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GAMMA#522 Gunnar v Tantor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Twiggy BigBranch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://youtu.be/qeFocnqhnQM. 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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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Twiggy BigBranch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
BigBranch fails with the takedown.
BigBranch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
BigBranch 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.
BigBranch advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked BigBranch off and has taken his back!
BigBranch tries to escape but Boyka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boyka is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boyka doesn't have the hooks in and BigBranch manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BigBranch drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boyka manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now BigBranch has Boyka in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boyka advances position into side control!
BigBranch is looking for a sweep.
Boyka controls the position.
Boyka is continuing to stall.
Boyka tries to move to mount but BigBranch blocks the move with his legs.
Boyka trying to control the position but BigBranch is working away.
That's two 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.
BigBranch tries to buck Boyka off but Boyka is having none of it.
BigBranch is not content to let Boyka control the position.
Boyka throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and BigBranch works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyka wants to lay and pray for a moment but BigBranch keeps working.
BigBranch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boyka.
Boyka trying to control from half guard but BigBranch is working away.
BigBranch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for BigBranch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka wants to control from the top but BigBranch keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyka tries to free his leg and advance position but BigBranch is retaining full guard.
Boyka wants to control from the top but BigBranch keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyka drops his hands momentarily and BigBranch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as BigBranch blocks the leg kick.
BigBranch throws a solid leg kick but Boyka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at BigBranch.
Boyka lands with a shot to the body.
BigBranch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boyka defends well and BigBranch ends up having to push Boyka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boyka! But no joy.
BigBranch defending well as Boyka loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and BigBranch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from BigBranch misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch tries for a takedown but Boyka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twiggy BigBranch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BigBranch lands with a good body shot.
Boyka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
BigBranch misses with a wild body shot.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boyka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
BigBranch misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but BigBranch moves away.
Boyka misses with a left hand
and BigBranch counters with a low kick, right behind Boyka 's knee.
Boyka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping BigBranch at a distance.
BigBranch wants to land a leg kick but Boyka is out of range.
BigBranch goes for a double leg but Boyka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boyka continues to drive forward.
Boyka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from BigBranch misses its intended target.
BigBranch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boyka throws a hook but BigBranch avoids it easily.
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left lands for BigBranch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuri Boyka will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
BigBranch throws out a powerful jab.
Boyka misses with a straight left.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but BigBranch moved out of range nicely.
Boyka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BigBranch.
Boyka scores with a nice body kick.
BigBranch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boyka slips a straight right by BigBranch.
BigBranch has a takedown stuffed.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BigBranch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BigBranch looks to land a right hand but Boyka moved out of range.
Boyka misses with a looping right.
Yuri Boyka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigBranch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
BigBranch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boyka counters with a thumping low kick.
BigBranch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyka but Boyka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twiggy BigBranch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
enabling BigBranch to counter with a crisp jab.
BigBranch digs a good hook to Boyka's body.
A combination from Boyka does no damage.
BigBranch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyka swivels and escapes.
BigBranch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boyka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boyka misses with an uppercut. BigBranch saw that one coming.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but BigBranch moved out of range.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
BigBranch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from BigBranch. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.
BigBranch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boyka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before BigBranch can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BigBranch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka cracks a nice hook into BigBranch's ribs.
BigBranch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
BigBranch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
A big right from Boyka misses.
Boyka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
BigBranch gets a double leg takedown into Boyka's guard.
BigBranch postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
Boyka wants to sweep here but BigBranch controlling him for the moment.
BigBranch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
BigBranch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
BigBranch throws an elbow that misses. Boyka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in BigBranch's guard. Nice move by Boyka!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! BigBranch is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boyka, into his guard.
BigBranch throwing strikes from guard but Boyka blocks nicely.
Boyka trying to keep a closed guard but BigBranch is proving a slippery customer.
BigBranch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
BigBranch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
BigBranch is looking to work some ground and pound but Boyka has wrist control.
BigBranch wants to pass the guard but Boyka is keeping the position.
We've been hearing that BigBranch has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boyka wants to sweep here but BigBranch controlling him for the moment.
Boyka trying to control the position.
BigBranch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boyka's guard.
BigBranch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boyka won't allow BigBranch to pass to mount.
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 Twiggy BigBranch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
BigBranch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
BigBranch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
BigBranch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
BigBranch stuns Boyka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
BigBranch connects with a body shot that sends Boyka's belly button to the back.
BigBranch throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
BigBranch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
BigBranch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BigBranch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
BigBranch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
BigBranch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boyka.
Boyka punishes BigBranch's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigBranch lands the left hand.
BigBranch slips under a jab from Boyka.
BigBranch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BigBranch dips to his left and cracks Boyka with an uppercut!
BigBranch connects with a body shot that sends Boyka's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka looks to land a combination but BigBranch avoids it well.
As Boyka backs away, BigBranch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
and BigBranch counters with a right hand to the body.
Boyka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between BigBranch's hands.
Boyka misses with a few strikes there.
BigBranch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boyka throws a hook to the side of BigBranch's head but BigBranch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
BigBranch shoots in and drives through. Boyka sprawls well.
BigBranch scores with a nice strike.
BigBranch missing with a left hand there. Boyka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
BigBranch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyka but Boyka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
BigBranch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
BigBranch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boyka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten BigBranch somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twiggy BigBranch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka throws a body punch but BigBranch moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for BigBranch.
BigBranch scores with a sloppy right hand. Boyka should have avoided that one.
BigBranch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boyka is out of range and BigBranch settles back down.
Boyka misses with a looping right.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. BigBranch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BigBranch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boyka scores with a nice right hand.
BigBranch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
BigBranch ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
BigBranch throws a shot to the body.
BigBranch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BigBranch feinted there with a counter leg kick.
BigBranch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boyka looks to score with a jab to the body but BigBranch is just out of range.
BigBranch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by BigBranch. BigBranch obviously looking to wear him down.
Boyka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping BigBranch at a distance.
Boyka misses with an uppercut
and BigBranch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
BigBranch lands a jab to the head.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by BigBranch.
Boyka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from BigBranch.
A jab from Boyka misses.
No joy there for Boyka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BigBranch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boyka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horrible takedown attempt by BigBranch or perhaps it was just good defense by Boyka, which made it look bad.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
BigBranch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyka misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BigBranch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice sprawl there from Boyka as BigBranch shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Boyka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
BigBranch shoots in for a takedown but Boyka shows good takedown defense.
Boyka lands a jab to BigBranch's midsection.
BigBranch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyka manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as BigBranch checks a leg kick.
BigBranch loads up on a big right hand but Boyka slips the punch.
BigBranch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and BigBranch counters with a straight right hand.
BigBranch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boyka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boyka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BigBranch.
BigBranch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyka.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BigBranch lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyka walks into a left hand.
BigBranch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BigBranch trying to control the position but Boyka is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twiggy BigBranch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well BigBranch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Twiggy BigBranch!
Twiggy BigBranch bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi and Kim Jong. Jong has chosen Nobody Nobody as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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271 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K.J. Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jong. No joy for Choi on that attempt.
Choi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jong tries to avoid it but Choi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jong to the ground. Jong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jong moves out of range as Choi throws a body kick.
Choi tries to move into range but Jong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jong is looking to clinch.
It looked like Choi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jong lands a lovely overhand right.
Choi swats away the attempt to clinch by Jong.
Choi cracks Jong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi tries to land a front kick but Jong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Choi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jong tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for K.J. Choi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jong moves to clinch but Choi breaks away
and Choi counters with a thumping low kick.
Choi throws the kick towards the body but Jong avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Choi.
Choi misses with a looping left.
Jong tries to close the distance and clinch but Choi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Choi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Choi takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like K.J. Choi has been cut.
Choi takes an elbow to the temple.
Choi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choi gets through Jong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Choi is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Jong.
Choi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi misses with a knee strike.
Choi presses Jong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Jong back against the cage.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but Choi is blocking nicely.
Choi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jong misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi breaks the clinch.
Choi swats away the attempt to clinch by Jong.
Choi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Choi misses with a combination
and Jong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choi. Jong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jong blocks a head kick by Choi.
Choi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jong has time to react.
Choi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Choi cracks Jong with a good jab.
Jong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Choi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jong counters with a stiff right hand.
Choi lands a jab to the head.
Choi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jong tries a head kick but it misses.
Jong moves in looking to clinch but Choi pushes him off.
Jong avoids the head kick by Choi.
Jong throws a body punch but Choi moves 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!
Jong misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi lands with a right hand.
Jong sends Choi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jong is motioning to the referee to let Choi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Choi is rocked!
Jong feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Choi collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kim Jong!
Kim Jong made sure to mention his sponsor, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Miyata's choice of entrance music: Boa - Energetic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata shoots for a takedown but Beater saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miyata to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Miyata.
A big left from Beater misses.
Sloppy strikes from Beater. Those never looked like landing.
Miyata appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Beater misses with a series of wild punches.
Beater walks into a straight right hand from Miyata.
Miyata slips under a jab.
Miyata let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miyata scores with a shot to the body.
Miyata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meat Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beater defends well and Miyata ends up having to push Beater into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miyata misses with a two punch combination.
We've been told by Beater's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Miyata thuds his right hand into Beater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been informed that Miyata 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.
Miyata walks forward, straight into a front kick from Beater.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyata misses with an uppercut. Beater saw that one coming.
Beater needs to keep his hands up - Miyata had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater tests Miyata's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beater throws a right hand that Miyata ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyata also avoids with ease.
Miyata drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Beater defends it well.
Beater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miyata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beater.
Miyata takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miyata misses with a body shot.
Miyata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beater.
Miyata connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beater. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beater lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beater misses with a looping left.
Miyata throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beater makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Beater.
Beater scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miyata misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miyata at a distance.
Beater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beater scores with a jab to the body.
Miyata slips a jab from Beater.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
Miyata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miyata jabs at Beater's body.
Miyata ducks under a wild hook from Beater.
Miyata misses with a takedown attempt - Beater sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meat Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kira Miyata.
Beater fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miyata is out of range.
Beater swinging wildly here.
Miyata misses with an uppercut.
Beater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miyata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Beater throws a shot from downtown. Miyata moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata tries to score with a low kick but Beater moves his leg out of the way.
Beater misses with a looping right.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beater throws out the jab.
Miyata tests Beater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beater scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beater stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miyata throws a big shot that misses.
Beater looks to land a left hand but Miyata moved out of range nicely.
Beater throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater works the jab nicely.
Miyata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beater throws a big counter combination but Miyata scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Miyata paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miyata throws a shot from downtown. Beater moves away and avoids it.
Miyata throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Miyata misses.
Beater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyata manages to avoid it.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyata.
Miyata misses with a takedown attempt - Beater sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miyata staying out of range there.
Beater moves away from the strike by Miyata.
Beater appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Miyata slips under a jab.
Miyata is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beater had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Miyata takes a swing at Beater's ribcage but misses.
Beater lands with an overhand left.
Beater throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miyata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beater was well out of range. Poor timing from Miyata.
A slow jab from Beater misses its intended target.
Beater throws a lazy right hand but Miyata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beater with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyata scores with a hook to the body. Beater takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 Meat Beater will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick from Beater misses.
Beater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyata gets tackled into the cage by Beater. Beater maintains the clinch.
Miyata is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beater is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Beater has Miyata pressed against the cage.
A short right from Beater on the inside.
Beater is struggling to control the position.
Miyata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beater manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miyata looks to score with a jab to the body but Beater is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Miyata as he connects with a hook.
Miyata misses with an uppercut.
Beater throws a big counter combination but Miyata scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata slips under a jab.
Beater misses with an uppercut. Miyata saw that one coming.
Miyata misses with a double jab
and Beater counters with a left and a right that stings Miyata.
Beater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miyata.
Beater swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Miyata scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miyata blocks a jab.
Beater takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meat Beater is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyata cracks Beater with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Beater scores with a four punch combination!
Nice defenses there by Miyata.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Miyata was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Beater is looking to get back to his feet here but Miyata is keeping cool and he's managed to take Beater's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beater is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Miyata gets his way!
Beater tries to escape the position.
Even with his hooks in, Miyata manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Miyata tries to get the hooks in deep but Beater pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata lands a shot to the body.
Miyata punches the canvas rather than the man.
Miyata missing with strikes from the back.
Beater defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Miyata is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Beater knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Beater for a finish.
Beater defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Miyata's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata trying to control momentarily.
Even with his hooks in, Miyata manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Beater turns into Miyata and is now in his guard.
Miyata is trying to keep Beater in close.
Miyata is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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 Meat Beater will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Beater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beater throws a series of punches but Miyata moves out of range.
Miyata swings widly with a right hand
letting Beater counter with a right hand.
Miyata throws a jab but it's blocked by Beater.
Beater looks to land a left hand but Miyata moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Beater.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyata misses the target.
Beater throws a body punch but Miyata moves out of range.
Miyata only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Beater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beater misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miyata lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beater throws a shot from downtown. Miyata moves away and avoids it.
Beater misses with a double jab
and Miyata counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miyata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beater keeping moving, preventing Miyata from controlling successfully.
Beater being controlled here, momentarily.
Beater trying to control the position.
Miyata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miyata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kira Miyata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miyata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kira Miyata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miyata trying to control but Beater is working from the bottom.
Miyata looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beater is looking to clinch but Miyata is avoiding it.
Beater throws a lazy right hand but Miyata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miyata avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beater throws a right and a left that Miyata avoids nicely.
Miyata cracks Beater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miyata misses with a wild combination.
Miyata ducks under a wild hook from Beater.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miyata.
Miyata slips a straight right by Beater.
Meat Beater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beater swings for the body but Miyata moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miyata! But no joy.
Miyata scores with a nice strike.
Miyata catches Beater with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miyata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beater circles away quickly and effectively.
Miyata throws the left hand but Beater avoids the punch easily.
Beater is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beater throws an off balance right hand
and Miyata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miyata throws a body punch but Beater moves out of range.
A left and a right from Miyata both land. Nice combination.
Beater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miyata.
Miyata lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyata misses with a straight right.
Beater has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Beater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miyata momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beater scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miyata throws a hook but Beater avoids it easily.
Beater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Beater.
Miyata drops Beater with a left right combo! Miyata follows him down to the ground into side control.
Beater is rocked!
Beater is trying to improve his position.
Oh Beater is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beater is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Miyata asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Miyata in side control, throwing shots but Beater defends.
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beater seems to have got his legs back now.
Miyata tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kira Miyata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beater has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kira Miyata!
Kira Miyata seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Duberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escobar De Vega!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vega throws a head kick that Duberry semi-blocks.
De Vega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duberry blocks the body kick.
De Vega closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Duberry to the mat! Duberry manages to get full guard.
De Vega postures up.
Duberry wants to stand and escape but De Vega is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Duberry holds on and takes a little breather.
Duberry controls De Vega momentarily but De Vega frees himself.
De Vega postures up in Duberry's guard and throws a big left but Duberry blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duberry pulls De Vega in close to prevent any damage.
Duberry trying to keep a closed guard but De Vega is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry tries a low kick but De Vega avoids it.
A little jabbing left from De Vega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Vega cracks the inside of Duberry's front leg.
De Vega closes the distance but Duberry moves to the side
and Duberry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Vega bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Duberry is looking for a sweep.
Duberry is not content to let De Vega control the position.
Duberry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Duberry is looking to reverse the position.
Duberry explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vega looks to score with a jab to the body but Duberry is just out of range.
De Vega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duberry.
Duberry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Escobar De Vega has been cut.
Fidel Duberry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Vega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duberry's sensitive parts.
Duberry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duberry thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Vega throws a hook but Duberry avoids it easily.
It looked like Duberry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duberry moves away.
De Vega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duberry misses with a double jab.
De Vega moves out of range of the body kick from Duberry.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Vega. Duberry does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Duberry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Vega takes a swing at Duberry's ribcage but misses.
De Vega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Vega doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vega scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duberry.
De Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duberry.
Escobar De Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Duberry!
De Vega throws a body kick that misses.
Duberry tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vega follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Duberry throws a big shot that misses.
Duberry seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vega attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duberry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Vega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Vega gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duberry misses with a kick to the body.
Duberry scores with a decent looking hook.
De Vega wants to land a leg kick but Duberry is out of range.
De Vega looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Vega is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duberry rather than just go for the knockout.
Duberry tries to clinch up.
Duberry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duberry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Vega connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duberry scrambles back to his feet.
Duberry tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vega takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Vega. That's going to slow Duberry down.
Duberry is looking to land body kicks.
Duberry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Vega changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duberry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duberry is pushing De Vega's head away, looking to escape. De Vega manages to hold on to the position though.
De Vega is looking to take a break and control but Duberry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duberry is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vega postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Duberry is trying to get back to his feet.
De Vega working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Duberry struggling a bit here.
De Vega landing strikes.
De Vega throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duberry is trying to control De Vega's posture but De Vega avoids it.
Duberry bucks up and tries to throw De Vega off but instead De Vega has got his back!
Duberry looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Escobar De Vega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Escobar De Vega's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duberry swings for the body but De Vega moves out of range.
De Vega thumps Duberry with a low kick.
De Vega slips under a jab.
De Vega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Vega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duberry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Duberry. Beautiful body shot.
Duberry tried to score with a low kick but De Vega checks it.
De Vega moves out of range of the body kick.
Duberry backing away here, and De Vega unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A left lands for De Vega.
Duberry scores with a spinning back kick!
De Vega misses with a head kick.
It looked like Duberry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fidel Duberry is winning the standup battle so far.
Duberry misses with a body kick.
De Vega misses with an uppercut.
De Vega lands a head kick. Duberry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Vega shoots in looking for a takedown but Duberry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Vega's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Vega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vega moves away.
De Vega thinks about the counter body kick.
De Vega misses with an uppercut. Duberry saw that one coming.
It looked like Duberry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Duberry throws a jab when De Vega was well out of range.
De Vega scores with a head kick. Duberry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Duberry as De Vega shoots in.
De Vega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duberry tests De Vega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Vega. That's going to slow Duberry down.
Duberry avoids the body shot from De Vega.
Duberry just misses with a punch to the body.
De Vega moves out of range of the body kick from Duberry.
Duberry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vega was well out of range. Poor timing from Duberry.
De Vega is looking to land body kicks.
De Vega tries to clinch there but Duberry circles away.
Duberry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vega was well out of range. Poor timing from Duberry.
De Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
Duberry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duberry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Vega shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Duberry manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Duberry kicks De Vega off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duberry 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.
Duberry thumps De Vega with a low kick.
A jab from De Vega does it's job there.
De Vega avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Vega.
Duberry with a hook.
De Vega misses the shot to the body.
Duberry connects with a jab.
Duberry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Vega.
De Vega misses with a straight right.
Duberry tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duberry.
Both fighters circling a little - De Vega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duberry misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Vega moves out of range of the body kick.
Duberry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Vega tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vega walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duberry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Vega shoots in and drives through. Duberry sprawls well.
Fidel Duberry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Escobar De Vega.
Duberry clinches up against the cage.
Duberry lands with a light punch inside.
Duberry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duberry.
De Vega working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Duberry as the two fighters clinch.
Duberry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Duberry.
De Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Duberry.
De Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Duberry.
De Vega is breathing heavily.
Duberry misses with a punch on the inside.
Duberry lands a right hand.
Duberry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duberry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duberry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duberry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duberry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duberry lands with a short shot to the head.
Duberry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duberry lands with a right to the head.
Duberry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duberry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duberry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duberry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duberry misses with a body kick.
De Vega throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Vega defending well as Duberry loads up on a big left hand.
Duberry lands a leg kick that knocks De Vega off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duberry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Vega steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Duberry.
De Vega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duberry misses with a kick to the body.
Duberry throws the kick towards the body but De Vega avoids it.
De Vega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Duberry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Escobar De Vega's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Vega misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duberry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Vega - the referee stops the clock and Duberry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Vega. Duberry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duberry cracks a nice hook into De Vega's ribs.
Duberry scores with a kick to the body.
Duberry ducks under a wild hook from De Vega.
Duberry avoids a kick to the body.
Duberry throws a body punch but De Vega moves out of range.
De Vega keeps the fight on the outside.
De Vega scores with a nice body kick.
De Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duberry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Vega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duberry looks for the body kick but De Vega saw that one coming.
Duberry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duberry swings for the body but De Vega moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Duberry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Vega's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Vega duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vega tries a head kick but it misses.
Duberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vega counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duberry avoids the head kick by De Vega.
De Vega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duberry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Vega somewhat.
De Vega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid body kick from Duberry.
Duberry throws a body kick that misses.
Duberry connects with a right hand. De Vega shakes it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duberry.
De Vega misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Vega looks to land a left hand but Duberry moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Vega.
De Vega feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duberry's calf.
The crowd cheers as De Vega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duberry doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duberry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Vega at a distance.
De Vega looks for the body kick but Duberry saw that one coming.
Duberry swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Vega counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Vega.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duberry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duberry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vega backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vega.
Duberry scores with a shoulder strike.
Duberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Vega tries to work over Duberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Vega trying to control the position but instead, Duberry has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Vega into the cage.
Fidel Duberry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duberry.
De Vega misses with some punches.
De Vega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duberry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duberry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Duberry misses its intended target.
A jab from De Vega does it's job there.
De Vega cracks Duberry with a good jab.
De Vega is looking to land body kicks.
Duberry scores with the left hand. De Vega knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Duberry misses.
Duberry scores with a push kick.
De Vega looks for a takedown but Duberry sprawls well.
Fidel Duberry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Escobar De Vega.
Duberry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vega.
De Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duberry.
De Vega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Vega closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Vega lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duberry pulls De Vega in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duberry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Vega is controlling him.
Duberry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Vega won't allow Duberry to get back to his feet.
De Vega in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duberry wants to stand and escape but De Vega is having none of it.
Duberry trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Vega misses with a kick to the body.
Duberry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Vega.
Duberry throws a wild body kick that De Vega sees coming a mile off.
De Vega swings for the body but Duberry moves out of range.
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 Fidel Duberry.
I think Duberry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fidel Duberry!
During a confident post fight interview, Fidel Duberry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akabaro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is African Assassin - Mo Marah. 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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31
198 lbs
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30
200 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands with a cross.
Akabaro misses with a hook.
Akabaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James wants to counter the offense by Akabaro and move into the clinch position.
Akabaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James looks to throw the jab but Akabaro is out of range.
James wants to clinch.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Akabaro moves out of range easily.
Akabaro just misses with a punch to the body.
James dodges the punch combination from Akabaro.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akabaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
James tries a low kick but Akabaro avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from James misses.
James lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James looks to land a body kick but Akabaro moved away.
Akabaro has James up against the cage in a clinch.
James throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, James throws an elbow but misses.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Akabaro won't want to take too many of those.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akabaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akabaro blocking some punches.
Akabaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Akabaro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James tries to work over Akabaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
James lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Akabaro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akabaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akabaro moves away from the strike by James.
Akabaro throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Akabaro.
James let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akabaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
James avoids a kick to the body.
Akabaro misses with a head kick.
Akabaro throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akabaro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akabaro avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
Akabaro blocking some punches.
Akabaro lands a left hand.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akabaro is defending well for now.
James scores with a shot to the side of Akabaro's head.
Akabaro avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akabaro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if James can turn it around.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James landing knees to the body.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akabaro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James working aggressively here.
James trying to land knees to the body.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Akabaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro dodges an elbow strike from James.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James digs a right hand into Akabaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akabaro's gas tank.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akabaro trying to stall but James improves his position.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from James.
James looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akabaro blocks an elbow strike from James.
James blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro looking to slow down the pace here.
James looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James throws an elbow that misses.
James misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeBron James dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
James throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Akabaro counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Akabaro to acknowledge the strikes.
James lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
James moves into the clinch successfully.
Akabaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akabaro misses with a body punch.
Akabaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akabaro 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.
Akabaro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Akabaro tries a head kick but it misses.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Akabaro's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akabaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James lands a jab to Akabaro's midsection.
James lands with a kick to the ribs.
Akabaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
James jabs Akabaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James scores with a jab. Akabaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro misses with a two punch combination.
James on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akabaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akabaro takes one on the button.
Akabaro missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LeBron James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Akabaro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akabaro there as he acknowledges the shot.
James throws a body kick that misses.
James throws a hook but Akabaro avoids it easily.
Akabaro throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
James works Akabaro's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Akabaro.
Akabaro throws a leg kick
and James counters with a nice low kick that buckles Akabaro's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thuds a left hand into Akabaro's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akabaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James scores with a three punch combo!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James tries to throw a body punch but Akabaro avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akabaro manages to break the clinch.
Akabaro missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James 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.
Akabaro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
Akabaro pivots, looking for a leg kick but James is out of range and Akabaro settles back down.
A jab lands there for Akabaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akabaro.
Akabaro sets himself, and James steps forward looking for the clinch! Akabaro avoids it this time.
James loads up on a big right hand but Akabaro slips the punch.
As James backs away, Akabaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
James is looking to chop away at Akabaro's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Akabaro misses the target.
Akabaro throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James throws a fast counter high kick but Akabaro manages to duck under it in time.
Akabaro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
Akabaro throws a low kick, looking for James's leg but James calmly moves out of range.
Akabaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James tries to land a front kick but Akabaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akabaro throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Akabaro throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Akabaro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by James.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akabaro, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, James throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro breaks the clinch.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akabaro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akabaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Akabaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James throws out a leg kick but Akabaro moves out of range and James only half commits.
Akabaro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That kick from James tenderised Akabaro's leg. Akabaro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akabaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but LeBron James will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Akabaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
James is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akabaro with a body shot.
Akabaro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Akabaro. Beautiful body shot.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akabaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Akabaro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Akabaro should have avoided that one.
James thuds his shin into the meat of Akabaro's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
James tries to clinch but Akabaro is having none of it.
James rushes Akabaro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Akabaro.
A short left from James.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Akabaro backwards.
James stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
James is leaning against Akabaro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James lands an elbow that stopped Akabaro in his tracks for a moment.
James takes a shot to the head.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akabaro backwards.
James tries a body shot but Akabaro blocks it.
A short left from James.
Akabaro is rocked!
Akabaro taking a breather.
Oh Akabaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James scores with a shot to the side of Akabaro's head.
Akabaro takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Akabaro! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for James.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LeBron James!
A relieved looking LeBron James thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kwame Akabaro spoke after the fight, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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146 lbs
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35
146 lbs
33 - 15 - 0 |
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Virgil Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Wonka. That snapped Morgan's head back.
Wonka misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Wonka clinches.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonka controls his hands.
Wonka wants to take the fight to the mat but Morgan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Wonka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wonka tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
Virgil Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonka.
Wonka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wonka gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan gets back to full guard.
Wonka throws a big right hand that misses.
Morgan has his foot on Wonka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wonka works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morgan is on top in guard.
Wonka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard.
Wonka trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan working for a triangle but Wonka defends it easily.
Morgan looking for subs off his back but Wonka has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wonka prevents Morgan from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Wonka winds up and cracks Morgan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wonka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wonka.
My spies in LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID255K) inform me that Wonka has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Morgan has hold of Wonka's hands but Wonka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka trying to control from Morgan's half guard. Morgan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wonka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan looking for a guillotine here but Wonka defends easily.
Wonka passes Morgan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Wonka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wonka is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wonka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morgan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wonka is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Morgan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willy Wonka!
A pretty intense looking Willy Wonka took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Virgil Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you ! I don't like losing, I'm a sour loser!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Attila Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossein Vaziri Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . Hun comes to the cage accompanied by Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Attila Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hossein Vaziri Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hun connects with a jab.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in and drives through. Hun sprawls well.
Hun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vaziri Jr. in his tracks.
Vaziri Jr. takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a shot to the body
and Hun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hossein Vaziri Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Hun tried to counter with a leg kick but Vaziri Jr. avoided it.
Vaziri Jr. wants to clinch.
Hun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vaziri Jr. 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hun throws the left hand but Vaziri Jr. avoids the punch easily.
And Vaziri Jr. tries to counter it with a takedown but Hun pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice takedown defense from Hun. No joy for Vaziri Jr. on that attempt.
Vaziri Jr. clobbers Hun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've been told by Hun's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hun defending well as Vaziri Jr. loads up on a big left hand.
Hun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vaziri Jr. manages to circle out of the way.
A low kick from Vaziri Jr. misses
and Hun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Vaziri Jr. misses its intended target.
Hun swings widly with a right hand
and Vaziri Jr. counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hun!
The strikes coming from Vaziri Jr. are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Hun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vaziri Jr. throws a strike aimed at the side of Hun's head but Hun avoids it well.
Hun is looking to reverse the position.
Vaziri Jr. in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hun is holding Vaziri Jr. down, trying to stall.
Hun is trying to control Vaziri Jr.'s posture but Vaziri Jr. avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Hun's face as Vaziri Jr. controls the position.
Hun is trying to control Vaziri Jr.'s posture but Vaziri Jr. avoids it.
The strikes coming from Vaziri Jr. are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hun tries to buck Vaziri Jr. off but Vaziri Jr. is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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Vaziri Jr. is looking to take a break and control but Hun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaziri Jr. in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hun keeps working.
Vaziri Jr. cracks Hun with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vaziri Jr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hun keeps working.
Vaziri Jr. lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vaziri Jr. cracks Hun with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vaziri Jr. landing a few strikes.
Vaziri Jr. scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hun is trying to get back to half guard.
Vaziri Jr. working the ground and pound.
Hun is trying to improve his position.
Vaziri Jr. trying to control the action but Hun is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Vaziri Jr.'s face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hun managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hun some visible discomfort.
Hun tries to improve position but can't.
Hun taking a bit of punishment here - Vaziri Jr. scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Vaziri Jr. crashes against the mat.
Vaziri Jr. is working Hun over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hun can't do much from the bottom here.
Hun takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hun tries to bench press Vaziri Jr. off him but Vaziri Jr. keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hossein Vaziri Jr. dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hun as he jumps to the side.
Hun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaziri Jr. throws a low kick but Hun moves out of range easily.
Vaziri Jr. looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hun is fending him off so far but Vaziri Jr. persists. Nope, Hun circles away and we're back to standing.
Vaziri Jr. is looking to clinch.
Hun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hun looks for the body kick but Vaziri Jr. saw that one coming.
Vaziri Jr. lands an overhand right.
Vaziri Jr. works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hun scores with a three punch combo!
Vaziri Jr. finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vaziri Jr. misses with an uppercut
and Hun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaziri Jr. cracks Hun with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vaziri Jr. misses with an uppercut
and Hun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vaziri Jr. blocks a head kick by Hun.
Vaziri Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Hun slips the punch.
Attila Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hun.
Vaziri Jr. throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vaziri Jr. lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hun scores with a jab to the body.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a lunging right hand
and Hun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vaziri Jr. on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vaziri Jr. with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hun counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Hun looks at the referee who does nothing so Hun lands a crushing right that sends Vaziri Jr. to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Attila Hun!
A relieved looking Attila Hun thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Hossein Vaziri Jr. was interviewed post fight and said 'Iran #1! USA - HA, ptooey!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jules Winnfield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willy Stoppers's chin.
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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
45 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Stoppers moves away and avoids it.
Stoppers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Winnfield just manages to avoid it.
Winnfield has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Winnfield looks to land a left hand but Stoppers moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Stoppers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stoppers.
Winnfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Winnfield ducks under a wild hook from Stoppers.
Stoppers looks for the body kick but Winnfield saw that one coming.
Stoppers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stoppers slips under a jab from Winnfield.
Winnfield tries to bum rush Stoppers with a series of wild strikes but Stoppers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stoppers dodges the punch combination from Winnfield.
Stoppers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoppers lands a lovely overhand right.
Stoppers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stoppers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stoppers. Winnfield shrugs it off though.
Winnfield lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stoppers. That's going to slow Winnfield down.
A swing and a miss from Stoppers.
Winnfield looks to land a left hand but Stoppers moved out of range nicely.
Stoppers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winnfield. Winnfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stoppers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Stoppers throws a leg kick but Winnfield moved away.
Stoppers swings for the body but Winnfield moves out of range.
Winnfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Stoppers slams his shin into Winnfield's torso.
Stoppers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stoppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoppers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stoppers is looking to slow Winnfield down with leg kicks.
Stoppers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Stoppers works Winnfield's body with a nice hook.
Stoppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Winnfield misses.
Stoppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Stoppers.
A jab lands there for Stoppers.
Winnfield avoids the body shot from Stoppers.
A leg kick checked by Winnfield.
Stoppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winnfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoppers.
Stoppers connects with a right hand. Winnfield shakes it off.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winnfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoppers circles away quickly and effectively.
Winnfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stoppers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stoppers connects with an inside leg kick.
Winnfield misses with a hook
and Stoppers counters with a straight right hand.
Stoppers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winnfield.
Stoppers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winnfield.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoppers is looking to counter punch.
Stoppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stoppers feints and then cracks Winnfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winnfield down.
Winnfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Stoppers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winnfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoppers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Stoppers counters with a quick kick to the body but Winnfield blocks it.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Stoppers's head but Stoppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoppers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoppers closes the distance and clinches.
Stoppers blocks an uppercut.
Winnfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winnfield blocks a jab.
Winnfield drops his hands momentarily and Stoppers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stoppers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stoppers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoppers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stoppers drives through and clinches with Winnfield against the cage.
Stoppers tries to work over Winnfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoppers blocks a body shot from Winnfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winnfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnfield misses with some punches.
Stoppers swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winnfield.
Winnfield lands an uppercut.
Stoppers blocking some punches.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Stoppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield controls his hands.
Stoppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield controls his hands.
Stoppers blocks an uppercut.
Stoppers misses with a body punch.
Stoppers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoppers blocking some punches.
Winnfield prevents a body shot from Stoppers.
Stoppers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield's elbow.
Winnfield prevents a body shot from Stoppers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Stoppers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stoppers connects with an inside leg kick.
Stoppers blocks a jab.
Stoppers fails to land with a series of punches.
Winnfield checks a low kick from Stoppers.
Stoppers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winnfield can do to turn this around?
Winnfield cracks Stoppers with a good jab.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Winnfield scores with a punch to the head.
Winnfield thuds his right hand into Stoppers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Winnfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stoppers lands with an uppercut that bounces Winnfield off the cage and back into range.
Stoppers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Stoppers's shoulder, as Stoppers tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Stoppers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoppers ducks under a wild hook from Winnfield.
Stoppers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winnfield.
Winnfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnfield throws a leg kick which misses Stoppers's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoppers tries to avoid it.
Stoppers cracks Winnfield with a good jab.
Winnfield misses with a straight left.
Stoppers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers misses with a few strikes there.
Willy Stoppers is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoppers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winnfield.
Stoppers throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
Winnfield throws out a counter right but Stoppers avoids it with no problem.
Nice body kick from Stoppers.
Stoppers looks to land a body kick but Winnfield moved away.
Winnfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Stoppers motions for Winnfield to come forward. Stoppers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Winnfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Stoppers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoppers.
Winnfield throws a shot to the body.
Stoppers scores with a jab. Winnfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Winnfield in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stoppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winnfield checks a leg kick.
Winnfield throws a nice looking combination but Stoppers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnfield.
Winnfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stoppers eats them both and turns towards Winnfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Stoppers misses with a low kick.
Stoppers throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stoppers.
Winnfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winnfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Winnfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stoppers throws a lazy right hand but Winnfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stoppers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winnfield.
A nice combination there by Stoppers.
Jab from Stoppers.
A combination from Stoppers does no damage.
Stoppers moves into the clinch.
Stoppers lands a hook that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Winnfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Stoppers gets an underhook and turns Winnfield into the cage.
Winnfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stoppers.
Stoppers misses with a body punch.
Stoppers prevents a body shot from Winnfield.
Stoppers can't find room to land a body shot as Winnfield controls the action.
Winnfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Stoppers.
Willy Stoppers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Winnfield is breathing heavily.
Winnfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Stoppers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winnfield up against the cage.
Stoppers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stoppers misses with a body punch.
Winnfield is trying to force a seperation but Stoppers has the dominant position.
Stoppers looking to slow down the pace here.
Stoppers stalls.
Winnfield prevents a body shot from Stoppers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers tries to work over Winnfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoppers struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield controls his hands.
Winnfield prevents a body shot from Stoppers.
Winnfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stoppers backwards.
Winnfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stoppers backwards.
Stoppers is trying to maintain a safe position but Winnfield gets an underhook and turns Stoppers into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoppers.
Winnfield lands an uppercut.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Stoppers.
Winnfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Winnfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoppers controls his hands.
Winnfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Stoppers won't allow it.
Stoppers is working Winnfield over against the cage.
Stoppers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoppers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stoppers misses with a punch to the body.
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 Willy Stoppers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stoppers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stoppers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winnfield's sensitive parts.
Good work by Winnfield as he checks the leg kick.
Donk. Stoppers catches Winnfield right on the button with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Winnfield blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stoppers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stoppers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winnfield. That did some damage!
Winnfield checks a leg kick.
Stoppers looks to land a right hand but Winnfield moved out of range.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stoppers.
Stoppers appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Stoppers finds it's way through Winnfield's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winnfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Stoppers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winnfield wants to clinch but Stoppers slips to the side
and Stoppers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winnfield looks to throw the jab but Stoppers is out of range.
Stoppers throwing a counter right hand but Winnfield manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winnfield.
Winnfield tries to clinch but Stoppers moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stoppers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Winnfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winnfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stoppers needs to keep his hands up - Winnfield had a free shot at his head there.
Winnfield misses the jab.
Stoppers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
You can see that Winnfield has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Stoppers tries to clinch up but Winnfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoppers misses with a low kick as Winnfield jumps back.
Winnfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Winnfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stoppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut.
Stoppers drives through and clinches with Winnfield against the cage.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Stoppers.
Stoppers misses with a body punch.
Stoppers pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Winnfield.
Stoppers tries a body shot but Winnfield blocks it.
Stoppers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winnfield breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnfield throws an off balance right hand
and Stoppers counters with a left and a right that stings Winnfield.
Winnfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winnfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stoppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winnfield.
Winnfield explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Stoppers misses the target.
Stoppers avoids the head kick by Winnfield.
Winnfield motions for Stoppers to come forward. Winnfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Winnfield missing with a left hand there. Stoppers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Stoppers misses the target.
A head kick by Winnfield misses
and Stoppers counters with a series of strikes. Winnfield will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stoppers misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers missing with a left hand there. Winnfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winnfield throws a good cross that connects.
Winnfield tries to clinch up but Stoppers circles away and keeps his distance.
Winnfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Winnfield turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Stoppers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoppers moves away from the strike by Winnfield.
Stoppers throws a nice looking combination but Winnfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stoppers ducks right into an uppercut from Winnfield.
Stoppers throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Winnfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stoppers.
Stoppers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stoppers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winnfield is out of range and Stoppers settles back down.
Jules Winnfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoppers blocks a leg kick.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoppers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stoppers connects with the punch.
Winnfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoppers.
Stoppers scores with a kick to the body.
Winnfield misses with a straight right.
Winnfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winnfield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Willy Stoppers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good shot there by Stoppers.
Winnfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stoppers, as that shot connected.
Stoppers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stoppers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Stoppers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoppers, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Stoppers!
A relieved looking Willy Stoppers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by 999 - Homicide. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Troy throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Troy slips a straight right by Bishop.
Bishop wants to clinch but Troy slips to the side
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troy staying out of range there.
Troy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Bishop checks a low kick from Troy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troy.
Troy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Bishop feints and then cracks Troy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Troy down.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Troy counters with a nice leg kick.
Troy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
We've been informed that Troy 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.
Troy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Troy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Bishop works the jab nicely.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop tests Troy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Troy feints a counter leg kick.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Troy counters with a big head kick but Bishop shrugs it off.
Bishop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Troy throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar in the buildup to the fight.
Troy avoids the head kick by Bishop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy connects with a high kick.
Bishop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Troy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bishop checks a leg kick.
Troy moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Bishop looks to clinch
and Troy counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop cracks Troy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Troy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Troy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Troy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Troy unleashes a big counter combination but Bishop bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bishop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Troy swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Troy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Troy connects with an inside leg kick.
Troy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bishop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Troy connects with a solid leg kick.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Troy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Troy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Troy misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Troy connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop takes one to the side of the head.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Troy sees coming a mile off.
Troy connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Troy.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Troy thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Troy cracks Bishop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bishop throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Bishop moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTroy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Troy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
letting Troy counter with a right hand.
Troy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Troy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Bishop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Troy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Troy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Troy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bishop had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Troy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bishop takes a step back to recover.
Bishop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Troy.
Bishop scores with a jab. Troy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
Troy scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Nice cross by Bishop.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Troy counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Troy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Troy sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Troy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Troy connects with a solid leg kick.
Troy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Troy finds it's way through Bishop's defenses.
Troy throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Troy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Troy.
Good work by Troy as he checks the leg kick.
Troy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Bishop misses
and Troy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop slips a straight right by Troy.
Hektor Troy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Troy. Troy obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bishop might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Troy.
A jab from Bishop does it's job there.
Troy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Troy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Troy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Troy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
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!
Bishop moves into range and clinches up with Troy.
Troy blocking some punches.
Bishop misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Troy.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Troy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop cracks the inside of Troy's front leg.
The fighters circling - Troy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bishop connects with a body shot that sends Troy's belly button to the back.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Troy.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Troy ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy wants to counter the offense by Bishop and move into the clinch position.
Troy throws a half hearted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Bishop misses its target.
Troy catches Bishop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop tries to work over Troy's front leg with a kick but Troy checks it.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troy manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Troy off balance momentarily.
Bishop tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Troy fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Bishop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Troy fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
Bishop misses with a left hand
enabling Troy to counter with a crisp jab.
Troy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop tries to bum rush Troy with a series of wild strikes but Troy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Troy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bishop. That one must have hurt.
Troy scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Troy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Troy counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Troy only half commits.
Bishop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bishop moves forwards but Troy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Troy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troy's elbow.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Troy avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Troy's efforts to push away.
Troy jumps into guard, dragging Bishop to the mat.
Bishop gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bishop's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Troy throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Troy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Troy counters with a low kick, right behind Bishop 's knee.
Troy throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Bishop moves to clinch but Troy breaks away
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Troy scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Troy misses
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Troy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Troy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Troy's hands.
Troy checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troy manages to avoid it.
Troy wants to counter with a clinch but Bishop pushes him away.
Troy connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Troy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Troy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Troy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Troy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bishop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Troy moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop.
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Troy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Troy finds it's way through Bishop's defenses.
Troy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troy can pounce on him.
Bobby Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bishop gets a clinch.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Troy controls his hands.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop is trying to stall.
Troy lands a nice uppercut.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troy's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Troy.
Bishop throws a low kick but Troy moves out of range easily.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Troy scores with a head kick. Bishop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hektor Troy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bishop throws a hook but Troy avoids it easily.
Troy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Troy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body punch
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop tries to clinch
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Troy throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troy can pounce on him.
That kick from Troy tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Troy.
Bishop forces Troy back against the cage and clinches.
Troy misses with the head strike.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Troy jumps guard but Bishop stands there with Troy around his waist. Troy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bishop tries to work over Troy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hektor Troy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Troy 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hektor Troy!
In his post fight interview, Hektor Troy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: tantor. Gunnar Gustavsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gustavsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tantor looks to land a combination but Gustavsson avoids it well.
Gustavsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tantor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Gustavsson is out of range.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Tantor scores with a shot to the body.
Tantor throws a leg kick
and Gustavsson counters with a good low kick that Tantor was not able to check.
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gustavsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses
and Gustavsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Tantor takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Tantor misses with a jab to the body
letting Gustavsson counter with a right hand.
Tantor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gustavsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gustavsson lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor scoring well with a low kick there.
Gustavsson misses with a low kick.
Gustavsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gustavsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Tantor.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Gustavsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustavsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
Tantor misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustavsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tantor.
Gustavsson misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Tantor misses.
Tantor clobbers Gustavsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gustavsson cracks the inside of Tantor's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tantor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gustavsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tantor's sensitive parts.
Gustavsson throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Tantor throws a body kick.
Tantor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gustavsson.
Tantor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustavsson jabs at Tantor's body.
Tantor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gustavsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the body kick from Tantor.
Tantor lands a leg kick that knocks Gustavsson off balance momentarily.
Tantor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustavsson rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
Tantor misses the jab.
Tantor throws the kick towards the body but Gustavsson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Gustavsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gustavsson slips under a jab from Tantor.
Gustavsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tantor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gustavsson misses with a right hand
enabling Tantor to counter with a crisp jab.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Gustavsson is out of range.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gustavsson. That did some damage!
Gustavsson throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Tantor throws a leg kick
and Gustavsson counters with a low kick, right behind Tantor 's knee.
Tantor gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gustavsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gustavsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tantor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tantor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tantor moves away.
Gustavsson scores with a one two! Tantor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustavsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tantor misses with a leg kick
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustavsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gustavsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tantor if he has to take too many more of those.
Tantor throws a leg kick
and Tantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavsson scores with a push kick.
Tantor moves away from the strike by Gustavsson.
Tantor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tantor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tantor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tantor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gustavsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gustavsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body punch from Tantor.
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 Gunnar Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gustavsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tantor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gustavsson. Tantor shrugs it off though.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustavsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tantor throws out the jab.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick.
Gustavsson thows a leg kick but Tantor checks it
and Tantor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tantor misses with a body kick.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Gustavsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tantor just manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tantor.
Tantor is looking to slow Gustavsson down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gustavsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustavsson blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Gustavsson does no damage.
Tantor unleashes a big counter combination but Gustavsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gustavsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gustavsson throws a lazy body kick
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gunnar Gustavsson is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gustavsson checks a leg kick.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a three punch combo that has Gustavsson backing up. Gustavsson nods at Tantor to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab from Gustavsson.
Good leg kick by Gustavsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tantor keeps Gustavsson at a distance using the push kick.
Gustavsson misses with the body kick
and Tantor counters with a two punch combo.
Gustavsson blocks a jab.
Tantor throws a hook but Gustavsson avoids it easily.
Gustavsson checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tantor defending well as Gustavsson loads up on a big left hand.
Tantor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tantor connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Tantor there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a nice looking body shot.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
A big left from Gustavsson misses.
Gustavsson tries to land a leg kick but Tantor saw it coming and moves away.
Tantor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gustavsson.
A low kick from Tantor misses
and Gustavsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tantor works Gustavsson's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
Tantor is looking to slow Gustavsson down with leg kicks.
Gustavsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tantor is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Tantor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gustavsson throws a body kick that misses
and Gustavsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gustavsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gustavsson connects with a leg kick. Tantor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Tantor is predictable there
and Gustavsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustavsson loads up on a big right hand but Tantor slips the punch.
Gustavsson avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Gustavsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tantor with a jab.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustavsson scores with a leg kick.
Tantor misses with a body kick.
Gustavsson tries to work over Tantor's front leg with a kick but Tantor checks it.
Gustavsson throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
Gustavsson misses with a low kick.
Tantor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tantor! But no joy.
Gustavsson 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.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses.
Tantor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gustavsson.
A low kick from Gustavsson is predictable there
and Tantor counters with a straight 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!
Tantor loads up on a big right hand but Gustavsson slips the punch.
Gustavsson misses with a leg kick
and Tantor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gustavsson's knee momentarily.
Tantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tantor throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Tantor fails to land with a series of punches.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Tantor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tantor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tantor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tantor throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Tantor misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick from Gustavsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gustavsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut.
Gustavsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
Gustavsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tantor counters with a two punch combo.
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Tantor misses.
Tantor sizes up Gustavsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gustavsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Tantor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tantor.
Gustavsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Tantor misses.
Tantor lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustavsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Tantor lands.
Gustavsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tantor counters with a good low kick that Gustavsson was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tantor cracks Gustavsson with an open hand slap.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tantor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gustavsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Tantor avoided it.
Tantor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gustavsson's hands.
Gustavsson swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Gustavsson blocks the low kick.
Gustavsson is looking to counter punch.
Gustavsson throws a body kick that misses.
Gustavsson misses with a hook to the body
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor lands a glancing blow to the side of Gustavsson's head.
That kick from Tantor tenderised Gustavsson's leg. Gustavsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tantor misses with a hook. Gustavsson ducked under it nicely.
Gustavsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustavsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tantor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Gustavsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tantor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tantor misses with a hook.
Tantor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustavsson checks a leg kick.
Gustavsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gustavsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gustavsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tantor motions for Gustavsson to come forward. Tantor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tantor just manages to avoid it.
Gustavsson checks the leg kick.
Tantor misses with a leg kick
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Tantor as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tantor misses the target.
Gustavsson lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson checks the leg kick.
Tantor tries to land a body kick
and Gustavsson counters with a nice body kick.
Gustavsson checks the leg kick.
Gustavsson throws a head kick that misses.
Gustavsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Gustavsson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gustavsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tantor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tantor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tantor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tantor throws a shot to the body.
Gustavsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Tantor.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
Tantor throws a low kick but Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Gustavsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tantor misses.
Decent striking displayed by Tantor there.
Gustavsson misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Gustavsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tantor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tantor swings for the body but Gustavsson moves out of range.
A low kick from Gustavsson misses
and Tantor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gustavsson lands a high kick!
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Gustavsson is out of range.
It appears Gustavsson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tantor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice cross by Tantor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tantor lands a high kick!
Gustavsson connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gustavsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tantor.
Tantor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tantor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gustavsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tantor.
Tantor throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson staying out of range there.
Gustavsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tantor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tantor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Gustavsson finds it's way through Tantor's defenses.
Tantor scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustavsson should have avoided that one.
Tantor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tantor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gustavsson throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
Tantor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Gustavsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustavsson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gustavsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gustavssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Gustavsson scores with the left hand. Tantor knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Tantor.
Tantor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Gustavsson lands a leg kick that knocks Tantor off balance momentarily.
Gustavsson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tantor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Gustavsson blocks the low kick.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustavsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tantor momentarily.
Gustavsson slips under a jab.
Gustavsson throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Gustavsson is looking to counter punch.
Tantor throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustavsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tantor under the eye.
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gustavsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gustavsson wants to land a leg kick but Tantor is out of range.
Tantor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gustavsson checks it well.
Tantor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gustavsson counters with a head kick.
Gustavsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tantor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick from Tantor.
Gustavsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Gustavsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tantor scores with a leg kick.
Tantor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustavsson scores with the left hand. Tantor knows he should have avoided that one.
Tantor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gustavsson is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gustavsson.
Tantor lands the left hand.
Tantor digs a good body shot into Gustavsson's ribs.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustavsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gustavsson thuds his shin into the meat of Tantor's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almu Tantor dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gustavsson feints and then cracks Tantor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tantor down.
A low kick from Gustavsson is predictable there
and Tantor counters with a solid body kick.
Tantor misses with a body kick.
Gustavsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tantor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws an overhand right that lands on Tantor's shoulder, as Tantor tries to avoid the shot.
Gustavsson throws a right hand that misses
and Tantor counters with an inside leg kick.
Gustavsson tries a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Tantor lands with a cross.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustavsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tantor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor lands the left hand.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Gustavsson connects with a single shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gustavsson checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tantor is looking to land body kicks.
Gustavsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tantor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tantor slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustavsson loads up on a big right hand but Tantor slips the punch.
Tantor tries a quick counter leg kick but Gustavsson is wise to it.
Tantor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gustavsson is out of range and Tantor settles back down.
Gustavsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustavsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Gustavsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tantor takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Gustavsson.
Tantor cracks Gustavsson with a good jab.
Gustavsson misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustavsson manages to avoid it.
As Tantor backs away, Gustavsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tantor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gustavsson checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Gustavsson misses.
Gustavsson moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Tantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tantor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gustavsson is out of range and Tantor settles back down.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tantor.
Gustavsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Tantor wants to slow Gustavsson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gustavsson checks the leg kick.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Tantor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tantor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson throws a shot to the body.
Gunnar Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gustavsson.
A low kick from Gustavsson is predictable there
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tantor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gustavsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tantor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gustavsson throws a low kick but Tantor moves out of range easily.
Tantor slips under a jab.
Tantor misses with a low kick as Gustavsson jumps back.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gustavsson scores with a nice body kick.
Gustavsson lands with a shot to the body.
Tantor is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Gustavsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tantor connects with a nice looking jab.
Tantor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Almu Tantor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tantor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Almu Tantor!
After winning the bout, Almu Tantor 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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