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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins comes to the cage accompanied by big in japan. Escobar has chosen KoRn En Vivo Mtv as his entrance music. Pablo Escobar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
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142 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atkins moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Escobar takes one on the button.
Atkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Atkins.
Atkins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Speedy Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escobar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar checks the leg kick.
Atkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atkins throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Atkins is looking for a triangle but Escobar pushes his legs off easily.
Escobar connects with a couple of short punches.
Escobar trying to control but Atkins is working from the bottom.
Escobar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Escobar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atkins is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Atkins has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Atkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Atkins defends it easily.
Atkins postures up in Escobar's guard and throws a big left but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Escobar's guard.
Atkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Atkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to control but Atkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Atkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Escobar trying to hold on to Atkins's head to control him but Atkins postures up.
Escobar tries to get to full guard but Atkins has control of the leg.
Atkins passes to side control.
Atkins goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Escobar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Atkins's guard! Nice work there by Escobar!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar is in close to Atkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar won't allow Atkins to sweep him here.
Atkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Escobar passes into half guard.
Escobar moves into full mount! Atkins won't be happy about that!
Atkins is trying to escape the mount.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Atkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Escobar has a good base and remains in mount.
Escobar avoids the attempt from Atkins to control.
Escobar raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a couple of good shots and Atkins has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Escobar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Atkins has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Atkins is taking damage to the body and head.
Escobar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atkins tries to escape but Escobar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Atkins is working hard here to advance position.
Escobar doesn't have the hooks in and Atkins manages to turn into his guard.
Escobar pulls Atkins in close to prevent any damage.
Atkins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Escobar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Atkins has Escobar in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Atkins swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Atkins rushes Escobar and presses him up against the cage.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Atkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atkins.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins has Escobar pressed against the cage, preventing Escobar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Atkins tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Atkins back against the cage.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar taking a breather.
Atkins tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atkins is keeping busy.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Atkins walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Escobar slips a jab from Atkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Speedy Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar misses the jab.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Speedy Atkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Atkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Escobar lands a nice hook to Atkins's body. Atkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Atkins misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Atkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Atkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pablo Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atkins misses the shot to the body.
Escobar works over Atkins's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Atkins tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Atkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Escobar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Escobar working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Escobar cracks Atkins with a solid left hand.
Escobar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Atkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar with a nice head shot there.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Atkins keeps moving.
Escobar scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Escobar defends it easily.
Atkins working a defensive guard here.
Atkins keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Escobar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar defends well.
Atkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Atkins, not yet.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Atkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atkins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Escobar escapes and throws Atkins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Escobar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Atkins to see if he's OK.
Atkins is looking to regain half guard here but Escobar keeps moving and retains side control.
Escobar lands some shots froms side control.
Escobar tries for a kimura but Atkins is defending well.
Atkins is looking for a sweep.
Atkins manages to get back to half guard.
Atkins with the active half guard here but Escobar passes nicely into side control.
Atkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Escobar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Atkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Atkins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar goes for a double leg but Atkins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Atkins continues to drive forward.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Atkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Atkins's head but Atkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atkins misses with a head kick.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries to clinch
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atkins tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Atkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Atkins is out of range.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atkins is looking to wear down Escobar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atkins throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar shoots in looking for a takedown but Atkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Escobar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Atkins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Speedy Atkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Escobar.
Escobar fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Atkins.
Atkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar.
Escobar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Atkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Atkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atkins tries to clinch up.
Atkins misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Escobar.
Atkins tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atkins keeps working.
Atkins is trying to control but Escobar manages to pass to mount!
Escobar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Atkins is looking to improve his position but Escobar isn't that keen on the idea.
Escobar tries to control but Atkins wriggling away.
Atkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Escobar with good strikes from the mount here!
Atkins is trying to escape the mount.
Escobar punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Atkins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Atkins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Escobar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Escobar has escaped and now he's on top!
Escobar wants to control from the top but Atkins keeps moving.
Pablo Escobar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Atkins looking for a guillotine here but Escobar defends easily.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Atkins is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Escobar 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
A very excited looking Pablo Escobar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twiggy BigBranch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meat Beater is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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142 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 - 18 - 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Twiggy BigBranch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beater throws a head kick but BigBranch moves out of range.
BigBranch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beater looks to score with a jab to the body but BigBranch is just out of range.
Beater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BigBranch manages to avoid it.
Beater misses with a double jab.
Beater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
BigBranch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beater was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
BigBranch shoots in for a takedown but Beater shows good takedown defense.
BigBranch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
BigBranch shoots in looking for a takedown but Beater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing BigBranch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Beater moves out of range of the leg kick from BigBranch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts BigBranch, as that shot connected.
Beater lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as BigBranch backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beater gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Beater misses.
Beater throws a head kick that misses.
BigBranch 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.
BigBranch looks for a takedown but Beater sprawls well.
Meat Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twiggy BigBranch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beater throws a hook to the side of BigBranch's head but BigBranch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BigBranch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beater as he jumps to the side.
BigBranch misses with a head kick.
BigBranch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beater throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater throws out a powerful jab.
BigBranch throws the left hand but Beater avoids the punch easily.
Beater throws a big counter combination but BigBranch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
BigBranch scores with a hook to the body. Beater takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
BigBranch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
BigBranch misses with a wild body shot.
Beater throwing a counter right hand but BigBranch manages to avoid it.
BigBranch looks to score with a jab to the body but Beater is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Beater tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
BigBranch dives in and grabs Beater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beater pushes down on BigBranch's head and hops out.
Beater thuds a left hand into BigBranch's body.
Beater tries to close the distance and clinch but BigBranch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
BigBranch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beater checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch staying out of range there.
Beater throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beater connects with a jab.
Beater scores with a decent looking hook.
BigBranch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
BigBranch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
BigBranch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meat Beater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beater lands a jab to the head.
Beater takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
BigBranch blocks a jab.
BigBranch drives through with a takedown into Beater's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
BigBranch trying to control but Beater is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
BigBranch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
BigBranch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
BigBranch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
BigBranch wants to control from the top but Beater keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beater works over BigBranch's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but BigBranch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from BigBranch! But no joy.
BigBranch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beater swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beater is looking to clinch.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beater scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. BigBranch doesn't seem bothered though.
Beater throws a leg kick
and BigBranch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
BigBranch gets the takedown into side control.
Beater throws BigBranch to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beater throws a right hand that BigBranch ducks under and follows up with a left that BigBranch also avoids with ease.
BigBranch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beater moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beater on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by BigBranch. BigBranch obviously looking to wear him down.
BigBranch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BigBranch dives in and grabs Beater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beater pushes down on BigBranch's head and hops out.
Beater moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
BigBranch shoots for a takedown but Beater saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
BigBranch misses with a low kick.
BigBranch tries a low kick but Beater avoids it.
A jab from Beater misses.
Beater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BigBranch.
BigBranch connects with a solid leg kick.
BigBranch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beater slips a jab from BigBranch.
Beater doesn't manage to clinch there - BigBranch circles away.
BigBranch flicks out a counter leg kick but Beater steps away.
BigBranch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beater rather than just go for the knockout.
BigBranch gets a double leg takedown into Beater's guard.
Beater manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BigBranch swings for the body but Beater moves out of range.
BigBranch lands with a shot to the body.
BigBranch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by BigBranch.
A little feinted left hand from Beater on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meat Beater is winning the standup battle so far.
Beater fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BigBranch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beater momentarily.
BigBranch blocks a jab.
BigBranch lands a jab to the nose.
A left lands for Beater.
Beater misses with a low kick.
Beater with a jab.
BigBranch shoots in for a takedown but Beater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Meat Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twiggy BigBranch.
A head kick misses from BigBranch.
Beater moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
BigBranch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BigBranch throwing shots but Beater is blocking nicely.
Beater holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch is trying to control the action in half guard but Beater is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
BigBranch is looking to advance position but Beater won't allow it.
BigBranch with the ground and pound but Beater uses the opportunity to regain guard.
BigBranch is working Beater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
BigBranch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
BigBranch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meat Beater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BigBranch is fighting to break Beater's control of his arms but Beater is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
BigBranch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beater at a distance.
Beater throws a right hand that misses
enabling BigBranch to counter with a crisp jab.
Beater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
BigBranch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beater is out of range.
BigBranch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot lands for Beater.
BigBranch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
BigBranch avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch scores with the left hand. Beater knows he should have avoided that one.
Beater misses with an uppercut. BigBranch saw that one coming.
Beater misses with a wild combination.
BigBranch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
BigBranch slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by BigBranch.
BigBranch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BigBranch avoids the body shot from Beater.
BigBranch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beater throws a low kick, looking for BigBranch's leg but BigBranch calmly moves out of range.
BigBranch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beater misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for BigBranch.
BigBranch misses with a low kick.
Beater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
BigBranch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A combination from Beater does no damage.
A little jabbing left from BigBranch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beater misses with an uppercut. BigBranch saw that one coming.
Beater misses with a body kick.
BigBranch misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by BigBranch.
BigBranch cracks the inside of Beater's front leg.
BigBranch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beater is out of range and BigBranch settles back down.
Beater is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
BigBranch moves out of range as Beater strikes.
Beater swinging wildly here.
BigBranch tries to keep at a distance but Beater has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beater misses with some punches.
BigBranch manages to break the clinch.
Beater cracks BigBranch with a right hand to the side of the head.
BigBranch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beater is out of range and BigBranch settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
BigBranch misses the body punch
enabling Beater to counter with a crisp jab.
BigBranch throws a hook but Beater blocks it.
A combination from Beater does no damage.
BigBranch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by BigBranch. Beautiful body shot.
BigBranch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Beater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BigBranch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beater with a body shot.
BigBranch jabs Beater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beater throws a combination that misses
and BigBranch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beater's knee momentarily.
BigBranch avoids the body shot from Beater.
BigBranch lands a nice hook to Beater's body. Beater takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BigBranch dodges the punch combination from Beater.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BigBranch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BigBranch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater connects with a body shot.
Beater gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BigBranch.
Beater goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
BigBranch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beater manages to avoid it.
BigBranch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beater swivels and escapes.
BigBranch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beater stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BigBranch.
Beater scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
BigBranch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
BigBranch is keen to just control but Beater is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from BigBranch there.
Beater keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
BigBranch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch is keen to just control but Beater is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BigBranch thows a huge punch but Beater dodges it nicely.
BigBranch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Beater misses the target.
BigBranch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beater defends well and BigBranch ends up having to push Beater into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beater closes the distance and clinches.
Beater tries a body shot but BigBranch blocks it.
BigBranch is pushing Beater up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beater cracks a nice hook into BigBranch's ribs.
A jab from BigBranch does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch just misses with a punch to the body.
BigBranch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
BigBranch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beater fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beater throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and BigBranch counters with a leg kick.
BigBranch with a poor takedown
and Beater counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Meat Beater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twiggy BigBranch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BigBranch tries for a takedown but Beater sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
BigBranch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BigBranch throws a leg kick which misses Beater's front leg but catches the back leg as Beater tries to avoid it.
BigBranch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beater. That did some damage!
Beater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from BigBranch tenderised Beater's leg. Beater is trying to keep his angry face on.
BigBranch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beater.
Beater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed BigBranch momentarily.
Twiggy BigBranch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beater. That's going to slow BigBranch down.
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 Meat Beater.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beater, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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166 lbs
27 - 21 - 2 |
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36
168 lbs
35 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sick Puppy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy dives in for a single leg takedown but Sobral sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Puppy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sobral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puppy manages to avoid it.
Sobral tries to bum rush Puppy with a series of wild strikes but Puppy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sobral checks a low kick from Puppy.
Puppy cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sobral bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sobral.
Sobral working the ground and pound from side control.
Sobral has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Puppy is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral advances nicely into full mount.
Sobral wants to control the pace but Puppy is squirming around nicely.
Sobral sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Puppy is looking for a sweep. Sobral is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Puppy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sobral scores with a couple of nice shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sobral working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Puppy wants to get back to his feet.
Sobral seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Puppy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puppy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Puppy looking to control but Sobral passes into half guard.
Puppy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Puppy moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is working Puppy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puppy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sobral stacks Puppy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sobral!
Sobral goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Puppy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sobral's guard! Nice work there by Puppy!
Sobral looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puppy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobral works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puppy throwing strikes but missing.
Puppy won't allow Sobral to sweep him here.
Puppy throwing strikes but missing.
Puppy landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Puppy from controlling successfully.
Sobral is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puppy defends well.
Puppy is looking to pass into half guard but Sobral pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sobral is in guard.
Puppy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobral advances position into side control!
Puppy is not content to let Sobral control the position.
Puppy is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puppy wants to get back to his feet but Sobral drags him back down.
Sobral controls the position.
Sobral postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sobral postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Puppy is trying to get back to half guard.
Puppy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sobral trying to control the position but Puppy is working away.
Puppy is trying to work for a sweep but Sobral has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
Nice defenses there by Puppy.
Puppy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Puppy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Puppy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobral is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puppy with a body shot.
Puppy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Puppy lands in his opponent's guard.
Sobral looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sobral working for a triangle but Puppy defends it easily.
Sobral looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Puppy from controlling successfully.
Puppy throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Puppy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobral is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Puppy looking for subs from the bottom but Sobral mounts him!
Puppy tries to reverse the position but Sobral maintains control.
Puppy wants to hold on but Sobral pushes him away.
Sobral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puppy is bucking up trying to escape but Sobral cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sobral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Puppy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral raining down shots from the mount!
Puppy wants to control but Sobral is having none of it.
Puppy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Puppy won't allow Sobral to pass to mount.
Sobral working the head and body with strikes.
Puppy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobral.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puppy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobral lands strikes from half guard.
Sobral is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Puppy defends it well.
Puppy wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Puppy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Sobral seems content to control.
Puppy actively working from the bottom here.
Sobral stalling away here and it's allowed Puppy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Puppy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puppy wants to stand up but Sobral is controlling him.
Sobral sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sobral won't allow Puppy to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sobral working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puppy wants to sweep but no luck.
Julio Sobral has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puppy wants to control but Sobral passes easily into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sobral connects with a nice short shot to Puppy's temple.
Sobral is thwarting Puppy's attempts to control the position.
Puppy tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.
Sobral wants to control but Puppy is keeping him busy.
Sobral is trying to work for a kimura but Puppy is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobral working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sobral looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sobral staying out of range there.
Sobral throws out a powerful jab.
Sobral scores with a punch to the head.
Puppy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sobral moves forwards but Puppy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puppy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
Sobral throws out a counter right but Puppy avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Puppy misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Sobral throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Julio Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puppy misses with a double jab
letting Sobral counter with a right hand.
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puppy.
Puppy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sobral takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobral takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy lands with a shot to the body.
Puppy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobral is just out of range.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puppy.
Puppy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sobral to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sobral. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sobral.
Puppy misses with an uppercut
and Sobral counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puppy is rocked!
Sobral misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Puppy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puppy.
Sobral has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puppy, as that shot connected.
Puppy is looking to slow Sobral down with leg kicks.
Sobral on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puppy seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
Sobral 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.
Nice jab there from Sobral.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puppy throws an off balance right hand
and Sobral counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Sobral now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puppy misses with an uppercut. Sobral saw that one coming.
Puppy drives through with a takedown into Sobral's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sobral managing to control the position.
Sobral is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobral preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Puppy wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Sobral pushes a forearm under Puppy's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Puppy is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Sobral!
A relieved looking Julio Sobral 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Nobody. Escobar De Vega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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244 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escobar De Vega!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vega throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Vega keeps the fight on the outside.
Jong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Vega scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Vega controlling the pace.
Jong is looking to improve his position.
De Vega wants to control but Jong is keeping him busy.
De Vega prevents Jong from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vega winds up and cracks Jong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jong has hold of De Vega's hands but De Vega slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Vega landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Vega is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jong gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong looking for a sweep. Not yet Jong, not yet.
Jong working for a triangle but De Vega defends it easily.
Jong looking for a guillotine here but De Vega defends easily.
De Vega lands a couple of digs.
Jong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De Vega doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De Vega manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jong looking for a sweep. Not yet Jong, not yet.
De Vega must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Vega landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong has his foot on De Vega's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Vega works his way back into a safe position though.
De Vega scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vega postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jong looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Vega is one step ahead there.
De Vega lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jong wants to hit a switch here but De Vega passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jong there!
De Vega is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jong is surviving well by controlling De Vega's body position as best he can.
Jong bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jong wants to pass the guard but De Vega is keeping the position.
De Vega is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Vega is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vega has Jong pulled in close to control his posture.
De Vega wants to sweep but no luck.
Jong working some strikes from top position.
De Vega is controlling Jong's posture.
De Vega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jong is one step ahead there.
Jong wants to pass the guard but De Vega is keeping the position.
De Vega has control of Jong's left arm, preventing Jong from doing any damage.
De Vega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jong.
Jong preventing the sweep.
Jong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong pushing down on De Vega's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jong trying to mount his opponent but De Vega defends it.
Jong slips a nice elbow through De Vega's hands, connecting with De Vega's forehead.
Jong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Vega has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Vega is concentrating on defense, preventing Jong from advancing position.
De Vega is trying to maintain the position but Jong is very close to passing his half guard.
Jong trying to mount his opponent but De Vega defends it.
Jong takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Vega is looking for a sweep. Jong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Vega has his hands clasped together around Jong's back. He's all about the action.
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.
That's time! Jong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jong fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Vega tries to keep at a distance but Jong has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Vega tries a body shot but Jong blocks it.
Jong tries a knee to the head but De Vega blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Jong.
Jong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Jong.
A shot in the inside from Jong.
Jong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Vegas head.
Jong pushes off an throws an elbow but De Vega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jong lands with a left to the head.
De Vega takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong misses with a knee to the head.
De Vega tries to stall but Jong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Vega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vega is breathing heavily.
Jong lands an elbow just above De Vega 's eye.
De Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Vega can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Jong - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong pushes off an throws an elbow but De Vega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jong.
Jong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jong misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jong just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Vega's brow.
Jong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Vega tries to work over Jong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jong tries to work over De Vega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Vega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jong working aggressively here.
A short right from De Vega.
Jong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vega wants to stall.
Jong scores with a hook to the body.
Jong tries to land knees in the clinch but De Vega avoids the damage to the body.
De Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jong.
Jong can't find room to land a body shot as De Vega controls the action.
De Vega misses with the head strike.
Jong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but De Vega is blocking nicely.
De Vega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Jong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Vega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Jong controls the action.
De Vega tries a body shot but Jong blocks it.
Jong tries to work over De Vega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Jong uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Vega lands a shot to the body.
De Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vega misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jong misses with a knee to the head.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Jong controls his hands.
Jong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Jong controls his hands.
De Vega blocks an elbow strike.
De Vega tries to throw a body punch but Jong avoids it by throwing De Vega back against the cage.
De Vega tries to stall but Jong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from De Vega.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Vega.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Jong controls his hands.
A short uppercut from De Vega.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but De Vega is blocking nicely.
De Vega displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jong up against the cage.
Jong tries to throw a body punch but De Vega avoids it by throwing Jong back against the cage.
De Vega tries to throw a body punch but Jong avoids it by throwing De Vega back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vega works on Jong's body with a couple of short punches.
De Vega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jong or not.
Stalling in the clinch from De Vega.
Jong prevents a body shot from De Vega.
A short left from De Vega.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Jong.
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!
De Vega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Vega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jong backwards.
Jong tries a knee to the head but De Vega blocks it.
A shot in the inside from De Vega.
De Vega lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jong.
De Vega is leaning against Jong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Vega dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Vega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Vega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from De Vega.
De Vega is working Jong over against the cage.
Jong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Kim Jong will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Vega thows a body kick. Jong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Vega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - De Vega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by De Vega.
Jong throws a head kick but De Vega moves out of range.
Jong darts in and clinches De Vega up against the cage.
Jong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Vega blocks it with crossed arms.
Jong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
De Vega presses Jong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Vega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Vega lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vega.
Jong is rocked!
De Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jong's elbow.
Jong connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Jong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Vega lands a shoulder strike.
De Vega scores with a hook to the body.
De Vega slows down the pace here.
De Vega scores with a hook to the body.
Jong seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from De Vega on the inside.
De Vega lands a big right hand that sends Jong to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Jong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vega is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Jong is hurt! He's hurt bad - De Vega fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Jong from any more punishment! Congratulations to De Vega! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Escobar De Vega!
A relieved looking Escobar De Vega 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia comes to the cage accompanied by Al Bowlly - Hang out the stars in Indiana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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301 lbs
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262 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
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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 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkimo tests Hyypia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyypia scores with a nice right hand.
Harkimo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hyypia is out of range.
Hyypia throws a quick counter head kick but Harkimo was just out of range.
Hyypia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harkimo thuds a left hand into Hyypia's body.
Harkimo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyypia.
Harkimo connects with a looping right hand.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyypia moves away.
It looked like Hyypia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyypia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyypia scores with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Hyypia.
Hyypia lands a really nice looking cross but Harkimo seems unphased.
Harkimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkimo misses with a leg kick.
Harkimo throws a low kick, looking for Hyypia's leg but Hyypia calmly moves out of range.
Harkimo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Harkimo is predictable there
and Hyypia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo is looking to slow Hyypia down with leg kicks.
Hyypia throws a sloppy body shot
and Harkimo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harkimo lands a nice looking body shot.
Hyypia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harkimo counters with an outside leg kick.
Harkimo looks to land a body kick but Hyypia moved away.
Harkimo ducks under a wild hook from Hyypia.
Harkimo slips a jab and a cross from Hyypia.
Hyypia missing with a left hand there. Harkimo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harkimo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harkimo misses the jab.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hyypia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkimo fakes the leg kick and cracks Hyypia in the body.
Harkimo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkimo cracks Hyypia with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harkimo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hyypia to stand back up!
Hyypia is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hyypia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Hyypia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hyypia is breathing heavily.
Harkimo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harkimo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hyypia takes a step back to recover.
Harkimo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hyypia seems to have got his legs back now.
Harkimo thuds a left hand into Hyypia's body.
Hyypia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harkimo.
Hyypia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harkimo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hyypia drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Harkimo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hyypia's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Harkimo!
After the fight, Keijo Harkimo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent 47 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Orkan Dogu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent 47!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
47 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dogu.
47 shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dogu tries to sprawl but 47 drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dogu is staying active underneath 47, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dogu wants to get back to full guard.
47 is looking to take a break and control but Dogu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dogu gets back to full guard.
Dogu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dogu controls 47 momentarily but 47 frees himself.
47 trying to control the position from guard on top but Dogu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
47 working some strikes from top position.
Dogu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dogu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dogu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
47 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dogu is keeping the position for now.
47 passes easily into side control. Nice work.
47 remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
47 in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dogu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
47 throws an elbow but Dogu slips to the side and avoids it well.
47 working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dogu gets back to half guard.
47 is keen to just control but Dogu is a slippery customer.
Dogu wants to improve his position but 47 is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
47 thows a huge punch but Dogu dodges it nicely.
47 is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dogu is trying to get back to full guard.
47 sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dogu defending well though.
47 is working for a kimura but Dogu is defending it quite comfortably.
47 is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dogu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
47 working Dogu over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu is wriggling around trying to escape.
47 wants to control the pace but Dogu is squirming around nicely.
47 cracks Dogu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dogu is trying to escape the mount.
Dogu tries to improve his position but instead 47 has taken his back!
Dogu rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dogu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
47 is looking to pass Dogu's guard but actually Dogu recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agent 47 dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dogu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slow jab from 47 misses its intended target.
Dogu looks to land a right hand but 47 moved out of range.
Dogu connects with a nice looking jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from 47 - that will leave a mark!
47 lands a nice shot that snaps Dogu's head back.
47 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dogu connects with a good right hand that stumbles 47. 47 circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
47 is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dogu can do to turn this around?
Nice sprawl there from 47 as Dogu shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
47 jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dogu moves out of range as 47 throws a body kick.
Dogu throws a body shot but no joy.
47 looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
47 is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu wants to control but 47 is keeping busy and won't allow it.
47 sitting and controlling from the half guard.
47 stalling away here and it's allowed Dogu to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
47 trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dogu looking to hit a scissor sweep but 47 is one step ahead there.
47 trying to control the position from guard on top but Dogu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
47 preventing the sweep.
Dogu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
47 stopping the sweep attempt from Dogu.
47 trying to control the position from guard on top but Dogu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
47 lunges at Dogu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dogu's hand.
Dogu swings widly with a right hand
letting 47 counter with a right hand.
Dogu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogu lunges at 47 with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by 47's hand.
47 lands with a nice body punch.
47 scores with a nice right hand.
47 misses with a few strikes there.
Dogu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
47 slaps away a takedown attempt from Dogu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agent 47 has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orkan Dogu.
Dogu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dogu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dogu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. 47 quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dogu is trying to control the action in half guard but 47 is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dogu working over 47 with some ground and pound. 47 looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
47 looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu wants to control but 47 is keeping him busy.
47 is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
47 looking for submissions off his back.
Dogu wants to take a breather but 47 is having none of it.
Dogu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
47 is looking to control Dogu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can 47 avoid being mounted?
47 is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agent 47 dominated that second 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. 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.
47 swings for the body but Dogu moves out of range.
Agent 47 is winning the standup battle so far.
Dogu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
47 missing with a left hand there. Dogu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
47 doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
47 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And Dogu tries to counter it with a takedown but 47 pushes his down on his head and steps out.
47 pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab from Dogu.
Dogu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but 47 manages to avoid it.
It looked like 47 wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
47 instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from 47.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogu working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from 47.
47 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dogu swings wildly with an uppercut but 47 uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dogu.
47 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
47 is trying to maintain a safe position but Dogu gets an underhook and turns 47 into the cage.
Dogu trying to stall but 47 improves his position.
47 lands a body punch in the clinch.
47 lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dogu.
Dogu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
47 is trying to trip Dogu. He has hold of a leg but Dogu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. 47 persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
47 wants to control from the top but Dogu keeps moving.
Dogu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orkan Dogu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
47 cracks Dogu with a solid left hand.
Dogu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in 47's guard.
47 looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dogu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
47 is trying to keep Dogu in close.
Dogu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
47 trying to keep a closed guard but Dogu is proving a slippery customer.
Dogu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of 47's head.
Agent 47 overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
47 trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
47 looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dogu passes into half guard.
Dogu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
47 is trying to get back to full guard.
47 is working hard here to advance position.
Dogu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dogu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. 47 manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dogu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
47 tries to land a sweep but no joy.
47 not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
47 has an active guard here but Dogu has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
47 has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dogu is working away from the top position though.
Agent 47 is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dogu working 47 over with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dogu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
47 looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orkan Dogu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well 47 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agent 47!
Agent 47 bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid's entrance music is Kung Fu Fighting. A fine choice. Jack Burton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
145 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
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28
158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Burton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Burton.
Kid moves out of range as Burton throws a body kick.
Kid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Burton is predictable there
and Kid counters with a good, hard body kick but Burton shrugs it off.
Kid lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kid manages to avoid it.
Burton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kid's calf.
Kid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burton moves away from the strike by Kid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid throws the kick towards the body but Burton avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Burton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burton is out of range.
Kid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kid blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burton lands with an overhand left.
Burton moves out of range of the leg kick from Kid.
Kid tries to land a front kick but Burton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid.
That kick from Kid tenderised Burton's leg. Burton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kid throws a big shot that misses.
Burton tries a quick counter leg kick but Kid is wise to it.
Kid throws a body punch but Burton moves out of range.
Kid misses the shot to the body.
Kid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kid throws out a loose jab but Burton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid misses with a low kick.
Burton throws a looping overhand right but Kid ducks down to avoid it.
Kid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burton.
Burton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kid throws a hook but Burton avoids it easily.
Kid backing away here, and Burton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Karate Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burton moves into the clinch.
Kid is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Burton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burton drops an elbow to the side of Kid's head.
Kid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burton.
Kid is trying to stand up here but Burton is controlling him well.
Kid 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kid defending well though.
Kid is trying to stand up here but Burton is controlling him well.
Burton is working for a kimura but Kid is defending it quite comfortably.
Kid looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burton.
Burton is trying to control the action in half guard but Kid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kid manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Burton goes for a double leg but Kid avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kid continues to drive forward.
Kid lands a glancing blow to the side of Burton's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Burton.
Burton cracks a nice hook into Kid's ribs.
Burton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burton throws a leg kick but Kid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kid throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
Kid 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid misses with a looping right.
Kid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kid throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
Kid lands a jab to Burton's midsection.
Burton avoids a kick to the body.
And Burton tries to counter it with a takedown but Kid pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice shot by Kid.
Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karate Kid dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burton manages to avoid it.
Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burton moves away.
Burton feints the counter takedown.
Kid looks to throw the jab but Burton is out of range.
Burton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kid loads up on a big right hand but Burton slips the punch.
Kid misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid lands a front kick.
Kid misses with a hook.
Burton throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
Burton connects with a single shot there.
Burton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kid.
Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kid seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Burton closes the distance and pushes Kid back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Burton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.
Kid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kid blocks an elbow strike.
Burton misses with an elbow over the top.
Burton is trying to pull guard but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kid lands with a left to the head.
Burton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kid.
Kid throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Burton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burton wants to counter with a clinch but Kid pushes him away.
Kid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burton misses the body punch
and Kid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burton thinking.
Kid throws a poor cross that misses
and Burton counters with a low kick, right behind Kid 's knee.
Karate Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid throws a leg kick that misses.
Burton misses with a low kick.
Burton tries to clinch there but Kid circles away.
Kid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burton is looking to land body kicks.
Kid cracks Burton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burton doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kid. That snapped Burton's head back.
Burton drives through with a takedown into Kid's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kid has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Burton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kid gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burton counters with a low kick, right behind Kid 's knee.
Kid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burton can do to turn this around?
Kid throws a jab when Burton was well out of range.
Kid sets himself, and Burton steps forward looking for the clinch! Kid avoids it this time.
Kid thumps Burton with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton pushes Kid up against the cage in a clinch.
Burton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right hand to the body from Kid.
Kid digs a right hand into Burton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burton's gas tank.
Burton breaks from the clinch.
Burton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kid.
Burton blocks a leg kick.
Burton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid moves out of range as Burton throws a body kick.
Burton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kid's head.
Kid connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Kid is predictable there
and Burton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kid is rocked!
Kid lands with a good body shot.
Oh Kid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burton thumps Kid with a low kick.
Kid seems to have got his legs back now.
Burton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burton at a distance.
Burton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Karate Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burton scoring well with a low kick there.
Burton takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karate Kid dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kid checks a leg kick.
Kid looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kid tries to land a leg kick but Burton saw it coming and moves away.
Burton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kid scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Kid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters circling a little - Burton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Burton throws a leg kick but Kid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Burton misses
and Kid counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Kid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kid is fending him off so far but Burton persists. Nope, Kid circles away and we're back to standing.
Kid throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Kid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kid scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Burton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burton moves away from the strike by Kid.
Kid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Burton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kid throws a leg kick but Burton moved away.
Kid missing with a left hand there. Burton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kid misses with a hook. Burton ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Kid misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Kid throws a leg kick
and Burton counters with a body kick.
Burton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kid swivels and escapes.
Kid throwing a counter right hand but Burton manages to avoid it.
Burton misses with a low kick.
Burton checks a leg kick.
Kid throws a poor cross that misses
and Burton counters with an inside leg kick.
Jack Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid stuns Burton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kid backing away here, and Burton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Kid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burton tries to clinch but Kid moves out of range.
Burton checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid jabs Burton right on the nose. Burton blinks but takes it well.
Kid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burton.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burton fails with the takedown.
Karate Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Burton.
Kid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burton slips a straight right by Kid.
Kid scores with a hook.
Kid misses with a two punch combination.
Burton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kid.
An inside leg kick lands from Kid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kid scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Burton.
Burton avoids a kick to the body.
Kid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Burton misses the target.
Burton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Kid.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karate Kid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kid, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karate Kid!
An out of breath Karate Kid thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Convicted Killer (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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298 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
53 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Convicted Killer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Killer can pounce on him.
Killer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Colossus does it's job there.
A slow jab from Colossus misses its intended target.
Killer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Colossus counters with a two punch combo.
Colossus throws an off balance right hand
and Killer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Killer rushes Colossus and presses him up against the cage.
Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer pushes Colossus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killer blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Colossus takes an elbow to the temple.
Killer blocks an uppercut.
Colossus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Colossus misses with the head strike.
Colossus can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action.
Killer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Colossus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Killer.
Colossus is breathing heavily.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killer gets through Colossus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colossus is rocked!
Killer lands a big right hand that drops Colossus! The killer instinct kicks in and Killer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Killer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Convicted Killer!
After the fight, Convicted Killer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Jt Colossus stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank GAMMA for being an amazing organization and I want to thank my opponent for knocking me to kingdom come. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman has chosen Huey Lewis and The News - Hip To Be Square as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
38 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Pegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick and Pegas moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Pegas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bateman throws out the jab.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pegas 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.
Bateman misses with a kick to the body
and Pegas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pegas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pegas has Bateman pressed against the cage, preventing Bateman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bateman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pegas instigates a clinch.
Bateman wants to break free but Pegas has control.
The referee calls for Bateman to work.
Bateman tries a body shot but Pegas blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pegas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bateman's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman breaks the clinch.
Pegas tries to land a front kick but Bateman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pegas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bateman throws a body shot but no joy.
Pegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pegas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bateman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Jon Pegas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Pegas finds it's target.
Pegas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pegas duly obliges.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bateman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Pegas misses.
Bateman misses with a hook. Pegas ducked under it nicely.
Pegas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bateman throws a lazy uppercut
and Pegas counters with an outside leg kick.
Bateman misses with a kick to the body
and Pegas counters with a straight right hand.
Bateman misses with an uppercut
and Pegas counters with a straight right hand.
Bateman misses with an uppercut. Pegas saw that one coming.
Pegas throws a big counter combination but Bateman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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!
Bateman throws a sloppy body shot
and Pegas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman throws the left hand but Pegas avoids the punch easily.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pegas ducks right into an uppercut from Bateman.
Pegas closes the distance and clinches.
Pegas leaning against his opponent.
Pegas lands with a light punch inside.
Pegas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bateman's efforts to push away.
Pegas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bateman's elbow.
Pegas lands a nice shot to the body.
Bateman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pegas has him pressed against the cage.
Bateman is trying to force a seperation but Pegas has the dominant position.
Bateman working hard to break the clinch.
Bateman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pegas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pegas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pegas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Pegas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pegas fails to land with a series of punches.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Bateman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pegas.
Pegas lands a slapping body shot.
Pegas cracks Bateman with a good jab.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Pegas's head but Pegas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pegas quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bateman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pegas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pegas walks into a stiff left hand from Bateman.
Pegas ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Pegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman punishes Pegas's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch but Bateman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Pegas moved out of range.
Pegas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bateman throws a poor cross that misses
and Pegas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pegas scores with a three punch combo!
Bateman cracks Pegas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bateman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pegas checks it well.
Pegas thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pegas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bateman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bateman throws out a counter right but Pegas avoids it with no problem.
Pegas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pegas walks into a straight right hand from Bateman.
Bateman misses with a right hand
and Pegas counters with a straight right hand.
Pegas wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Pegas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Pegas'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.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses
and Pegas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bateman takes a swing at Pegas's ribcage but misses.
Pegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bateman manages to avoid it.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pegas manages to avoid it.
Bateman misses with an uppercut.
Bateman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pegas lands with a hook. Bateman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pegas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pegas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bateman can do to turn this around?
Pegas connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman looks to land a left hand but Pegas moved out of range nicely.
Pegas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bateman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bateman swings for the body but Pegas moves out of range.
Bateman scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bateman, as that shot connected.
Jon Pegas is winning the standup battle so far.
Pegas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bateman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bateman is looking to chop away at Pegas's legs.
Pegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bateman.
Pegas lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pegas.
Pegas instigates a clinch.
Pegas has Bateman pressed against the cage, preventing Bateman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bateman dodges an elbow strike from Pegas.
Bateman misses with some punches.
Bateman taking a breather.
Pegas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bateman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pegas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bateman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pegas has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is trying to force a seperation but Pegas has the dominant position.
Pegas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bateman is trying to break free.
Pegas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bateman is trying to break the clinch but Pegas has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pegas.
Jon Pegas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bateman.
Pegas has a couple of punches blocked by Bateman.
Bateman breaks the clinch.
Bateman swings widly with a right hand
and Bateman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bateman slips under a jab.
Pegas needs to keep his hands up - Bateman had a free shot at his head there.
Pegas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bateman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pegas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bateman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pegas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bateman misses
enabling Pegas to counter with a crisp jab.
Pegas misses with a hook.
Pegas pushes Bateman up against the cage in a clinch.
Bateman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pegas prevents Bateman from breaking the clinch.
Pegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bateman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bateman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pegas can't find room to land a body shot as Bateman controls the action.
Pegas misses with an elbow strike.
Pegas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bateman controls his hands.
Pegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pegas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bateman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Pegas moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pegas moves out of range as Bateman strikes.
Pegas throws a sloppy head kick and Bateman moves out of range easily.
Bateman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pegas dips to his left and cracks Bateman with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bateman misses with a body shot.
Bateman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pegas under the eye.
Pegas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bateman scores with a jab. Pegas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pegas moves away from the strike by Bateman.
Pegas checks a leg kick.
Pegas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bateman manages to circle out of the way.
Bateman thuds a left hand into Pegas's body.
Bateman lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pegas blocks a head kick by Bateman.
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 Jon Pegas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Pegas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Bateman as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circle, before Bateman throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Pegas's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bateman lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Patrick Bateman!
Patrick Bateman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller is looking to clinch.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voller misses with a kick to the body.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Gustavsson misses with a low kick.
Voller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Voller misses with a body punch
and Gustavsson counters with a low kick, right behind Voller 's knee.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustavsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gustavsson, right into the meat.
Voller takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Gustavsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gustavsson thuds his shin into the meat of Voller's side.
Voller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Voller.
Voller clinches with his opponent.
Gustavsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Gunnar Gustavsson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
Voller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gustavsson is trying to break the clinch but Voller is controlling him.
Voller lands an elbow just above Gustavsson 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike from Voller.
Voller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustavsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustavsson blocks a body shot from Voller.
Good body shot from Gustavsson.
I was talking to Gustavsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Voller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gustavsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gustavsson's elbow.
Voller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voller misses with a body punch.
Voller blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
Voller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Voller can't find room to land a body shot as Gustavsson controls the action.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustavsson.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustavsson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gustavsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gustavsson lands a nice uppercut.
Gustavsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson avoiding damage.
Gustavsson tries a body shot but Voller blocks it.
Voller prevents Gustavsson from breaking the clinch.
Gustavsson stalling the fight.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Gustavsson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
Voller takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gustavsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gustavsson leaning against his opponent.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gustavsson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustavsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustavsson avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Gustavsson blocks the elbow strike.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Voller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Gustavsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gustavsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustavsson's brow.
Gustavsson misses with a body punch.
Gustavsson lands a shoulder strike.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustavsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustavsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Voller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voller backwards.
Gustavsson cracks Voller with a nice body shot.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
Gustavsson leaning against his opponent.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Voller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustavsson's brow.
Voller tries a body shot but Gustavsson blocks it.
A body shot lands from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Voller.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
Gustavsson misses with a leg kick.
Voller misses with an uppercut.
Gustavsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Voller throws a body shot but no joy.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Voller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lars Voller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson'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.
Voller misses with a low kick as Gustavsson jumps back.
Voller throws a nice looking combination but Gustavsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Voller checks a leg kick.
Voller blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Voller misses.
A head kick by Voller misses
and Gustavsson counters with a two punch combo.
Voller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gustavsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Gustavsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Voller takes a step back to recover.
Gustavsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Voller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gustavsson.
Voller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustavsson throws a good cross that connects.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gustavsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gustavsson feints and then cracks Voller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voller down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voller.
Gustavsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voller looks to land a body kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Gustavsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voller connects with a leg kick. Gustavsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller looks to land a right hand but Gustavsson moved out of range.
Voller has managed to clinch.
Gustavsson is trying to push Voller away but Voller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Voller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gustavsson's brow.
Gustavsson stalling in the clinch but Voller improves position.
Voller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustavsson works on Voller's body with a couple of short punches.
Gustavsson gets through Voller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gustavsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gustavsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gustavsson throws a head punch that misses.
Gustavsson lands a shot to the body.
Gustavsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustavsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gustavsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Voller.
Gustavsson with a jab.
Gunnar Gustavsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustavsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gustavsson at a distance.
Voller tries to clinch up
and Gustavsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Voller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Voller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gustavsson. Gustavsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Gustavsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Voller backs up against the cage.
Voller lands a body shot.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustavsson throws a front kick aimed at Voller's knee but Voller avoids it well.
Gustavsson throws out a loose jab but Voller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Voller moves out of range.
Voller tries to land a leg kick but Gustavsson saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson catches Voller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gustavsson cracks the inside of Voller's front leg.
Voller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gustavsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Voller.
Gustavsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gustavsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Voller throws a body shot but no joy.
Voller cracks a nice hook into Gustavsson's ribs.
Voller has managed to clinch.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Gustavsson fails to land.
Gustavsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Voller controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Gustavsson lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Voller blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voller tries a body shot but Gustavsson blocks it.
Voller misses with an elbow strike.
Gustavsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voller scores with a punch to the head.
Voller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gustavsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustavsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voller.
Voller scores with a kick to the body.
Voller throws a leg kick but Gustavsson checks it.
Voller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Voller throws a body shot but no joy.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustavsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Voller moves away from the strike by Gustavsson.
Voller moves in looking to clinch but Gustavsson pushes him off.
Gustavsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gustavsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson'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.
Voller throws a jab but it's blocked by Gustavsson.
Voller throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavsson's shoulder, as Gustavsson tries to avoid the shot.
Gustavsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Voller checks it well.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Voller.
Voller tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voller tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Voller misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.
Voller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And Voller responds with a good body kick, but Gustavsson manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Voller misses
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick
and Gustavsson counters with a low kick, right behind Voller 's knee.
Voller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustavsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Gustavsson as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson blocks the elbow strike.
Voller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Gustavsson pushes Voller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Voller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustavsson dodges an elbow strike from Voller.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
Gustavsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voller forces Gustavsson back against the cage and clinches.
Gustavsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Gustavsson lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Voller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gustavsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gustavsson. Gustavsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Gustavsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick but Voller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gustavsson cracks Voller with an open hand slap.
Gustavsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gustavsson misses with a wild body shot.
Voller raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gustavsson tried to score with a low kick but Voller checks it.
Gustavsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voller closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson tries to work over Voller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustavsson lands a left hand.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gustavsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Voller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voller closes the distance but Gustavsson moves to the side
and Gustavsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voller's knee momentarily.
Voller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voller is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Voller tries to bum rush Gustavsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voller misses with a head kick.
Voller tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Voller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voller throws a series of punches but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Voller misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gustavsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Voller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustavsson. Voller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voller lands a right hook to the body.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Gustavsson - just one landing.
Voller walks into a straight right hand from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Voller tries to clinch but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Voller tries to clinch there but Gustavsson circles away.
Gustavsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Gustavsson does it's job there.
Voller looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Gustavsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Voller takes a step back to recover.
Voller works Gustavsson's body with a nice hook.
Voller throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Gustavsson slips a jab and a cross from Voller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gustavsson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gustavsson thumps Voller with a low kick.
Gustavsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gustavsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Voller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voller misses with a head kick.
Gustavsson misses with a hook
and Voller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gustavsson thinking.
Gustavsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gustavsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voller wants to clinch.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustavsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voller.
Voller scores with a hook to the body. Gustavsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustavsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson cracks Voller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gustavsson throws a good cross that connects.
Gustavsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Voller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gustavsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Voller.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Voller slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gustavsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Voller will feel that in the morning.
Voller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gustavsson.
That kick from Voller tenderised Gustavsson's leg. Gustavsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gustavsson lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller darts in trying to clinch
enabling Gustavsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller tries to clinch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Gustavsson jabs at Voller's body.
Voller lands a nice looking body shot.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voller can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Voller thows a leg kick but Gustavsson checks it
and Gustavsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Voller walks into a jab.
Voller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gustavsson.
Voller clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Gustavsson blocks the elbow strike.
Voller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gustavsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voller struggles to land a body shot inside as Gustavsson controls his hands.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustavsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voller motions for Gustavsson to come forward. Voller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gustavsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
Voller lands a jab to Gustavsson's midsection.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch but Gustavsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voller moves into range and clinches up with Gustavsson.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gustavsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustavsson throws out a leg kick but Voller moves out of range and Gustavsson only half commits.
Voller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab by Gustavsson.
Voller has closed the distance and engaged Gustavsson in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller blocking some punches.
Voller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gustavsson lands with a left to the head.
Gustavsson has a couple of punches blocked by Voller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gustavsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voller's elbow.
Gustavsson has a couple of punches blocked by Voller.
Voller blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson prevents a body shot from Voller.
Voller lands a damaging elbow.
Voller pushes off an throws an elbow but Gustavsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gustavsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Voller.
Gustavsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gustavsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Gustavsson blocks the elbow strike.
Gustavsson lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Voller as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Gustavsson had his way with Lars Voller in that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Gustavsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gustavsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Voller is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Voller.
Gustavsson lands a body shot.
Voller cracks a nice hook into Gustavsson's ribs.
Voller misses with a two punch combination.
Gustavsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Voller takes one on the button.
Gustavsson takes a swing at Voller's ribcage but misses.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Voller scores with a kick to the body.
Gustavsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voller lands with a straight right. Gustavsson didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Voller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gustavsson throws out a leg kick but Voller moves out of range and Gustavsson only half commits.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Gustavsson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson motions for Voller to come forward. Gustavsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Voller throws a leg kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Voller takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Voller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gustavsson.
That kick from Gustavsson tenderised Voller's leg. Voller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Voller connects with a body shot.
Voller tries to clinch there but Gustavsson circles away.
Voller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gustavsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gustavsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gustavsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gustavsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voller was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustavsson.
Voller rushes Gustavsson and presses him up against the cage.
Voller letting Gustavsson take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Voller.
Gustavsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Voller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gustavsson can't break the clinch.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
Gustavsson is looking to control Voller's arms but Voller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gustavsson has his back to the cage.
Gustavsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gustavsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Voller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Voller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gustavsson lands a nice uppercut.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voller blocks an uppercut.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustavsson stalling in the clinch but Voller improves position.
Gustavsson working aggressively here.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike from Voller.
Voller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustavsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustavsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Gustavsson taking a breather.
Voller lands with a right to the head.
Gustavsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voller blocks a body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson is trying to push Voller away but Voller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lars Voller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Gustavsson tries to work over Voller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustavsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
Gustavsson avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Voller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gustavsson working hard to break the clinch.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike.
Gustavsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voller tries to work over Gustavsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.
Voller keeps control of Gustavsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gustavsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voller misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnar Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gustavsson blocks an elbow strike from Voller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Voller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gustavsson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Gustavsson!
Gunnar Gustavsson retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gunnar Gustavsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Lars Voller spoke after the fight, saying 'I gotta go poop'.
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