao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kingchanklao slips under a jab.
Kingchanklao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kingchanklao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jokinen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao moves to clinch but Jokinen breaks away
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kingchanklao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Kingchanklao's front leg but catches the back leg as Kingchanklao tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingchanklao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kingchanklao rushes Jokinen and presses him up against the cage.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kingchanklao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kingchanklao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao digs a right hand into Jokinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jokinen's gas tank.
Jokinen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kingchanklao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kingchanklao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kingchanklao as Jokinen tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao looking to throw knees to the head but Jokinen is blocking nicely.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jokinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kingchanklao trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kingchanklao clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jokinen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Kingchanklao's head.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.
Jokinen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Kingchanklao is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
You can see the frustration on Kingchanklao's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kingchanklao prevents Jokinen from getting a body triangle.
Kingchanklao wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao rolls, trying to escape but Jokinen keeps control of the position.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.
Kingchanklao is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kingchanklao is in bad spot here.
Jokinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jokinen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Kingchanklao is looking for a way out.
Kingchanklao is trapped and Jokinen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingchanklao takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kingchanklao.
Kingchanklao wants to get back to his feet.
Jokinen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jokinen looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Jokinen scores with punches to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingchanklao wants to get back to his feet.
Jokinen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jokinen landing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kingchanklao tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Kingchanklao is looking to clinch.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kingchanklao counters with a series of strikes. Jokinen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kingchanklao wants to clinch.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Kingchanklao throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
Jokinen swings for the body but Kingchanklao moves out of range.
Kingchanklao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jokinen counters with a shoot takedown. Kingchanklao fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kingchanklao wants to stand and escape but Jokinen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen 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.
Kingchanklao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jokinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kingchanklao's head.
Jokinen looking to sit in guard and control but Kingchanklao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jokinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jokinen, not yet.
Jokinen is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen wants to hit a switch here but Kingchanklao passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jokinen there!
Kingchanklao with the ground and pound from mount.
Kingchanklao stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen throws a jab when Kingchanklao was well out of range.
Kingchanklao throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Kingchanklao misses with a kick to the body.
Kingchanklao doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
Kingchanklao moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingchanklao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingchanklao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch up.
Jokinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Kingchanklao tries to move into range but Jokinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch up
and Jokinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kingchanklao wants to get back to his feet but Jokinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jokinen landing some decent shots from guard.
Jokinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Jokinen won't allow Kingchanklao to get back to his feet.
Jokinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kingchanklao wants to get back to his feet but Jokinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sirodom Kingchanklao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ode Jokinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kingchanklao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jokinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jokinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ode Jokinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kingchanklao tries to clinch up but Jokinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sirodom Kingchanklao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Kingchanklao wants to clinch but Jokinen slips to the side
and Jokinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Kingchanklao keeps moving.
Jokinen slips nicely into half guard.
Kingchanklao tries to kick Jokinen off in order to stand up. Jokinen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kingchanklao wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ode Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jokinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ode Jokinen!
Our winner, Ode Jokinen, 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.
Sirodom Kingchanklao spoke after the fight, saying 'best 2 of 3?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Myrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrell Myrell!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myrell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloan looks to land a body kick but Myrell moved away.
Myrell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sloan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Myrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sloan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloan throws a big counter combination but Myrell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sloan motions for Myrell to come forward. Sloan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Myrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sloan is out of range and Myrell settles back down.
Sloan misses with a straight left.
Sloan tries to clinch there but Myrell circles away.
Myrell slips a jab from Sloan.
Sloan lands with a hook. Myrell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Myrell drops his hands momentarily and Sloan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloan jabs at Myrell's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sloan, as that shot connected.
Myrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've been informed that Myrell 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.
Sloan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Myrell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Myrell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Myrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sloan manages to avoid it.
Sloan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myrell clinches up against the cage.
Myrell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sloan misses with a body punch.
Myrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Sloan.
Myrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sloan's elbow.
Myrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Sloan.
Sloan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sloan lands with a light punch inside.
Sloan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Myrell.
Sloan lands a big right hand that sends Myrell crashing to the mat! Sloan stays standing though and waves Myrell back to his feet!
Myrell is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Myrell tenderised Sloan's leg. Sloan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Myrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Sloan finish him?
Sloan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Myrell seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloan connects with a leg kick. Myrell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Myrell looks to land a left hand but Sloan moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Myrell.
Myrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sloan.
Myrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sloan.
Myrell flicks out a counter leg kick but Sloan steps away.
A jab from Sloan does it's job there.
Sloan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Myrell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Myrell defending well as Sloan loads up on a big left hand.
Sloan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Myrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloan misses with a body kick.
Cameron Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myrell needs to keep his hands up - Sloan had a free shot at his head there.
Myrell lands a leg kick that knocks Sloan off balance momentarily.
Sloan blocks a head kick by Myrell.
Sloan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Myrell can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Sloan misses.
Sloan just misses with a punch to the body.
Myrell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sloan.
Sloan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Myrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloan throws a jab when Myrell was well out of range.
Myrell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Myrell misses with a body punch.
Myrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Myrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloan.
Sloan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloan looks to land a body kick but Myrell moved away.
Myrell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sloan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Myrell.
Myrell scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Myrell misses the target.
Myrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sloan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Myrell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Cameron Sloan has been cut.
Myrell throws a sloppy body shot
and Sloan counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Myrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sloan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sloan.
Myrell feints a counter leg kick.
Sloan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myrell.
Sloan misses with a looping left.
Sloan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Myrell is looking to clinch but Sloan is avoiding it.
Sloan misses with a body shot.
Myrell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Myrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloan swats away the attempt to clinch by Myrell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloan misses with a kick to the body
and Myrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloan throws a push kick but Myrell slaps the foot to one side.
Sloan backing away here, and Myrell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Myrell keeps Sloan at a distance using the push kick.
Myrell wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Sloan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Sloan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Myrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Myrell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myrell manages to avoid it.
Sloan throws out a loose jab but Myrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myrell.
Sloan connects with a right hand. Myrell shakes it off.
Sloan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Myrell ducks right into an uppercut from Sloan.
Sloan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myrell can do to turn this around?
Sloan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloan misses with a kick to the body
and Myrell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Sloan misses its intended target.
Sloan tries to score with a low kick but Myrell moves his leg out of the way.
Sloan swings widly with a right hand
and Myrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Myrell.
Sloan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myrell's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloan dips to his left and cracks Myrell with an uppercut!
Myrell tries to clinch there but Sloan circles away.
Sloan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Myrell avoids it.
Sloan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Myrell.
Sloan misses with a low kick as Myrell jumps back.
Myrell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Myrell throws a leg kick but Sloan checks it.
Myrell blocks a head kick by Sloan.
Sloan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Sloan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sloan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Myrell avoids the body shot from Sloan.
Sloan blocks a head kick by Myrell.
Myrell avoids a kick to the body.
Sloan looks to land a left hand but Myrell moved out of range nicely.
Myrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sloan.
Sloan scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Myrell misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a leg kick which misses Myrell's front leg but catches the back leg as Myrell tries to avoid it.
Sloan fakes the leg kick and cracks Myrell in the body.
Sloan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Myrell is looking to slow Sloan down with leg kicks.
Sloan is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Myrell misses its intended target.
Myrell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Myrell is breathing heavily.
Sloan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Sloan misses.
Jab by Sloan.
Sloan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Myrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sloan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Myrell tests Sloan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Myrell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Myrell finds it's target.
Myrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sloan's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a shot from downtown. Myrell moves away and avoids it.
Myrell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloan misses with a hook. Myrell ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sloan.
Myrell works the jab nicely.
Sloan 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.
Myrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sloan's sensitive parts.
Myrell moves away from the strike by Sloan.
It seemed like Myrell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myrell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Myrell misses the target.
Myrell connects with a leg kick. Sloan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Myrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sloan.
Cameron Sloan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Myrell's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sloan.
Sloan avoids the head kick by Myrell.
Myrell moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myrell checks a leg kick nicely.
Sloan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Myrell. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloan throws a leg kick that misses.
Myrell throws a body punch but Sloan moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Sloan scores with a four punch combination!
Sloan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sloan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Myrell tries to score with a low kick but Sloan moves his leg out of the way.
Myrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloan thows a body kick. Myrell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Sloan as he connects with a hook.
Sloan misses with a low kick.
Myrell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myrell misses with a looping left.
Myrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sloan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloan scores with a jab. Myrell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sloan thuds his shin into the meat of Myrell's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Sloan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Sloan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myrell lands a front kick.
Sloan throws a front kick aimed at Myrell's knee but Myrell avoids it well.
Myrell checks a low kick from Sloan.
Sloan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Sloan.
Sloan wants to land a leg kick but Myrell is out of range.
Sloan clobbers Myrell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Myrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Myrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sloan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloan ducks right into an uppercut from Myrell.
Sloan looks for the body kick but Myrell saw that one coming.
Sloan misses the shot to the body.
Myrell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sloan.
Myrell motions for Sloan to come forward. Myrell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan throws a body punch but Myrell moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myrell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sloan.
Sloan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Myrell feints and then cracks Sloan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sloan down.
Sloan blocks a head kick by Myrell.
Sloan tried to counter with a leg kick but Myrell avoided it.
Sloan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Myrell.
Sloan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sloan just misses with a punch to the body.
Myrell is trying to counter with his kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloan. Myrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myrell slips a straight right by Sloan.
Sloan cracks Myrell with an open hand slap.
Sloan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Myrell connects with a leg kick. Sloan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloan misses with a body shot.
Myrell throws a head kick that Sloan semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloan feints and then cracks Myrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Myrell down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myrell scores with a kick to the body.
Myrell tries to clinch but Sloan is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Myrell.
A nice inside leg kick there by Myrell. That's going to slow Sloan down.
Sloan lands with a good body shot.
Sloan cracks the inside of Myrell's front leg.
Sloan lands a nice looking body shot.
Myrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloan throws a lazy right hand but Myrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloan lands with an uppercut that bounces Myrell off the cage and back into range.
Good work by Sloan as he checks the leg kick.
Myrell is looking to slow Sloan down with leg kicks.
Myrell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sloan can pounce on him.
Sloan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Myrell counters with a three punch combo that has Sloan backing up. Sloan nods at Myrell to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloan tries to land a front kick but Myrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Myrell slips under a jab from Sloan.
Myrell wants to clinch up but Sloan keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Myrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myrell walks into a left hand.
Sloan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Myrell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sloan lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloan moves out of range as Myrell strikes.
Sloan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Myrell avoids it.
Sloan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tyrell Myrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Myrell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Myrell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sloan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloan thuds his shin into the meat of Myrell's side.
Sloan moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloan lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sloan.
Cameron Sloan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloan fakes the leg kick and cracks Myrell in the body.
Sloan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sloan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloan throws a front kick that sends Myrell stumbling back into the cage.
Myrell walks into a straight right hand from Sloan.
Sloan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloan lands with a good body shot.
Myrell throws a hook but Sloan avoids it easily.
Myrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Myrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloan digs a good hook to Myrell's body.
Sloan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloan lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Sloan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sloan, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Sloan!
After winning the bout, Cameron Sloan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valeriy Grushevky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Wallace (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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276 lbs
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235 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Grushevky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grushevky throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Grushevky tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wallace defends well and Grushevky ends up having to push Wallace into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace moves into range and clinches up with Grushevky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Wallace throws an elbow but it misses.
Wallace is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grushevky has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wallace after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valeriy Grushevky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grushevky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wallace putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grushevky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grushevky is breathing heavily.
Wallace lands a right hand.
Wallace lands a right hand.
Wallace looking to throw knees to the head but Grushevky is blocking nicely.
Wallace crunches a lovely knee into Grushevky's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace lands an elbow inside that Grushevky shrugs off.
Grushevky can't get the takedown.
Wallace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wallace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wallace lands with a left to the head.
Grushevky takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Valeriy Grushevky has been cut.
Wallace with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wallace is leaning against Grushevky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wallace.
Wallace landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wallace.
Wallace scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wallace lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wallace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wallace obliges.
Wallace unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grushevky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wallace with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wallace with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wallace lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallace.
Wallace misses with a knee to the head.
Wallace presses Grushevky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wallace lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wallace missing with knees to the body.
Wallace lands a nice elbow.
Wallace trying to land knees to the body.
Wallace crunches a lovely knee into Grushevky's ribcage.
Wallace lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a good knee to the midsection. Grushevky won't want to take too many of those.
Wallace lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wallace thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grushevky if he has to take too many more of those.
Wallace has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Grushevky moves out of range as Wallace strikes.
Grushevky shoots in but no luck this time.
Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Wallace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Wallace.
Wallace putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grushevky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Wallace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallace.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Wallace.
Wallace lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valeriy Grushevky's cut is getting worse.
Wallace lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wallace unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grushevky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace lands a right hand.
Grushevky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wallace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valeriy Grushevky's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grushevky moves out of range of the body kick.
Wallace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grushevky's sensitive parts.
Randall Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace throws a low kick but Grushevky moves out of range easily.
Grushevky shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grushevky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Grushevky.
Grushevky shoots and misses
and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallace.
Grushevky takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wallace gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wallace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Wallace lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace lands a hook that snaps the head of Grushevky backwards.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wallace.
Wallace lands a knee to the head.
Wallace with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wallace scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wallace lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grushevky is rocked!
Wallace lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Grushevky to his knees! Wallace keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Wallace!
An out of breath Randall Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Dump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bary Allen (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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24
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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23
211 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Forrest Dump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bary Allen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Dump's ribs.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dump tries a head kick but it misses.
Dump definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dump stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dump moves out of range as Allen strikes.
Dump dips to his left and cracks Allen with an uppercut!
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Allen.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Dump.
Dump lands a jab to Allen's midsection.
Allen wants to slow Dump down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen misses with a low kick.
As Allen backs away, Dump returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dump throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dump.
Dump is looking to counter punch.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Dump is out of range.
It looked like Dump wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dump misses with an uppercut.
Dump tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dump stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dump connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Dump circles away.
Dump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Bary Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen checks a low kick from Dump.
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dump's head backwards.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Dump throws a counter high kick but Allen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Allen has Dump up against the cage in a clinch.
Dump throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Dump scores with a nice strike.
Dump checks a leg kick.
Dump takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Allen clinches up with Dump and pushes him back against the cage.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dump.
Dump tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dump.
Dump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dump looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Dump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Dump tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Dump back against the cage.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen cracks Dump with a nice body shot.
Dump is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Dump into the cage.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Dump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Dump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen presses Dump against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dump swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dump is breathing heavily.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dump backwards.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dump.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dump backwards.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dump using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Allen gets through Dump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Allen.
A short right from Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dump blocks an uppercut.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Dump blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen tries a body shot but Dump blocks it.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Dump avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dump prevents a body shot from Allen.
Dump misses with some punches.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
A short right from Dump on the inside.
Dump blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Dump tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dump tries to land a knee to the head but Allen blocks with his arms.
Allen wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bary Allen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Allen slips under a jab from Dump.
Allen wants to counter the offense by Dump and move into the clinch position.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Allen misses.
Dump misses with an uppercut.
Dump swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
And Dump counters with a quick kick to the body but Allen blocks it.
Dump misses with the combination.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dump.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dump wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Dump misses with a kick to the body.
Dump lands with a nice body kick.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dump manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dump swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Allen.
Allen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dump rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses the jab.
Bary Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dump avoids the head kick by Allen.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dump.
Dump throws a head kick that misses.
Allen throws a fast counter high kick but Dump manages to duck under it in time.
Allen feints and then cracks Dump's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dump down.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Dump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen wants to clinch.
Dump has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Allen throws a leg kick but Dump moved away.
A head kick misses from Allen.
A counter left hand to the body from Dump misses its target.
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dump wants to clinch.
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.
Dump just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen scores with a sloppy right hand. Dump should have avoided that one.
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!
Dump feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Allen checks a low kick from Dump.
Dump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dump slips a jab from Allen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dump!
Allen scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dump is looking to counter the offense by Allen and move into the clinch.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dump swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dump ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dump throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
Allen throws a jab when Dump was well out of range.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Allen!
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen checks a low kick from Dump.
Dump fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Allen checks it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Allen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dump misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Allen checks the leg kick.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Allen lands with a good body shot.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Dump bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Allen's head backwards.
Allen throws a front kick aimed at Dump's knee but Dump avoids it well.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen works Dump's body with a nice hook.
Dump throws a solid leg kick but Allen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dump.
A leg kick checked by Dump.
Dump throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
Dump walks into a stiff left hand from Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bary Allen 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. This is the final round!
Dump has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dump there as he acknowledges the shot.
Allen checks the leg kick.
Allen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dump with a body shot.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Dump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Dump is out of range.
Dump misses with a leg kick.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dump pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Allen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dump throws a leg kick but Allen moved away.
Dump thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Dump.
A shot to the body from Dump misses
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dump will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dump throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Dump throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen blocks a leg kick.
Dump lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Dump misses with a low kick.
Dump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dump tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dump attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dump. That did some damage!
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Dump checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allen.
Allen clobbers Dump with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dump takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dump is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Dump is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen pushes Dump away with a front kick.
Dump seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dump right on the button. Dump goes down! Allen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Allen gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bary Allen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernan Del Fuego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes to the cage accompanied by Bronson Theme Song. Del Fuego has chosen La gota fria as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Bronson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Bronson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Hernan Del Fuego!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Fuego lands a nice looking body shot.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch but Del Fuego swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Del Fuego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Del Fuego throws a leg kick that misses.
Del Fuego shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bronson sprawls well. Bronson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Del Fuego gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Bronson does no damage.
Del Fuego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Del Fuego. Del Fuego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Del Fuego misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Fuego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bronson scores with a head kick.
Bronson looks to land a body kick but Del Fuego moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Fuego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Fuego misses with a straight left.
Bronson looks to land a right hand but Del Fuego moved out of range.
Del Fuego looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
Bronson stuns Del Fuego with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Del Fuego.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Fuego was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Del Fuego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bronson lands a jab.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Del Fuego has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Del Fuego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Del Fuego moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Fuego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bronson's head backwards.
Jack Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Del Fuego to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bronson throws a jab when Del Fuego was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Bronson has knocked Del Fuego down with a huge combo! Bronson steps away and waves a wobbly Del Fuego back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Del Fuego is rocked!
Bronson closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Del Fuego out cold! Del Fuego corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Bronson!
An out of breath Jack Bronson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Takemura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daisuke Takemura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rony Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takemura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takemura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moraes.
Moraes takes a swing at Takemura's ribcage but misses.
Moraes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Takemura has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Takemura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moraes.
Moraes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takemura looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takemura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takemura is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Takemura striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Moraes is looking to take a break and control but Takemura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takemura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takemura manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takemura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moraes is looking for a sweep. Takemura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Moraes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takemura drops an elbow to the side of Moraes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takemura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moraes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moraes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Takemura.
Takemura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moraes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Takemura's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Takemura's back!
Moraes is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Moraes looking for the RNC.
Takemura rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Takemura tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Moraes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takemura is just riding it out for now. Moraes eventually gives up the hold.
Moraes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takemura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Takemura wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Takemura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Moraes tries to free his leg and advance position but Takemura is retaining full guard.
Moraes won't allow Takemura to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takemura wants to sweep here but Moraes controlling him for the moment.
Moraes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Takemura tries to strike from the bottom.
Takemura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takemura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moraes manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takemura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moraes looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Takemura is defending well. Moraes quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Takemura has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Moraes celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rony Moraes!
Rony Moraes gave a mention to Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Daisuke Takemura stepped up to the mic, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Euolocao'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altemio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thornton comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T - Exodus 23:1. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: I Wanna Fuck You In The Ass. Altemio Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Terrence Thornton's chin.
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175 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrence Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Altemio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton scores with a nice head shot.
Thornton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thornton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Thornton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thornton lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Altemio Sanchez has been cut.
Thornton stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thornton.
Thornton misses with some punches.
Thornton tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Thornton back against the cage.
Thornton is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thornton down to the mat. Thornton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thornton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thornton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thornton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Thornton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Thornton.
Thornton tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thornton defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a kick to the body
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thornton!
Sanchez trying to control the position but Thornton is working away.
Thornton tries to improve position but can't.
Sanchez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thornton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thornton is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Thornton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thornton tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Thornton gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornton controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thornton is controlling Sanchez's trapped leg to prevent Sanchez from advancing to side control.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thornton to regain full guard.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Thornton is keeping the position.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Thornton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thornton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanchez postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton just misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton swings widly with a right hand
so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thornton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Thornton keeps moving.
Thornton is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Thornton keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Thornton wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Thornton working a defensive guard here.
Thornton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
Thornton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Thornton trying to control the position.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Thornton blocks nicely.
Thornton can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanchez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Thornton looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Thornton working to try and regain half guard.
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 Terrence Thornton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Altemio Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Thornton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses. Thornton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Thornton!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thornton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thornton won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Sanchez controls Thornton momentarily but Thornton frees himself.
Thornton lands a couple of elbows.
Thornton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thornton is one step ahead there.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thornton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Thornton wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez pulls Thornton in close to his closed guard and prevents Thornton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thornton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thornton is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
Thornton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thornton stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Thornton postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Thornton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is thwarting Thornton's attempts to control the position.
Thornton is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Thornton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thornton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Thornton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to control Thornton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Thornton is controlling well.
Thornton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez is not content to let Thornton control the position.
Sanchez gets back to full guard.
Thornton lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez looking to control but Thornton passes into half guard.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Thornton's head to control him but Thornton postures up.
Thornton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Thornton's head to control him but Thornton postures up.
Altemio Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thornton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanchez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thornton is working away from the top position though.
Thornton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Thornton has control of the leg.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thornton throwing strikes but missing.
Thornton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thornton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Terrence Thornton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Altemio Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thornton lands a jab.
Thornton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thornton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Thornton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thornton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
A slow jab from Thornton misses its intended target.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Terrence Thornton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Altemio Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Nice body punch from Thornton.
Thornton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Thornton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Thornton.
Thornton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looks like Thornton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Thornton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thornton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thornton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thornton can't do much from the bottom here.
Thornton taking a bit of punishment here - Sanchez scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton tries to improve position but can't.
Thornton is holding Sanchez down, trying to stall.
Thornton is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Thornton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thornton down.
Sanchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thornton to see if he's OK.
Thornton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanchez.
Thornton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thornton prevents Sanchez from improving position.
Thornton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Altemio Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thornton is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Thornton sneaks back into half guard.
Thornton trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thornton has managed to free his arm - good work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Thornton's temple.
Sanchez is pressing down on Thornton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thornton is holding on for now.
Thornton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez is trying to control. Thornton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Terrence Thornton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thornton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
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 Terrence Thornton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thornton, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrence Thornton!
After the big win, Terrence Thornton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sex Panther! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Altemio Sanchez spoke after the fight, saying 'vittupillusaatana!'.
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