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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Lacroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrik Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down has chosen Let's Go as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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176 lbs
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179 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Lacroix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendrik Down!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lacroix counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Kendrik Down has been cut.
Lacroix avoids the body shot from Down.
Down throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lacroix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Down tries to clinch but Lacroix moves out of range.
Lacroix slips under a jab.
Lacroix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacroix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lacroix shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Down uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Down throws a shot from downtown. Lacroix moves away and avoids it.
Down fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lacroix sprawls well initially but Down persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Down seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lacroix does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Down looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Down throwing shots but Lacroix is blocking nicely.
Lacroix looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lacroix.
Down jabs at Lacroix's body.
Down throws a series of punches but Lacroix avoids them all with ease.
Lacroix misses with a body punch
and Down counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Down misses with an uppercut. Lacroix saw that one coming.
It looked like Lacroix was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Down shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lacroix eats them both and turns towards Down to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Max Lacroix has been cut.
Lacroix moves out of range as Down strikes.
Down throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacroix.
Lacroix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lacroix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lacroix moves into the clinch.
Lacroix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacroix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacroix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacroix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Down backwards.
Lacroix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Down backwards.
Down blocks a body shot from Lacroix.
Lacroix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lacroix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Down tries to keep at a distance but Lacroix has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lacroix working aggressively here.
Down has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lacroix clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix is trying to get back to his feet but Down has full control of the position and if anything, Lacroix has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lacroix covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lacroix is trying to break free.
Down lands a shot to the head.
Down misses with a punch to the head.
Down keeps control of the position as Lacroix tries to break free.
Lacroix wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down trying to control momentarily.
Lacroix tries to roll but Down sticks to his back.
Down is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Down gets his hands free as Lacroix looks to control.
Lacroix is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lacroix covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Down lands strikes to the head.
Down scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Down is looking to control Lacroix but Lacroix is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrik Down dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lacroix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lacroix takes one on the button.
Lacroix moves into the clinch.
Lacroix is trying to break the clinch but Down has him pressed against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Lacroix.
Lacroix misses with some punches.
Lacroix landing knees to the body.
Lacroix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Down's elbow.
Down is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacroix prevents the takedown attempt.
Lacroix lands with a left to the head.
Down drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Down lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacroix gets underhooks to prevent Down's takedown attempt.
Max Lacroix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrik Down.
Down drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lacroix gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Down gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Down lands with a punch from half guard.
Lacroix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lacroix is trying to stand back up but Down is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix trying to control from the bottom.
Down working over Lacroix with some ground and pound. Lacroix looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Down is trying to control the action in half guard but Lacroix is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lacroix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Down is working away from the top position though.
Lacroix is trying to stand.
Down performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lacroix throws the left hand but Down avoids the punch easily.
Lacroix shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lacroix showed some decent athleticism there.
Lacroix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Down keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacroix is working for a kimura but Down is defending it quite comfortably.
Down is not content to let Lacroix control the position.
Lacroix is working for a kimura but Down is defending it quite comfortably.
Lacroix wants to take a breather but Down is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lacroix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lacroix with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lacroix prevents Down from improving his position.
Lacroix is trying to control the action in half guard but Down is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Down has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lacroix is working away from the top position though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kendrik Down has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Lacroix dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Lacroix is looking to clinch.
Down getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Lacroix misses.
Down throws the left hand but Lacroix avoids the punch easily.
Lacroix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lacroix works the jab nicely.
Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacroix moves away.
Lacroix connects with a nice looking jab.
Lacroix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Down.
Down throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacroix misses the target.
Down throws an overhand right that lands on Lacroix's shoulder, as Lacroix tries to avoid the shot.
Lacroix misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacroix fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lacroix slips a jab from Down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lacroix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Down changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down throws an overhand right that lands on Lacroix's shoulder, as Lacroix tries to avoid the shot.
Lacroix tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Down throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lacroix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lacroix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Down. Down circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lacroix scores with a three punch combo!
Down is rocked!
Lacroix misses with a low kick.
Down misses with a takedown attempt - Lacroix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lacroix scores with a jab to the body.
Down lands a jab to Lacroix's midsection.
Lacroix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacroix throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down lands a nice shot that snaps Lacroix's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lacroix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Down thinking.
Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacroix was well out of range. Poor timing from Down.
Lacroix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Down stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Down bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lacroix is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Down takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Down landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lacroix regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Down.
Down advances to half guard.
Down trying to control the action but Lacroix is working from the bottom.
Down throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down thows a huge punch but Lacroix dodges it nicely.
Lacroix wants to get back to full guard.
Down trying to control from half guard but Lacroix is working away.
Lacroix on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lacroix works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lacroix wants to stand up but Down is controlling him.
Lacroix trying to control the position here.
Down works over Lacroix with some ground and pound from guard.
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.
Down postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Down throwing strikes from guard but Lacroix blocks nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lacroix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Down throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lacroix was covering up waiting for the punch and Down finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lacroix wants to stand up but Down is controlling him.
Down in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kendrik Down.
I think Down 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrik Down!
A very excited looking Kendrik Down 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plegua is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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167 lbs
36 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Jose Binay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy La Plegua!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binay throws a jab when La Plegua was well out of range.
La Plegua is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Binay dodges the punch combination from La Plegua.
Binay takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binay.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Binay.
Binay misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Binay.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
La Plegua dodges an elbow strike from Binay.
Binay lands an elbow inside that La Plegua shrugs off.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but La Plegua blocks with his arms.
Binay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Plegua manages to break the clinch.
La Plegua misses with a looping left.
Binay throwing a counter right hand but La Plegua manages to avoid it.
Binay takes the fight into the clinch.
La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Plegua avoids it.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
La Plegua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Plegua wants to break the clinch but can't.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.
Binay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Binay's elbow.
La Plegua digs a right hand into Binay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Binay's gas tank.
La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from La Plegua fails to land.
La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Binay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Plegua.
La Plegua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for La Plegua.
La Plegua takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Binay controls the action.
La Plegua throws a punch but it's blocked by Binay.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Binay just misses with a elbow thrown towards La Plegua's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from La Plegua as the two fighters clinch.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Binay throws an elbow but misses.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Binay.
Binay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
La Plegua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
La Plegua misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Plegua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Plegua dodges an elbow strike from Binay.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Binay's elbow.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
Binay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay lands an elbow inside that La Plegua shrugs off.
La Plegua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Binay just misses with a elbow thrown towards La Plegua's brow.
Binay lands an elbow inside.
Binay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
Binay misses with a knee to the head.
La Plegua lands a nice uppercut.
Binay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Binay avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the ropes.
La Plegua scores with a shot to the side of Binay's head.
La Plegua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Binay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
La Plegua tries a body shot but Binay blocks it.
Binay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Binay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
La Plegua tries a body shot but Binay blocks it.
Nice elbow from Binay.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from La Plegua.
Binay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
La Plegua avoids the elbow strike from Binay, against the ropes.
Binay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
La Plegua blocks an elbow strike.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Plegua.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section. La Plegua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
La Plegua tries to work over Binay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Binay controls the action.
Binay working La Plegua over with knees to the body.
La Plegua breaks from the clinch.
Binay jabs La Plegua right on the nose. La Plegua blinks but takes it well.
La Plegua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Binay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Binay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Plegua.
La Plegua 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.
A jab lands there for La Plegua.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Plegua misses with a left hand
enabling Binay to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
La Plegua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binay.
La Plegua throws out a counter right but Binay avoids it with no problem.
La Plegua throws a nice looking combination but Binay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Binay misses the target.
Binay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from La Plegua. That one must have hurt.
La Plegua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Plegua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Binay finds it's way round the side to connect with La Plegua's head.
Binay moves into the clinch.
Binay working La Plegua over with knees to the body.
Binay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Plegua struggles to land a body shot inside as Binay controls his hands.
Binay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Binay misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Binay just misses with a elbow thrown towards La Plegua's brow.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through La Plegua's defenses.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through La Plegua's defenses.
Mario Jose Binay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Binay prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
La Plegua lands with a short shot to the head.
La Plegua working aggressively here.
La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Binay crunches a lovely knee into La Plegua's ribcage.
La Plegua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Binay.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Plegua is defending well for now.
La Plegua managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
Binay lands a nice elbow.
Binay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Binay just misses with a elbow thrown towards La Plegua's brow.
A right hand to the body from La Plegua.
La Plegua avoids a wild elbow strike from Binay.
La Plegua struggles to land a body shot inside as Binay controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Binay throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Binay.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Plegua.
Binay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua avoids a wild elbow strike from Binay.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Plegua misses with the head strike.
La Plegua tries to work over Binay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Binay controls the action.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Plegua.
Binay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Binay blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
Nice elbow from Binay.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
La Plegua misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Plegua blocks the elbow strike.
Binay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Binay.
Binay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has La Plegua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Binay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua takes a knee right on the jaw!
La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Plegua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Binay throws an elbow but it misses.
La Plegua tries to work over Binay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Binay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Plegua can do to turn this around?
La Plegua blocks the elbow strike.
La Plegua avoids the elbow strike from Binay, against the ropes.
La Plegua tries a body shot but Binay blocks it.
Binay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Binay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through La Plegua's defenses.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Plegua avoids it.
Binay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
La Plegua can't break the clinch.
La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Binay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Binay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Plegua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Plegua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Binay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andy La Plegua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Binay.
La Plegua misses with a hook to the body
enabling Binay to counter with a crisp jab.
Binay scores with a hook.
La Plegua throws a big shot that misses.
La Plegua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Binay.
Binay throws a left and a right that both miss
letting La Plegua counter with a right hand.
La Plegua throws a poor cross that misses
and Binay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Plegua is rocked!
Binay has managed to clinch.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
La Plegua lands with a left to the head.
La Plegua breaks the clinch.
La Plegua misses with a leg kick
and Binay counters with a left and a right that stings La Plegua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay dominated that second round.
That's time! Binay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
La Plegua misses with a hook. Binay ducked under it nicely.
La Plegua throws a nice outside leg kick.
La Plegua is looking to clinch.
Binay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Binay throws out a loose jab but La Plegua uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Plegua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Binay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
La Plegua misses with a left hand
and Binay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Plegua thinking.
Mario Jose Binay is winning the standup battle so far.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch but Binay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Binay there.
La Plegua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Plegua misses with a body shot.
Binay lands with a good body shot.
La Plegua looks to clinch
and Binay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La Plegua is still on wobbly legs! Can Binay finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
La Plegua seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua misses with a body shot
and Binay counters with a stiff right hand.
Binay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
La Plegua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
La Plegua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Binay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
La Plegua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
La Plegua connects with a body shot.
La Plegua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Binay is looking to counter punch.
Binay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Binay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Binay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La Plegua misses with a lunging right hand
and La Plegua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andy La Plegua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binay throws a right hand that misses
and La Plegua counters with a nice uppercut.
Binay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Binay counters with a straight right hand.
La Plegua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La Plegua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
La Plegua throws the kick towards the body but Binay avoids it.
La Plegua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La Plegua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Binay counters with a left to the body.
La Plegua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Binay counters with a stiff right hand.
Binay has La Plegua up against the ropes in a clinch.
La Plegua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Plegua avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Binay.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Plegua avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua lands a right hand.
Binay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Plegua blocks an elbow strike from Binay.
Nice elbow from Binay.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Plegua avoids it.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
Binay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has La Plegua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from La Plegua.
La Plegua blocks the elbow strike.
Binay misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Binay just misses with a elbow thrown towards La Plegua's brow.
La Plegua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binay.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua avoids the elbow strike from Binay, against the ropes.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to land a knee to the head but La Plegua blocks with his arms.
La Plegua managing to block the knees to the body from Binay.
La Plegua takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Binay.
Good body shot from La Plegua.
A hook to the body from La Plegua.
Andy La Plegua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Plegua cracks Binay with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La Plegua.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Plegua is defending well for now.
La Plegua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
La Plegua tries a body shot but Binay blocks it.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Plegua is defending well for now.
Binay blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Plegua.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Binay throws an elbow but misses.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Binay's elbow.
La Plegua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Jose Binay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Binay 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Jose Binay!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Jose Binay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ayrton Pena Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayrton Pena Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Bon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon lands a lovely overhand right.
Bon throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena Milani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena Milani throws a head kick but Bon moves out of range.
Bon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pena Milani is landing a low percentage of strikes.
No joy there for Pena Milani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena Milani throws a head kick but Bon moves out of range.
Pena Milani takes one to the chin there.
Bon misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pena Milani!
Pena Milani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bon lands a big head kick that sends Pena Milani tumbling to the mat! Bon takes a step backwards and waves Pena Milani back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ayrton Pena Milani has been cut.
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!
Bon swats away the attempt to clinch by Pena Milani.
Pena Milani throws a sloppy head kick and Bon moves out of range easily.
Bon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pena Milani misses with a hook. Bon ducked under it nicely.
Ayrton Pena Milani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bon swings for the body but Pena Milani moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena Milani slips under a jab from Bon.
Pena Milani lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bon. Pena Milani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena Milani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena Milani takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pena Milani misses with a hook
and Bon counters with a nice body shot.
Pena Milani is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bon.
Bon throws a head kick that Pena Milani semi-blocks.
Pena Milani misses with a head kick.
Pena Milani misses with a lunging right hand
and Bon counters with a left right combination that sends Pena Milani crashing to the mat - Bon wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Pena Milani out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Bon!
Remy Bon tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love-Hate Powell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggins clinches up with Powell and pushes him back against the ropes.
Powell digs a right hand into Wiggins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wiggins's gas tank.
Wiggins breaks the clinch.
A big left from Wiggins misses.
A combination from Wiggins does no damage.
The fighters circling - Powell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Powell looks to land a combination but Wiggins avoids it well.
Wiggins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been hearing reports that Powell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Powell is looking to clinch but Wiggins is avoiding it.
Wiggins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Despite the aggression on Wiggins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Powell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wiggins's calf.
Powell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Wiggins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiggins checks a leg kick.
Wiggins misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Powell. That snapped Wiggins's head back.
Powell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Powell thows a leg kick but Wiggins checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Powell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Powell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wiggins checks it well.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Powell misses with a double jab
and Wiggins counters with a two punch combo.
Powell lands a nice looking body shot.
Powell throws a leg kick but Wiggins moved away.
Powell is looking to score with low kicks.
Powell tries to work over Wiggins's front leg with a kick but Wiggins checks it.
Wiggins unleashes a big counter combination but Powell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Powell throws a solid leg kick but Wiggins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Powell.
Wiggins tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wiggins checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Powell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wiggins defends it nicely.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Wiggins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Powell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wiggins's waist but Wiggins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powell off to one side.
A right-left combo lands from Wiggins.
Wiggins misses with a leg kick.
Powell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wiggins wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Wiggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Powell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wiggins wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins has managed to clinch.
Wiggins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggins throws an elbow that misses.
Powell tries to score a body lock takedown but Wiggins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Love-Hate Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiggins gets through Powell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Powell takes a shot to the head.
Wiggins lands an elbow that stopped Powell in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
Powell trying to control the position but instead, Wiggins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powell into the ropes.
Powell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wiggins.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Powell can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggins controls the action.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Powell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggins moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Powell.
Powell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiggins shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wiggins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Powell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiggins feints a counter leg kick.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Wiggins moves away and avoids it.
Wiggins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Powell jabs at Wiggins's body.
Powell 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.
Wiggins misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Wiggins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell ducks right into an uppercut from Wiggins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Love-Hate Powell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell'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.
Powell gets tackled into the ropes by Wiggins. Wiggins maintains the clinch.
Powell stalling.
Powell blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Powell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wiggins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wiggins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Love-Hate Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wiggins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Wiggins pushes him off.
Powell tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Powell is working for takedown but Wiggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Powell trying to stall but Wiggins improves his position.
Powell breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins checks the leg kick.
Powell misses with an uppercut
and Wiggins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wiggins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wiggins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wiggins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins misses with a head kick.
Powell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wiggins.
Powell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiggins.
Powell is looking to counter the offense by Wiggins and move into the clinch.
Powell lands a jab.
Andrew Wiggins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiggins tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins breaks from the clinch.
Wiggins throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiggins.
Powell misses with a body kick.
Wiggins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Powell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wiggins throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Powell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wiggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Powell blocks an uppercut.
Powell blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggins blocks an elbow strike from Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Powell.
Powell jumps guard but Wiggins stands there with Powell around his waist. Powell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Powell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wiggins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powell's brow.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Powell.
Wiggins being controlled against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wiggins scores with a hook to the body.
Wiggins lands a hook that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Wiggins struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Wiggins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggins pushes Powell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins lands with a light punch inside.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiggins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell pushes Wiggins back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wiggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Powell's defenses.
Wiggins misses with a punch on the inside.
Powell blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Powell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggins throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiggins breaks the clinch.
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggins.
Wiggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wiggins sprawls and moves away.
Wiggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Wiggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Powell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Powell takes one on the button.
Powell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Andrew Wiggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powell.
Wiggins moves into the clinch successfully.
Powell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Powell.
Wiggins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wiggins misses with a body kick.
Powell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wiggins avoids the body shot from Powell.
Wiggins only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell tries to land a front kick but Wiggins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Powell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins forces Powell back against the ropes and clinches.
Wiggins lands an elbow that stopped Powell in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Powell breaks from the clinch.
Powell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wiggins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Powell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wiggins!
Wiggins throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Wiggins tries to buck Powell off but Powell is having none of it.
Powell scoring with punches from side control.
Wiggins taking a bit of punishment here - Powell scoring with strikes.
Powell gets to mount! Wiggins was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggins is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Powell.
Powell cracks Wiggins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wiggins is squirming around, avoiding Powell's attempts to control the action.
Powell has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wiggins's face.
Wiggins throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Powell landing shots from mount.
Wiggins throwing hammer fists to the chest of Powell. What's that going to do exactly?
Wiggins regains half guard.
Powell is keen to just control but Wiggins is a slippery customer.
Wiggins missing with punches from the bottom.
Wiggins tries to roll over but Powell keeps him under control.
Wiggins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powell wants to pass the guard but Wiggins is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins punching from the bottom.
Wiggins is staying active underneath Powell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Powell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Love-Hate Powell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powell blocks the strikes from Wiggins.
Powell blocks the strikes from Wiggins.
Wiggins throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wiggins missing with punches from the bottom.
Powell blocks the strikes from Wiggins.
Wiggins misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wiggins missing with punches from the bottom.
Wiggins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiggins scores with a punch to the head.
Powell throws a lazy right hand but Wiggins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggins tries a head kick but it misses.
Powell throwing a counter right hand but Wiggins manages to avoid it.
Wiggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powell lands a slapping body shot.
Powell shoots in looking for a takedown. Wiggins tries to sprawl out of it but Powell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wiggins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Powell misses with a low kick.
Powell motions for Wiggins to come forward. Powell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Love-Hate Powell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Powell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Love-Hate Powell!
Love-Hate Powell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vos's choice of entrance music: Three Little Birds. Jake Vos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Erik Kramer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Vos!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos tries to bum rush Kramer with a series of wild strikes but Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kramer has managed to clinch.
Vos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kramer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kramer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer lands with a right to the head.
Kramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer has a couple of punches blocked by Vos.
Kramer working aggressively here.
Kramer misses with the head strike.
Kramer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vos fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer working aggressively here.
Kramer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vos blocking some punches.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos takes a shot to the head.
Vos blocks an uppercut.
Vos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kramer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vos backwards.
Kramer throws a head punch that misses.
Vos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vos has Kramer pushed against the ropes.
Vos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Erik Kramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Vos.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kramer misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kramer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kramer.
A head punch on the inside from Kramer fails to land.
Kramer pushes Vos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kramer 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kramer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vos blocking some punches.
Kramer misses with some punches.
Kramer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Kramer misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses with the head strike.
Kramer lands a right hand.
Kramer misses with some punches.
Vos scores with a shoulder strike.
Vos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kramer has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vos is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Kramer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vos goes for a takedown attempt but Kramer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kramer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vos!
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!
Vos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kramer is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos can't escape the position.
Kramer is looking to stand but Vos has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Vos is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vos is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Kramer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vos, as that shot connected.
Vos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kramer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vos manages to circle out of the way.
Kramer feints and as Vos raises his hands in defense, Kramer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kramer preventing the sweep.
Vos has Kramer pulled in close to control his posture.
Vos 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.
Erik Kramer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vos looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kramer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kramer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vos can do to turn this around?
Kramer wants to stand but Vos is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kramer preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kramer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vos works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vos is on top in guard.
Vos trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Kramer is looking to stand up but Vos isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos wants to pass the guard but Kramer is keeping the position.
Vos stops Kramer from standing up.
Vos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vos wants to control from the top but Kramer keeps moving.
Kramer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.
Kramer keeping full guard, as Vos tries to pass.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Vos from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kramer.
Kramer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vos did well to prevent Kramer getting side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vos wants to improve his position but Kramer is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vos manages to get to full guard.
Vos 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.
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 Erik Kramer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kramer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kramer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kramer misses with a punch on the inside.
Kramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kramer misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kramer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kramer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Kramer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Kramer throws a head punch that misses.
Vos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kramer to keep the fight standing.
Vos jumps guard but Kramer stands there with Vos around his waist. Vos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kramer is keeping busy.
Vos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vos manages to pull guard.
Kramer preventing the sweep.
Vos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kramer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vos.
Vos is looking for a sweep.
Vos tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kramer easily slips into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos tries to hold on but Kramer pushes him away.
Kramer manages to capitalize on a mistake by Vos to take his back!
Vos is trying to break free.
Vos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Vos is trying to break free.
Vos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kramer jumps into side control!
Vos tries to buck Kramer off but Kramer is having none of it.
Vos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kramer off and has taken his back!
Kramer covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kramer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Vos missing with strikes from the back.
Kramer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vos.
Our spies down at at Spetznaz Training Center inform us that Vos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vos misses with an elbow to the head.
Jake Vos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is trying to stand back up.
Well, with Vos on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kramer is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Vos wants to control but Kramer is keeping busy.
Vos is striking from the back but Kramer escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Vos wants to pass to mount but Kramer is defending the position.
Vos wants to work for an arm triangle but Kramer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vos is stalling here. Kramer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kramer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Kramer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kramer, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Kramer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarvis Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustacho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avalon.
Avalon throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mustacho counter with a right hand.
Avalon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustacho manages to avoid it.
Jarvis Avalon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avalon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustacho.
Mustacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustacho flicks out a counter leg kick but Avalon steps away.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustacho moves away.
Mustacho tries a quick counter leg kick but Avalon is wise to it.
Avalon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mustacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avalon doesn't seem bothered though.
Avalon 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.
A good leg kick by Mustacho.
Avalon just misses with a punch to the body.
Avalon misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon swings widly with a right hand
and Mustacho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avalon throws a leg kick which misses Mustacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Mustacho tries to avoid it.
A big left from Avalon misses.
Mustacho avoids the body shot from Avalon.
Avalon pushes Mustacho up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mustacho can't find room to land a body shot as Avalon controls the action.
Avalon tries to work over Mustacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avalon pulls guard successfully.
Mustacho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon wants to sweep here but Mustacho controlling him for the moment.
Avalon has an active guard here but Mustacho has managed to pass into half guard.
Avalon is trying to get back to full guard.
Mustacho controlling the action here.
Avalon tries to roll over but Mustacho keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is working hard here to advance position.
Avalon wants to control but Mustacho passes into side.
Mustacho controls the position.
Avalon is trying to work for a sweep but Mustacho has mounted him!
Mustacho avoids the attempt from Avalon to control.
Avalon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mustacho stops Avalon from getting back to his feet.
Avalon trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Avalon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Avalon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mustacho controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Avalon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donnito Mustacho will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Avalon misses with a hook. Mustacho ducked under it nicely.
Avalon looks to throw the jab but Mustacho is out of range.
Mustacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mustacho pushes Avalon away with a front kick.
Avalon shoots in looking for a takedown. Mustacho tries to sprawl out of it but Avalon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mustacho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Avalon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Mustacho's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Avalon wants to clinch up but Mustacho keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avalon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avalon misses with a hook
and Mustacho counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Avalon.
Avalon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mustacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avalon moves away.
Avalon feinted with a counter takedown.
Donnito Mustacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avalon misses with a looping left.
Mustacho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Avalon closes the distance but Mustacho moves to the side
and Mustacho counters with a nice body shot.
Mustacho motions for Avalon to come forward. Mustacho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mustacho connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mustacho. Avalon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avalon is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Avalon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Avalon.
Mustacho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Avalon rather than just go for the knockout.
Mustacho is looking to clinch but Avalon is avoiding it.
Mustacho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Avalon is predictable there
and Mustacho counters with a right hand to the body.
Avalon misses with a jab to the body
and Avalon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avalon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustacho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avalon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Avalon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mustacho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mustacho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Avalon moves out of range as Mustacho strikes.
Avalon slips a jab and a cross from Mustacho.
Mustacho defending well as Avalon loads up on a big left hand.
Mustacho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avalon throws out the jab.
Avalon tries to clinch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Avalon is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon wants to clinch
and Mustacho counters with a straight right hand.
Mustacho has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mustacho lands a slapping body shot.
Avalon throws a front kick aimed at Mustacho's knee but Mustacho avoids it well.
Mustacho unleashes a big counter combination but Avalon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mustacho swings for the body but Avalon moves out of range.
Mustacho cracks Avalon with an open hand slap.
Mustacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalon.
Mustacho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avalon misses with a body shot
and Mustacho counters with a nice uppercut.
Mustacho scores with a jab to the head.
Mustacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon throws a body punch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Avalon throws a big shot that misses.
Mustacho counters with a body kick.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustacho moves away.
Mustacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mustacho.
Avalon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mustacho.
Mustacho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Avalon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Avalon.
Mustacho lands a high kick!
It looks like Jarvis Avalon has been cut.
Avalon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mustacho manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Avalon trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustacho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnito Mustacho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jarvis Avalon's cut.
That's time! Avalon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mustacho jabs Avalon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Mustacho.
Avalon misses with a body kick.
Avalon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mustacho counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Mustacho.
Avalon misses with a jab to the body
letting Mustacho counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Avalon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustacho is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mustacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Avalon throws a lazy right hand but Mustacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon misses the jab.
Mustacho jabs Avalon right on the nose. Avalon blinks but takes it well.
Avalon misses with a few strikes there.
Avalon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mustacho tries to clinch but Avalon is having none of it.
Avalon misses with a shot to the body
and Mustacho counters with a left and a right that stings Avalon.
Avalon misses with a hook
and Mustacho counters with a one-two to the body.
Avalon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mustacho's half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avalon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mustacho sees it coming and defends easily.
Avalon is looking to advance position but Mustacho won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mustacho is controlling Avalon's posture.
Mustacho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mustacho keeping moving, preventing Avalon from controlling successfully.
Avalon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Avalon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Avalon wants to control from the top but Mustacho keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Avalon wants to control from the top but Mustacho keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A low kick from Avalon is predictable there
enabling Mustacho to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustacho avoids the head kick by Avalon.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mustacho.
Avalon avoids the head kick by Mustacho.
Avalon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Mustacho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Avalon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Mustacho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jarvis Avalon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon misses with a low kick.
Avalon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avalon checks a low kick from Mustacho.
Avalon misses with a wild body shot.
Mustacho has closed the distance and engaged Avalon in a clinch.
Mustacho working aggressively here.
Mustacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mustacho.
Donnito Mustacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avalon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mustacho counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Avalon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Avalon misses with a right hand
and Mustacho counters by clinching up.
Avalon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnito Mustacho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mustacho 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnito Mustacho!
After winning the bout, Donnito Mustacho 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo comes to the ring accompanied by Carmina Burana - Carl Orff. Van Gogh has chosen Outro - By: M83 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Pierre Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gogh moves out of range as Leopoldo strikes.
Van Gogh throws a series of strikes that have Leopoldo backpedaling.
It looks like Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has been cut.
Van Gogh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Gogh scores with a jab. Leopoldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Gogh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Leopoldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leopoldo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leopoldo tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gogh tries to free his leg and advance position but Leopoldo is retaining full guard.
Leopoldo has momentary wrist control but Van Gogh slips an elbow through the middle.
Leopoldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Gogh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van Gogh pushes down on Leopoldo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van Gogh is trying to work for a kimura but Leopoldo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leopoldo defends it well.
Leopoldo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Gogh wants to pass the guard but Leopoldo is keeping the position.
Van Gogh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van Gogh passes Leopoldo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Van Gogh is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Leopoldo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pierre Van Gogh!
Post fight, Pierre Van Gogh took to the microphone: 'Whether I get it or not; I'm looking for the finish. I will always try and bring excitement to my fights. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (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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161 lbs
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
Hughes tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes is stalling here.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the ropes.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
Barnes lands with a left to the head.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hughes as Barnes tries to tie him up.
Barnes landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hughes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barnes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughes lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Barnes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hughes's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes leaning against his opponent.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
Hughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes gets through Hughes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hughes fails to land.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Hughes lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughes controls his hands.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes works on Hughes's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hughes.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Hughes gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the ropes.
Hughes trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hughes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Hughes gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the ropes.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Barnes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working Hughes over with strikes.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Hughes defends it.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnes is trying to work for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
Hughes gets full guard.
We've been hearing that Barnes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Hughes is trying to keep Barnes in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes gets a clinch.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes lands a jab to the head.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Hughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Hughes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes sizes up Hughes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Barnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barnes misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hughes! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hughes checks a low kick from Barnes.
Barnes shoots for a takedown but Hughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Hughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Hughes checks a low kick from Barnes.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hughes pinned against the ropes. Hughes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hughes swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hughes's head backwards.
Hughes slaps away a takedown attempt from Barnes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hughes.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hughes counters with a leg kick.
Hughes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes slips under a jab from Barnes.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Hughes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hughes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.
Barnes misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Barnes.
A jab lands there for Barnes.
Barnes has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Barnes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hughes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
A big left from Hughes misses.
Barnes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hughes.
Barnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Hughes presses Barnes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hughes looking to slow down the pace here.
Hughes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughes is rocked!
Barnes working the clinch nicely. Hughes is working for position but Barnes cracks him with a big knee to the head! Hughes crumples up against the ropes and Barnes lands two more shots before the ref can save Hughes! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Brady Barnes!
Brady Barnes gave a mention to The Empire Clothing and Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dong Uk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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176 lbs
19 - 19 - 1 |
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186 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uk throws a jab when Cabrillo was well out of range.
And Cabrillo tries to counter it with a takedown but Uk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from Cabrillo.
Uk is looking for a counter combo.
Uk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Uk.
Uk 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.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Uk misses.
Cabrillo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cabrillo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabrillo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cabrillo lands a nice hook to Uk's body. Uk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cabrillo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cabrillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cabrillo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Uk misses with a left hand
and Cabrillo counters with a single leg into guard. Uk didn't expect that.
Uk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrillo pushes down on Uk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cabrillo working over Uk with some ground and pound. Uk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk wants to control but Cabrillo is keeping busy.
Uk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Uk.
Cabrillo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Uk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabrillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uk has his foot on Cabrillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabrillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Uk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cabrillo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cabrillo dives on top into guard.
Cabrillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabrillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uk controls Cabrillo momentarily but Cabrillo frees himself.
Uk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cabrillo has picked Uk up and slammed him! Uk can't keep hold of the triangle and Cabrillo manages to pass to side control!
Cabrillo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Uk to see if he's OK.
Uk sneaks back into half guard.
Uk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk looking for submissions off his back.
Uk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cabrillo lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cabrillo lands a nice short elbow.
Uk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cabrillo moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Uk.
Cabrillo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Uk is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cabrillo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cabrillo with a couple of short strikes.
Cabrillo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Uk is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cabrillo! Uk is hurt baaadly! Cabrillo is firing away with more strikes - Uk is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Cabrillo!
After the fight, Juan Cabrillo 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Koko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Koko.
Koko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Koko, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Koko against the ropes but Koko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Koko striking off his back but it's not causing Morgan any problems.
Morgan passes Koko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koko is trying to control but can't.
Morgan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Koko tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko keeps trying to improve his position.
Koko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koko keeps working.
Morgan works his way into side control.
Koko is trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan scoring with punches and elbows.
Koko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koko is not content to let Morgan control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control for a moment but Koko uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koko is holding on to half guard well.
Koko is trying to get back to full guard.
Koko wants to get back to his feet.
Koko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koko tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan seems to be looking for submissions.
Koko wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koko trying to control here.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Koko is having none of it.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Koko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morgan is trying to control. Koko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koko is trying to stand.
Morgan blocks the strikes from Koko.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Koko.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Koko.
Morgan is looking to counter punch.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morgan.
Koko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Koko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrew Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koko misses with a looping left.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koko.
Koko misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Koko lands.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koko tries to land a leg kick but Morgan saw it coming and moves away.
Koko looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Koko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morgan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Koko to the mat! Koko manages to get full guard.
Morgan connects with a couple of short punches.
Morgan advances to half guard.
Koko regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
Koko wants to sweep but no luck.
Koko controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Koko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan won't allow Koko to sweep him here.
Koko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Morgan landing with the ground and pound.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koko controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Koko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan postures up.
Morgan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Koko is defending well.
Morgan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morgan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Koko tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Morgan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrew Morgan!
An out of breath Andrew Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Michael Koko spoke after the fight, saying 'Koko sad.'.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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