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HFC 258 TNT PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saleem Al Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Three Days Grace - Scared. Saleem Al Khan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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181 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryo Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saleem Al Khan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Al Khan.
Al Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Khan, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Al Khan.
A left lands for Al Khan.
Yoshida shoots in and drives through. Al Khan sprawls well.
Al Khan lands an overhand right.
Al Khan connects with a right hand. Yoshida shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Al Khan but Al Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yoshida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Al Khan tries to avoid it but Yoshida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Al Khan to the ground. Al Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryo Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yoshida.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Al Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Al Khan sprawls well initially but Yoshida persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yoshida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Al Khan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yoshida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Al Khan is defending against the submission attempts here by Yoshida.
Yoshida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Al Khan sees it coming and defends easily.
Yoshida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Al Khan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yoshida.
Al Khan is trying to stand back up but Yoshida is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoshida is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Al Khan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yoshida throws a strike but Al Khan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yoshida throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Khan wriggles free and stands up.
Al Khan lands with an overhand left.
Yoshida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good leg kick by Al Khan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saleem Al Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Al Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Al Khan connects with a high kick.
Yoshida has a takedown stuffed.
Yoshida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Khan circles away.
Yoshida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al Khan's waist but Al Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshida off to one side.
Saleem Al Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Khan stalks Yoshida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yoshida's face. Yoshida staggers backwards, shaken.
Yoshida is rocked!
Al Khan drops Yoshida with a big left hand! Yoshida is injured, injured bad! Al Khan jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saleem Al Khan!
Post fight, Saleem Al Khan took to the microphone: 'I am the freedom fighter, I'll fight for my people until death, and represent my land everywhere I go, look out for me!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Boy Cojuangco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hendricks's choice of entrance music: I ain't turning back. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Boy Cojuangco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Hendricks as he connects with a hook.
Cojuangco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hendricks's waist but Hendricks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cojuangco off to one side.
Hendricks lunges at Cojuangco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cojuangco's hand.
Nice body punch from Hendricks.
Cojuangco misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Hendricks as he connects with a hook.
Cojuangco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hendricks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cojuangco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cojuangco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cojuangco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Boy Cojuangco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cojuangco tries to move into range but Hendricks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hendricks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cojuangco on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cojuangco misses with a wild body shot.
Hendricks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hendricks lands with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hendricks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cojuangco misses with a takedown
and Hendricks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendricks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hendricks scores with a jab.
Cojuangco with a poor takedown
and Hendricks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cojuangco is rocked!
Tyron Hendricks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hendricks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Cojuangco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendricks drops Cojuangco with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cojuangco! Hendricks dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyron Hendricks!
Tyron Hendricks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Gonawyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. King Gonawyn looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Gonawyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Flannery!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannery bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Flannery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flannery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Flannery has an Americana. Gonawyn didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Flannery is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Flannery hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Desmond Flannery!
After winning the bout, Desmond Flannery thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boats & Hoes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Buster Quinn enters the cage!
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218 lbs
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222 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buster Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolan has Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn misses with a body punch.
Quinn lands an elbow just above Bolan 's eye.
Quinn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Quinn's face.
Quinn avoids the elbow strike from Bolan, against the cage.
Bolan tries to work over Quinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Buster Quinn has been cut.
Quinn looking for a takedown.
Bolan can't find room to land a body shot as Quinn controls the action.
Quinn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolan blocking some punches.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolan misses with a punch to the body.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Quinn won't want to take too many of those.
Quinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bolan.
Quinn looks winded!
Quinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolan presses Quinn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolan tries a body shot but Quinn blocks it.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Quinn is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan tries to work over Quinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolan.
Quinn is trying to break the clinch but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Quinn won't want to take too many of those.
Bolan works on Quinn's body with a couple of short punches.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan drops Quinn with a big knee straight up the middle! Quinn is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Quinn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quinn is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolan finish him?
Bolan jerks Quinn to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Quinn's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Bolan steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mack Bolan!
After winning the bout, Mack Bolan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan avoids the body shot from Binay.
We've been told by Binay's head coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Binay works the jab nicely.
Binay misses with a shot to the body
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
Ben Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Binay misses.
Hogan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hogan misses with a looping left.
Binay lands a jab-cross combination.
Hogan lands the left hand.
Hogan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Binay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Binay throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hogan slips under a jab.
Binay slips a straight right by Hogan.
Hogan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Binay is out of range and Hogan settles back down.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Binay enables Hogan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Binay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Binay pulls Hogan in close to his closed guard and prevents Hogan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hogan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hogan trying to control but Binay is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Binay holds on and takes a little breather.
Binay is looking to stand up but Hogan isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan stands and steps away. Binay gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Binay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Binay takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Binay loads up on a big right hand but Hogan slips the punch.
Hogan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Binay on the side of the head.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Binay circles away easily
and Binay counters with a left to the body.
Binay throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hogan cracks Binay with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
No joy there for Binay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Binay tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Binay throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
Binay looks to throw the jab but Hogan is out of range.
Binay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binay. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Binay as he checks the leg kick.
Hogan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Binay.
Hogan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hogan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Binay slips a jab from Hogan.
Hogan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Binay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Binay looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Mario Jose Binay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan lands a nice shot that snaps Binay's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Binay forces Hogan back against the cage and clinches.
Binay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Binay's brow.
Binay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay blocks a body shot from Hogan.
Binay misses with the head strike.
Binay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but Binay avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Hogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Binay's defenses.
It looks like Mario Jose Binay has been cut.
Hogan swings wildly with an uppercut but Binay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan wants to stall.
Binay lands a nice knee to the body.
Binay tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
Binay tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Hogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Binay misses with a straight left.
Hogan feints a counter leg kick.
Binay misses with a body shot
and Binay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hogan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Binay's hands.
Hogan is looking to score with low kicks.
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Binay sizes up Hogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Binay slips a straight right by Hogan.
Hogan misses the jab.
Binay is looking to wear down Hogan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hogan.
Binay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Binay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Binay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Binay tries to counter by clinching up but Hogan breaks away and moves out of range.
Binay blocks a low kick nicely.
Binay slips a jab from Hogan.
Binay loads up on a big right hand but Hogan slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Binay.
Binay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Binay cracks Hogan with a good jab.
Binay moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Binay blocks the elbow strike.
Hogan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hogan works on Binay's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Hogan.
Binay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Hogan.
Hogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hogan lands a shoulder strike.
Binay connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan blocks a body shot from Binay.
Hogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hogan digs a right hand into Binay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Binay's gas tank.
Hogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Binay.
Hogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Binay controls his hands.
Hogan trying to control the position but instead, Binay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hogan into the cage.
A short left from Hogan.
Binay lands a shot to the body.
Hogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hogan lands an uppercut.
Binay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binay tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Binay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Binay lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hogan throws an elbow but misses.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Binay tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
Hogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses.
Hogan lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hogan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Binay.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hogan.
Hogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike from Binay.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hogan misses with an elbow strike.
Binay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hogan tries to work over Binay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hogan is working Binay over against the cage.
Ben Hogan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Binay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Binay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hogan.
Binay struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogan controls his hands.
Hogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Hogan - that landed with a thud.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into Hogan's ribcage.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to stall.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Hogan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hogan throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Hogan.
Hogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Hogan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
A short uppercut from Hogan.
Hogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hogan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan blocks a body shot from Binay.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Binay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Binay blocks an elbow strike.
Hogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The crowd cheers as Hogan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Binay doesn't seem phased though.
Binay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Hogan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Binay misses
and Hogan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hogan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Binay.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan misses with a low kick.
Hogan dips to his left and cracks Binay with an uppercut!
Hogan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Binay is fending him off so far but Hogan persists. Nope, Binay circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan throws out a powerful jab.
Hogan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Binay on the side of the head.
Binay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hogan slips a jab from Binay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Binay does no damage.
Nice jab there from Binay.
The fighters circling - Binay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hogan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hogan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Binays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Binay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Binay looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Binay misses with a body shot.
Binay throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Binay's head but Binay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Binay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
Binay misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hogan counters with a straight right hand.
Ben Hogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Binay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Binay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hogan cracks Binay with an open hand slap.
Hogan misses the jab.
That's two 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!
Hogan scores with a jab.
Hogan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Binay.
No luck for Hogan with that takedown attempt.
Hogan connects with a right hand. Binay shakes it off.
Hogan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Binay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Binay ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Binay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Hogan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Binay defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Binay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Binay throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Binay misses with a double jab.
Binay staying out of range there.
Hogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Binay. That did some damage!
Hogan scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Binay misses.
Binay cracks a nice hook into Hogan's ribs.
A slow jab from Binay misses its intended target.
Hogan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Binay's sensitive parts.
Hogan throws a jab when Binay was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hogan.
Binay drops his hands momentarily and Hogan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Binay.
Hogan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hogan! But no joy.
Binay throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Hogan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Hogan misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan wants to land a leg kick but Binay is out of range.
Hogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Binay throws a right hand that Hogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Hogan also avoids with ease.
Hogan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hogan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Binay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hogan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Binay misses with a body shot.
A combination from Hogan does no damage.
Hogan lands a really nice looking cross but Binay seems unphased.
Hogan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hogan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Binay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hogan darts in looking for a takedown but Binay gets double underhooks and turns Hogan into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Binay misses the target.
Hogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Binay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hogan.
Binay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Binay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogan.
Binay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Hogan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binay.
Hogan misses with a low kick as Binay jumps back.
Binay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Binay lands with a nice body punch.
Binay moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hogan defending well as Binay loads up on a big left hand.
Hogan cracks Binay with an open hand slap.
Hogan scores with a punch to the head.
Hogan throws a low kick but Binay moves out of range easily.
Hogan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binay. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Binay misses with an uppercut. Hogan saw that one coming.
Binay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Binay swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Binay. That did some damage!
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Binay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hogan lands a really nice looking cross but Binay seems unphased.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Binay.
Binay cracks Hogan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Binay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Hogan scores with a leg kick.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hogan.
Binay throws a body shot but no joy.
Hogan shoots for a takedown but Binay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mario Jose Binay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Hogan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hogan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Hogan misses with a low kick.
Binay misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hogan defending well as Binay loads up on a big left hand.
Hogan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Binay takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Binay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Binay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Binay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Binay misses with a hook to the body
letting Hogan counter with a right hand.
Binay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay misses with a wild body shot.
Binay misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan lands with a shot to the body.
Binay takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Binay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hogan tests Binay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogan goes for a double leg but Binay avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Binay continues to drive forward.
Binay defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Binay throws a hook but Hogan avoids it easily.
Binay takes one to the side of the head.
Binay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hogan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hogan cracks Binay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Binay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hogan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay checks a low kick from Hogan.
Hogan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Binay swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Binay throws a jab when Hogan was well out of range.
Binay looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Binay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Hogan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hogan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Binay.
Hogan thumps Binay with a low kick.
Hogan staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mario Jose Binay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Binay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Binay lands a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Binay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Binay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hogan fails to land the takedown.
Hogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Binay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Binay thuds his right hand into Hogan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogan throws a front kick aimed at Binay's knee but Binay avoids it well.
Hogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binay.
Hogan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Binay throws a body shot but no joy.
Hogan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Binay throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan jabs at Binay's body.
An inside leg kick from Hogan misses.
Binay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binay. Hogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hogan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hogan slips under a jab.
Binay throws an overhand right that lands on Hogan's shoulder, as Hogan tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Hogan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Binay doesn't seem phased though.
Hogan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Binay momentarily.
Binay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Binay swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Binay throws a body punch but Hogan moves out of range.
Binay swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Binay takes one to the side of the head.
Mario Jose Binay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Binay throws a hook but Hogan avoids it easily.
Binay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hogan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binay lands a nice shot to the body.
Binay has closed the distance and engaged Hogan in a clinch.
Binay tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Binay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Hogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Hogan lands an elbow inside.
Hogan can't find room to land a body shot as Binay controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Binay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.
A short right from Binay.
Binay misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan blocking some punches.
Hogan lands a hook that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Nice body punch from Hogan.
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.
A nice left hand lands by Hogan.
Binay can't find room to land a body shot as Hogan controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binay.
Hogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Binay misses with the head strike.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
Hogan pushes off an throws an elbow but Binay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hogan.
Hogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogan's defenses.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binay tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan lands a damaging elbow.
Binay lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
Binay lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hogan.
Nice body punch from Binay.
Binay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Binay working aggressively here.
Hogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Binay lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
Binay lands a right hand.
Binay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogan tries to work over Binay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Binay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogan swings wildly with an uppercut but Binay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Binay blocks an elbow strike from Hogan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Binay.
Hogan managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Binay.
Hogan lands an elbow that stopped Binay in his tracks for a moment.
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 Mario Jose Binay.
Well Hogan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Hogan!
Ben Hogan is the new lightweight champion!
Ben Hogan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvester Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a wild combination.
Szczerbiec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Szczerbiec looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Malone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malone.
Malone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Malone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczerbiec controlling the position for now.
Szczerbiec wants to control but Malone is keeping busy.
Szczerbiec is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec is trying to maintain the position but Malone is very close to passing his half guard.
Szczerbiec on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Malone is trying for a kimura here. Szczerbiec looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Malone wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sylvester Malone!
A relieved looking Sylvester Malone 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone The Crack Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ligerito Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crack Head misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Crack Head avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but The Crack Head has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Crack Head scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ligerito Rodriguez has been cut.
The Crack Head gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodriguez wants a takedown.
Tyrone The Crack Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ligerito Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has The Crack Head pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Crack Head manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crack Head is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for The Crack Head.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but The Crack Head pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with The Crack Head, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes The Crack Head against the cage but The Crack Head circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Crack Head has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (10 elites, 3 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
The Crack Head has managed to clinch.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Crack Head landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crack Head scores a nice knee to the body.
The Crack Head lands a nice knee to the body.
The Crack Head lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Crack Head connects with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head lands a knee to the head.
The Crack Head utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodriguez is rocked!
The referee is keeping an eye on The Crack Head - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Crack Head lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can The Crack Head finish him?
The Crack Head using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Crack Head looking to slow down the pace here.
The Crack Head stalling the fight.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Crack Head connects with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head slows down the pace here.
The Crack Head is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Crack Head prevents it.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Crack Head working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
The Crack Head is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Crack Head tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
The Crack Head utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Crack Head scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Crack Head crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
The Crack Head putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Crack Head takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Crack Head lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Crack Head with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crack Head using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Crack Head using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Crack Head is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Crack Head down to the mat. The Crack Head avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Crack Head lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Crack Head bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Crack Head pushes Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
The Crack Head utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Crack Head pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Crack Head has managed to clinch.
Rodriguez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Crack Head fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Crack Head fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ligerito Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Crack Head lands a big head kick that sends Rodriguez tumbling to the mat! The Crack Head takes a step backwards and waves Rodriguez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez gets tackled into the cage by The Crack Head. The Crack Head maintains the clinch.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crack Head lands a nice knee to the body.
The Crack Head scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Crack Head.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Crack Head.
The Crack Head with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Crack Head lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
The Crack Head using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Crack Head throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
The Crack Head lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez can't get the takedown.
The Crack Head scores with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head working the clinch nicely. Rodriguez is working for position but The Crack Head cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rodriguez crumples up against the cage and The Crack Head lands two more shots before the ref can save Rodriguez! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Tyrone The Crack Head!
Tyrone The Crack Head made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'F the UFC!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ace Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura comes to the cage accompanied by Digital Summer - Just Run. Drake has chosen AC/DC - Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Ace Centura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ace Centura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Drake!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Centura.
Centura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Centura tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Centura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Centura walks away with a smile on his face. Drake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura blocks a head kick by Drake.
Ace Centura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Centura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws the left hand but Centura avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Centura misses the target.
Centura throws a lazy head kick
and Drake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drake.
Centura gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Centura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Centura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake tries to work over Centura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Centura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Centura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Centura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Centura missing with knees to the body.
Drake is leaning against Centura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Centura leaning against his opponent.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Centura avoids the damage to the body.
Centura has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Centura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Centura lands a knee to the body.
Centura tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Centura.
Drake drags the fight down to the ground.
Centura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drake 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Centura escapes and throws Drake's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Centura is staying tight to Drake's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Drake is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Centura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Centura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drake lands a little strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake gets back to half guard.
Drake is looking to control Centura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?
Drake holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Drake is looking for a sweep. Centura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Centura is working away from the top position though.
We've been informed that Drake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Drake wants to improve his position but Centura is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake wants to control but Centura is keeping busy.
Drake is looking for a sweep. Centura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Centura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Centura drives through and clinches with Drake against the cage.
Centura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Centura tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Centura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Centura gets caught flat footed, as Drake shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Centura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake trying to control but Centura is working from the bottom.
Centura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Centura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura postures up.
Drake is controlling Centura's posture.
Centura looking to pass the guard.
Drake is looking to sweep but instead, Centura has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake is looking to control Centura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?
Drake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Centura pulls his head out easily.
Centura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drake is staying active underneath Centura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake moves into full guard.
Centura tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake is trying to keep Centura in close.
Centura tries to stand but Drake is controlling from the bottom.
Drake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Centura has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Centura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Centura passes into half guard.
Centura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Centura tries to stand but can't do so whilst Drake controls his leg.
Drake wants to improve his position but Centura is controlling well.
Drake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drake trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Centura clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Centura slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake decides to pull guard.
Drake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Drake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Centura tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Centura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Centura wants to clinch
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Centura - the referee stops the clock and Drake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Centura. Drake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Centura lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Centura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Centura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Centura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
Centura being controlled here, momentarily.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Centura.
Centura trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Centura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Centura seems keen to control Drake's posture.
Centura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Centura is controlling Drake's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Centura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Centura is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake throws a head kick that misses
and Centura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Centura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Drake looks to move away, Centura throws a big counter combo but Drake just gets out of the way.
Centura wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Centura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Centura.
Centura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake is looking to slow Centura down with leg kicks.
Centura wants to clinch but Drake slips to the side
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Centura fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Centura.
Centura tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake unleashes a big counter combination but Centura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Centura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake throws a right hand that Centura ducks under and follows up with a left that Centura also avoids with ease.
Centura is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Centura wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Centura tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Drake!
Frankie Drake took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarazen comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Chiraq (remix). Lee has chosen Rancid - Dead Bodies as his entrance music. 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 Liam Lee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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34
169 lbs
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185 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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene Sarazen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Sarazen counters with a left to the body.
Sarazen moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Sarazen gets a takedown into half guard.
Sarazen is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sarazen pulls his head out easily.
Sarazen is just content to waste time from the top position. Lee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sarazen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarazen lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working for a triangle but Sarazen defends it easily.
Sarazen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sarazen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Sarazen is proving a slippery customer.
Sarazen lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarazen throwing strikes but missing.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sarazen wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sarazen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
Sarazen keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee controlling the pace.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sarazen is looking to improve his position.
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lee seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Sarazen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarazen is looking to improve his position.
Lee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sarazen wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Sarazen is controlling Lee's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sarazen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sarazen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarazen shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Sarazen moved out of range nicely.
Sarazen blocks a head kick by Lee.
Sarazen tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sarazen throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sarazen.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sarazen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Sarazen.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sarazen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Sarazen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee throws the left hand but Sarazen avoids the punch easily.
Sarazen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sarazen tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sarazen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee with a knee to the head.
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!
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarazen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Sarazen blocks an elbow strike.
Sarazen tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarazen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Gene Sarazen has been cut.
Sarazen blocks the elbow strike.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarazen.
A short right from Sarazen.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee blocks a body shot from Sarazen.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Sarazen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarazen is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Sarazen backwards.
Sarazen tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Sarazen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarazen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sarazen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Sarazen avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarazen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sarazen.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Sarazen backwards.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sarazen wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee blocking some punches.
Sarazen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarazen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Liam Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarazen.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarazen's brow.
A short left from Lee.
Sarazen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarazen tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sarazen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee blocks a body shot from Sarazen.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarazen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarazen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sarazen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Sarazen's ribcage.
Sarazen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Sarazen as the two fighters clinch.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarazen lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gene Sarazen's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarazen. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee swinging wildly here.
As Lee looks to move away, Sarazen throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Sarazen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarazen, right into the meat.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Sarazen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee leaves Sarazen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee tests Sarazen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sarazen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Sarazen is blocking nicely.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sarazen.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sarazen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sarazen blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Sarazen blocks an uppercut.
Sarazen misses with a body punch.
Sarazen has Lee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Sarazen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Sarazen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Sarazen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Sarazen checks the leg kick.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sarazen, pushing him back against the cage.
Sarazen misses with a body punch.
Sarazen blocks the elbow strike.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sarazen.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sarazen backwards.
Sarazen takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Sarazen is blocking nicely.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sarazen managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sarazen blocks the elbow strike.
Sarazen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarazen.
Sarazen looking for a takedown.
Sarazen blocks an elbow strike.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee blocking some punches.
Liam Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarazen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sarazen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarazen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarazen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Sarazen.
Lee working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sarazen fails to land.
Sarazen working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Sarazen throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sarazen avoids it.
Sarazen struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Sarazen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarazen working aggressively here.
Sarazen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Gene Sarazen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarazen tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Liam Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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