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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Cooper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pablo Pablos's chin.
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158 lbs
20 - 30 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Pablos dives in for a single leg takedown but Cooper sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Pablos. Pablos gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pablos's hands.
Cooper misses the jab.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper connects with a crisp jab.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooper as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pablos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Pablos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cooper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooper lands with a cross.
Cooper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pablos is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pablos is aggressively charging in as Cooper backs up avoiding any damage. Cooper tosses out a jab and Pablos runs right into it face first! Pablos is out cold! Cooper dropped down on all fours and is barking in Pablos's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Cooper!
John Cooper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bushido Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Pablo Pablos had this to say: 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diode might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Radioactive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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201 lbs
21 - 22 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Light Diode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn Alliance!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diode bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel Penn Alliance's head.
Diode throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel Penn Alliance takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diode swinging wildly here.
Diode lands a leg kick that knocks Steel Penn Alliance off balance momentarily.
Steel Penn Alliance takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diode is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steel Penn Alliance sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steel Penn Alliance feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diode tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel Penn Alliance is trying to counter with his kicks.
Steel Penn Alliance misses with an uppercut. Diode saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Steel Penn Alliance.
Light Diode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel Penn Alliance is just out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Steel Penn Alliance as Diode shoots in.
Steel Penn Alliance tries a quick counter leg kick but Diode is wise to it.
Diode throws the kick towards the body but Steel Penn Alliance avoids it.
Diode throws a body punch but Steel Penn Alliance moves out of range.
Steel Penn Alliance lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Steel Penn Alliance takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diode is looking to wear down Steel Penn Alliance with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Diode.
Diode tries a head kick but it misses.
Diode throws a body punch but Steel Penn Alliance moves out of range.
Diode has Steel Penn Alliance up against the cage in a clinch.
Diode misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance is trying to break free.
Diode takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel Penn Alliance.
Diode has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Steel Penn Alliance after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel Penn Alliance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diode presses Steel Penn Alliance against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diode can't find room to land a body shot as Steel Penn Alliance controls the action.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to break free but Diode pushes him back against the cage.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to break the clinch but Diode is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Diode.
Diode misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel Penn Alliance.
Steel Penn Alliance throws out a counter right but Diode avoids it with no problem.
Diode shoots in for a takedown but Steel Penn Alliance shows good takedown defense.
Steel Penn Alliance was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diode goes for a double leg but Steel Penn Alliance avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steel Penn Alliance continues to drive forward.
Steel Penn Alliance looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diode shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steel Penn Alliance manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Steel Penn Alliance is controlling Diode's posture.
Diode looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Diode looking to sit in guard and control but Steel Penn Alliance gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode wants to improve his position but instead Steel Penn Alliance has moved into half guard.
Diode looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steel Penn Alliance is looking to advance position but Diode won't allow it.
Steel Penn Alliance looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Diode dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diode closes the distance and clinches.
Steel Penn Alliance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel Penn Alliance displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diode throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Steel Penn Alliance.
Steel Penn Alliance wants to slow Diode down by chopping away at his legs.
Diode darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Steel Penn Alliance avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diode.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn Alliance is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diode's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diode's back!
We've been hearing good reports from Diode's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Diode is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel Penn Alliance can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance gets his hands free as Diode looks to control.
Steel Penn Alliance controlling the position well here. Diode rolled but Steel Penn Alliance kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diode tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
My spies in The Good the Bad and The Ugly inform me that Steel Penn Alliance has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Steel Penn Alliance fails to advance to Diode's back.
Steel Penn Alliance is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diode is surviving well by controlling Steel Penn Alliance's body position as best he can.
Diode is trying to escape the mount.
Diode tries to hold on but Steel Penn Alliance postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode is desperately trying to improve his position but Steel Penn Alliance has a good base and remains in mount.
Steel Penn Alliance takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diode tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel Penn Alliance sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Steel Penn Alliance wants to take his opponent's back but Diode doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode is looking to get to half guard.
Steel Penn Alliance tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diode really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steel Penn Alliance content just to control the position here.
Diode reaches up to try and control the position but Steel Penn Alliance seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Diode rolls and tries to escape and now Steel Penn Alliance has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Diode right now.
Diode trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diode is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Steel Penn Alliance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Steel Penn Alliance misses.
That kick from Steel Penn Alliance tenderised Diode's leg. Diode is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diode ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn Alliance.
Steel Penn Alliance slips under a jab from Diode.
Diode backing away here, and Steel Penn Alliance unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Light Diode is winning the standup battle so far.
Diode changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel Penn Alliance tries to avoid it but Diode manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel Penn Alliance to the ground. Steel Penn Alliance escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steel Penn Alliance shapes to counter with a head kick.
Steel Penn Alliance throws a low kick but Diode avoids it.
Diode throws a sloppy head kick
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Diode throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn Alliance uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diode.
Diode backing away here, and Steel Penn Alliance unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diode misses with a looping right.
Steel Penn Alliance counters with a body kick.
Diode looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel Penn Alliance is just out of range.
Steel Penn Alliance throws out a counter right but Diode avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steel Penn Alliance but Steel Penn Alliance pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steel Penn Alliance flicks out a counter leg kick but Diode steps away.
Steel Penn Alliance scores with a nice strike.
Steel Penn Alliance is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diode looks to clinch
and Diode takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diode scores with a spinning back kick!
Diode pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel Penn Alliance flicks out a counter leg kick but Diode steps away.
Diode fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel Penn Alliance manages to avoid it.
Diode drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode trying to control but Steel Penn Alliance is working from the bottom.
Steel Penn Alliance is controlling Diode's posture.
Steel Penn Alliance keeping moving, preventing Diode from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Penn Alliance pulls Diode in to control the position.
Diode wants to pass the guard but Steel Penn Alliance is keeping the position.
Steel Penn Alliance trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel Penn Alliance swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel Penn Alliance seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steel Penn Alliance looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick from Steel Penn Alliance misses.
Steel Penn Alliance chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diode dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diode lands a nice hook to Steel Penn Alliance's body. Steel Penn Alliance takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode drives through with a takedown into Steel Penn Alliance's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Diode trying to control but Steel Penn Alliance is working from the bottom.
Diode looking to pass the guard.
Steel Penn Alliance is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel Penn Alliance looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel Penn Alliance, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Light Diode showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diode 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Light Diode!
A very excited looking Light Diode 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back from the dead. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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183 lbs
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World class MT
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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
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaz tried to score with a low kick but Lopette checks it.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaz misses with a combination
and Lopette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaz misses with a straight left.
Kaz wants to land a leg kick but Lopette is out of range.
Kaz blocks the body kick.
Lopette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away.
Kaz catches Lopette with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopette throws a solid leg kick but Kaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopette.
Kaz throws a solid leg kick but Lopette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaz looks to throw a body kick
and Lopette counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaz swings for the body but Lopette moves out of range.
Lopette connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaz. Kaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaz tries to land a leg kick but Lopette saw it coming and moves away.
Kaz misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Lopette down.
Lopette cracks Kaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lopette avoids the head kick by Kaz.
Kaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Kaz.
Kaz misses with a kick to the body
and Lopette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaz throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaz moves away.
Kaz throws a leg kick but Lopette moved away.
Lopette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopette is just out of range.
Lopette now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopette takes a swing at Kaz's ribcage but misses.
Lopette avoids the body shot from Kaz.
Lopette tried to score with a low kick but Kaz checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Kaz.
Kaz walks into a stiff left hand from Lopette.
Kaz throws out a leg kick but Lopette moves out of range and Kaz only half commits.
Kaz throws a shot from downtown. Lopette moves away and avoids it.
Kaz misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Lopette.
Lopette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopette.
A jab from Lopette misses.
Lopette gets tackled into the cage by Kaz. Kaz maintains the clinch.
Kaz misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopette throws an elbow but misses.
Kaz managing to block the knees to the body from Lopette.
Kaz misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopette using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kaz working aggressively here.
Lopette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land.
Kaz lands a body punch.
Lopette lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lopette prevents a body shot from Kaz.
Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Lopette controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaz.
Lopette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopette gets through Kaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopette.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopette lands a nice uppercut.
Lopette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopette controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Kaz.
Kaz working aggressively here.
Kaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopette.
Kaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopette controls his hands.
Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaz.
A shot in the inside from Kaz.
Lopette content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kaz.
Lopette blocks a body shot from Kaz.
Kaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaz blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kaz.
Lopette comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lopette scores with a shot to the side of Kaz's head.
Kaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lopette blocks a jab.
Lopette throws a head kick that misses.
Max Kaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaz lands a high kick!
Kaz throws out a leg kick but Lopette moves out of range and Kaz only half commits.
Lopette throws a fast counter high kick but Kaz manages to duck under it in time.
Kaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopette can do to turn this around?
Lopette avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaz clinches.
Kaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lopette blocks an uppercut.
Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaz stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopette missing with knees to the body.
Lopette landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Kaz.
Lopette avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopette avoids the damage to the body.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopette avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Lopette as the two fighters clinch.
Kaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopette blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopette has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Max Kaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lopette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopette counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaz's head.
Kaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopette.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Lopette was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lopette catches Kaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kaz misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Lopette coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kaz.
Lopette misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopette throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaz.
Kaz catches Lopette with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kaz tries to clinch there but Lopette circles away.
Lopette thumps Kaz with a low kick.
Kaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopette paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaz throws a sloppy head kick and Lopette moves out of range easily.
Kaz misses the jab.
Lopette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopette avoids the head kick by Kaz.
The fighters circling - Kaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kaz backs up against the cage.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses.
Lopette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaz. That did some damage!
Kaz lunges at Lopette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopette's hand.
Kaz misses with a leg kick.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Kaz throws a low kick, looking for Lopette's leg but Lopette calmly moves out of range.
Lopette was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A leg kick checked by Lopette.
Kaz tries to clinch up
and Lopette counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lopette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopette on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good work by Lopette as he checks the leg kick.
Lopette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopette connects with the punch.
Kaz misses with a hook
and Lopette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kaz takes one to the side of the head.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaz takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses.
Lopette on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaz. Kaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaz.
Kaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopette at a distance.
Lopette bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lopette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaz.
Kaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopette.
It seemed like Lopette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Kaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopette was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaz.
Lopette feints and then cracks Kaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaz down.
Kaz misses with a body kick.
Lopette scores with a nice body kick.
Kaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopette will feel that in the morning.
Kaz throws a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopette thows a body kick. Kaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kaz misses with a body shot.
Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Lopette replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kaz blocks it well.
Kaz throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Kaz misses
letting Lopette counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopette is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz tries to land a leg kick but Lopette saw it coming and moves away.
Kaz lands with a cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopette.
That kick from Lopette tenderised Kaz's leg. Kaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Kaz.
Kaz misses with a kick to the body
and Lopette counters by clinching up.
Lopette is leaning against Kaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Lopette.
Kaz being controlled against the cage.
Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopette.
A short right from Kaz.
A body shot lands from Lopette.
Kaz lands a damaging elbow.
Lopette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopette avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
Lopette blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lopette - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaz.
Lopette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaz.
Kaz misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Lopette.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopette's brow.
Kaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopette.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopette blocks an elbow strike.
Bornas Lopette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaz tries a body shot but Lopette blocks it.
Kaz letting Lopette take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopette.
Kaz looking to stall.
Max Kaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette is struggling to control the position.
Lopette gets through Kaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopette misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopette is defending well for now.
Lopette gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Kaz slowing the pace effectively.
Lopette lands an elbow that stopped Kaz in his tracks for a moment.
Lopette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Lopette avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage.
Kaz lands a left hand.
Lopette tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
Lopette unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopette misses with a knee to the head.
Kaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopette controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopette backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaz misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Lopette scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopette is struggling to control the position.
Kaz throws a head punch that misses.
Lopette misses with a body punch.
Kaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Lopette.
Kaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lopette just leaning against Kaz, taking a breather.
Lopette throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lopette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaz throws the left hand but Lopette avoids the punch easily.
Lopette replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kaz blocks it well.
Lopette misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bornas Lopette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaz 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikitin comes to the cage accompanied by Smack My Bitch Up . 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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184 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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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
16 - 19 - 5, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandr Nikitin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikitin avoids a kick to the body.
Nikitin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Nikitin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nikitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Nikitin shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nikitin.
Nikitin has a takedown stuffed.
Nikitin shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Nikitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikitin has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Nikitin is pushing Rogers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers tries to throw a body punch but Nikitin avoids it by throwing Rogers back against the cage.
Nikitin managing to block the knees to the body from Rogers.
Rogers is stalling here.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikitin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rogers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nikitin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikitin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rogers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikitin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rogers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nikitin blocks a body shot from Rogers.
Nikitin misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rogers works on Nikitin's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nikitin.
Nikitin lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rogers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nikitin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nikitin lands a left hand.
Nikitin pushes Rogers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rogers tries to throw a body punch but Nikitin avoids it by throwing Rogers back against the cage.
Nikitin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nikitin lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikitin controls his hands.
A short left from Nikitin.
Nikitin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rogers is trying to stand back up but Nikitin is controlling him
Rogers has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rogers is staying active underneath Nikitin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nikitin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikitin is keen to just control but Rogers is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin wants to free his trapped foot but Rogers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nikitin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nikitin is trying to control the action in half guard but Rogers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nikitin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogers looks for the body kick but Nikitin saw that one coming.
Nikitin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rogers's head backwards.
Nikitin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nikitin prevents Rogers from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rogers is trying to maintain the position but Nikitin is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Nikitin there.
Nikitin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nikitin controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikitin is keen to just control but Rogers is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Nikitin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikitin misses with a body shot.
Nikitin throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikitin takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Nikitin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nikitin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Nikitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers slips under a jab from Nikitin.
Nice takedown defense from Rogers. No joy for Nikitin on that attempt.
Rogers scores with a one two! Nikitin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikitin slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers connects with a solid leg kick.
Nikitin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nikitin is able to avoid easily.
Ian Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nikitin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Nikitin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rogers sprawls well. Rogers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikitin gets slowly back to his feet.
As Nikitin backs off Rogers throws a huge counter combo but Nikitin manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Rogers. Those never looked like landing.
Nikitin connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Nikitin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers tries to work over Nikitin's front leg with a kick but Nikitin checks it.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nikitin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nikitin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rogers misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to stall but Nikitin improves his position.
Rogers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nikitin jumps guard.
Rogers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nikitin is proving hard to escape from.
Nikitin controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Nikitin controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikitin looking to control.
Nikitin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rogers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from Nikitin misses.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Nikitin avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as Nikitin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Nikitin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikitin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers throws a counter combo.
Nikitin darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Nikitin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rogers is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikitin gets an underhook and turns Rogers into the cage.
Rogers is looking to control Nikitin's arms but Nikitin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rogers has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nikitin fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin manages to pull guard.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nikitin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nikitin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nikitin keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ian Rogers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers motions for Nikitin to come forward. Rogers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Rogers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nikitin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikitin is looking to wear down Rogers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nikitin throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut.
Nikitin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nikitin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rogers has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikitin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin works his way into full mount!
Nikitin controlling the pace for now.
Rogers tries to reverse the position but Nikitin maintains control.
Nikitin looking to control but Rogers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nikitin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
Nikitin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nikitin prevents Rogers from getting the reversal.
Nikitin avoids the attempt from Rogers to control.
Nikitin wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely.
Nikitin landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nikitin.
Rogers is trying to escape the mount.
Rogers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nikitin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nikitin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nikitin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nikitin thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rogers hang on?
Nikitin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
Alexandr Nikitin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikitin lands with some strikes.
Nikitin lands with some strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikitin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Nikitin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nikitin 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Nikitin!
An out of breath Alexandr Nikitin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Savolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Savolainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savolainen throws a hook but Madison avoids it easily.
Madison connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaakko Savolainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savolainen throws a good cross that connects.
Madison cracks Savolainen with a good jab.
It looks like Jaakko Savolainen has been cut.
Savolainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Savolainen.
We've been informed that Savolainen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Savolainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Madison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savolainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Madison tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Savolainen manages to circle out of the way.
Madison looks to land a left hand but Savolainen moved out of range nicely.
Savolainen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Madison looks to throw the jab but Savolainen is out of range.
Good leg kick by Madison there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Madison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Savolainen.
Savolainen gets a clinch.
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!
Madison struggles to land a body shot inside as Savolainen controls his hands.
Madison is trying to force a seperation but Savolainen has the dominant position.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Savolainen slips under a jab from Madison.
Savolainen shoots in and gets a takedown into Madison's guard.
Madison wants to stand but Savolainen is controlling the position.
Savolainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Savolainen wants to control from the top but Madison keeps moving.
Madison wants to stand but Savolainen is controlling the position.
Savolainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison wants to stand and escape but Savolainen is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Savolainen shoots in for a takedown but Madison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savolainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Savolainen shoots in for a double leg but Madison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Madison cracks a nice hook into Savolainen's ribs.
Savolainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madison.
Savolainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madison is fending him off so far but Savolainen persists. Nope, Madison circles away and we're back to standing.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Savolainen.
Savolainen missing with a left hand there. Madison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Savolainen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Madison thuds his right hand into Savolainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Savolainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Madison's waist but Madison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Savolainen off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Savolainen connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Madison lands.
Savolainen wants to clinch but Madison slips to the side
and Madison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savolainen drives through and clinches with Madison against the cage.
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Madison.
A swing and a miss from Savolainen.
Savolainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Savolainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madison scoring well with a low kick there.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Madison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Madison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison defending well as Savolainen loads up on a big left hand.
Madison throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Savolainen misses the target.
Madison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madison is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Savolainen.
Madison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greg Madison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savolainen swings widly with a right hand
and Madison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savolainen scores with a shot to the body.
Savolainen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Madison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Madison connects with a nice looking jab.
That has opened up Jaakko Savolainen's cut even more.
Savolainen moves into the clinch.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savolainen looks to land a left hand but Madison moved out of range nicely.
Madison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Madison enables Savolainen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Madison manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Madison pushes Savolainen off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savolainen throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Madison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Savolainen looks for a takedown but Madison sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madison. Savolainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Savolainen.
Savolainen misses with a right hand
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savolainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Savolainen with a poor takedown
and Madison counters with a nice body shot.
Madison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savolainen manages to avoid it.
Savolainen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Savolainen throws a combination that misses
and Madison moves into the clinch.
Madison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savolainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savolainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madison.
Madison cracks Savolainen with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savolainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madison scores with a jab. Savolainen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Madison tried to score with a low kick but Savolainen checks it.
Savolainen lunges at Madison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madison's hand.
Nice defenses there by Savolainen.
Savolainen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Madison defends it well.
Madison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savolainen.
Savolainen dodges the punch combination from Madison.
Savolainen moves in looking to clinch but Madison pushes him off.
Savolainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savolainen to score with a decent uppercut.
Savolainen misses with a takedown attempt
and Madison counters by moving into the clinch.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Savolainen.
Savolainen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Madison to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savolainen's defenses.
Madison can't break the clinch.
Savolainen takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Jaakko Savolainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Madison is trying to break free.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savolainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Madison counters by moving into the clinch.
Savolainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Madison walks away with a smile on his face. Savolainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Madison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savolainen can do to turn this around?
Savolainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jaakko Savolainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Madison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savolainen throws the left hand but Madison avoids the punch easily.
Madison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Madison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savolainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Madison to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madison.
Savolainen throws an overhand right that lands on Madison's shoulder, as Madison tries to avoid the shot.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Savolainen misses with a body shot.
Savolainen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Madison tenderised Savolainen's leg. Savolainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madison ducks right into an uppercut from Savolainen.
Savolainen loads up on a big right hand but Madison slips the punch.
Savolainen throws the left hand but Madison avoids the punch easily.
Madison scores with a nice strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaakko Savolainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Greg Madison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sudo Nym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has chosen Sail as his entrance music. Bam Margera will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sudo Nym!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nym tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nym has managed to clinch.
Nym lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nym 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.
Nym landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Margera wants a takedown.
Nym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nym keeps control of Margera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.
Margera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nym fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Margera, pushing him back against the cage.
Nym putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Margera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nym misses with some punches.
Nym lands a body punch.
Margera looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nym fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nym gets through Margera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nym with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nym is pressed up against the cage. Margera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nym down to the mat. Nym avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nym gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nym really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nym is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Margera misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Nym misses the target.
Nym gets a clinch.
Nym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nym misses with a punch on the inside.
Nym lands an elbow just above Margera 's eye.
Nym misses with a punch on the inside.
Nym misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nym scores with a shoulder strike.
Margera tries to break the clinch but Nym is controlling the position.
Nym throws a head punch that misses.
Nym misses with the head strike.
Margera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nym prevents it.
Sudo Nym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.
Nym misses with the head strike.
Margera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Margera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nym after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nym lands a hook that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Nym misses with some punches.
Nym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nym throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera.
Margera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nym doesn't manage to clinch there - Margera circles away.
Sudo Nym seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Nym.
Nym tries to close the distance and clinch but Margera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nym fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Margera, pushing him back against the cage.
Margera wants a takedown.
A short right from Nym.
Nym working aggressively here.
Margera is trying to drag Nym to the mat but Nym just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nym stops a takedown attempt from Margera.
Margera has clasped his hands together around Nym's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nym is trying to get back to his feet.
Nym can't do much from the bottom here.
Nym tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Margera tries to get to his feet but Nym is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Margera in his guard.
Nym looking to control.
Margera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margera trying to control but Nym is working from the bottom.
Nym is pulling down on Margera's head to control his posture.
Nym wants to stand but Margera is controlling the position.
Nym is trying to control the position but Margera postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Margera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Margera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nym's head.
Margera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Margera postures up.
Margera wanted to stand there but Nym had control of the position.
Margera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Margera throwing strikes but missing.
Nym looking to hit a scissor sweep but Margera is one step ahead there.
Margera trying to control the position from guard on top but Nym is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Sudo Nym dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nym tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nym wants to clinch up but Margera keeps it at a distance.
Nym tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Margera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nym moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nym is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nym tries to clinch but Margera moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Nym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Margera keeps the fight on the outside.
As Nym backs off Margera throws a huge counter combo but Nym manages to avoid it all.
Nym is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nym tries to clinch there but Margera circles away.
Nym tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Margera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Margera can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Margera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nym clinches up with Margera and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nym throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera.
Margera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nym after a bit of a struggle.
Margera wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Nym on the inside.
Margera avoids the elbow strike from Nym, against the cage.
Nym trying to land knees to the body.
Nym misses with the head strike.
Nym throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Margera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nym.
Margera is looking for a takedown.
Sudo Nym has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.
Nym lands a right hand.
Nym lands a left hand that snaps the head of Margera backwards.
Margera is rocked!
Nym pushes Margera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera is still on wobbly legs! Can Nym finish him?
Margera wants to take the fight to the mat but Nym manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nym swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nym lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nym lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Margera to his knees! Nym keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sudo Nym!
Sudo Nym retains his lightweight title!
Sudo Nym very nearly forgot to thank Bloodlust Horde Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wooden Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pencil comes to the cage accompanied by Full Retard. Robinson has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wooden Pencil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Allen Robinson !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a body punch but Pencil moves out of range.
Pencil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Allen Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pencil changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson . Pencil does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Pencil misses the target.
Pencil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robinson throws out the jab.
Pencil feinted with a counter takedown.
Pencil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pencil at a distance.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Pencil moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Robinson .
Pencil is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Pencil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a low kick but Pencil moves out of range easily.
Pencil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robinson can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robinson , right into the meat.
Pencil misses with a low kick.
Pencil checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Pencil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pencil counters with a leg kick.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pencil throws a chopping leg kick but Robinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a hook but Pencil blocks it.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Robinson is quick to defend against it.
Pencil has been working on his balance at The Good the Bad and The Ugly, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Robinson .
Pencil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson .
Robinson throws a leg kick but Pencil sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Robinson is quick to defend against it.
Pencil is looking to score with low kicks.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Pencil half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pencil dodges the punch combination from Robinson .
Pencil wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Robinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pencil half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pencil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pencil throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Robinson .
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pencil manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Robinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pencil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Robinson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robinson .
Robinson throws a leg kick but Pencil moved away.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Robinson is quick to defend against it.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pencil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson throws a lazy head kick
and Pencil counters by clinching up.
Pencil throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pencil is trying to break free.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pencil blocks the elbow strike.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Pencil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pencil avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Robinson .
Pencil tried to counter with a leg kick but Robinson avoided it.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson rushes Pencil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pencil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pencil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil being controlled against the cage.
Pencil is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pencil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pencil.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Pencil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Pencil controls the action.
Robinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pencil.
Pencil blocks an elbow strike.
Pencil avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pencil avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Robinson .
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pencil's elbow.
Pencil manages to break the clinch.
Robinson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pencil under the eye.
Pencil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pencil with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pencil missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson takes a swing at Pencil's ribcage but misses.
Pencil feinted with a counter takedown.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pencil.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Robinson is quick to defend against it.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pencil rather than just go for the knockout.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pencil feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pencil.
Robinson throws a low kick but Pencil avoids it.
Pencil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robinson lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson cracks the inside of Pencil's front leg.
Robinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pencil blocks a leg kick.
Pencil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pencil's head backwards.
Robinson throws a solid leg kick but Pencil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robinson .
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Pencil moves out of range easily.
Pencil seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pencil blocks the leg kick.
Pencil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Robinson sprawls and moves away.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pencil manages to avoid it.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pencil drops down looking for a counter takedown but Robinson sprawls and moves away.
Allen Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pencil manages to avoid it.
Pencil half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson . Pencil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pencil appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
It looked like Pencil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pencil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson .
Robinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pencil off the cage and back into range.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pencil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robinson pushes Pencil up against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robinson digs a right hand into Pencil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pencil's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pencil wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Pencil.
Pencil misses with some punches.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pencil's efforts to push away.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pencil blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pencil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robinson connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robinson .
Pencil ducks under a wild hook from Robinson .
Pencil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Robinson is quick to defend against it.
Pencil throws a leg kick
and Robinson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pencil manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pencil misses the target.
Robinson tries a low kick but Pencil avoids it.
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pencil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Pencil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pencil can't break the clinch.
Robinson trying to stall but Pencil improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Pencil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson swings for the body but Pencil moves out of range.
Pencil attempts a counter takedown but Robinson avoids it well and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pencil.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Pencil's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Pencil.
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!
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pencil tried to counter with a leg kick but Robinson avoided it.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pencil feinted with a counter takedown.
Robinson tried to score with a low kick but Pencil checks it.
Pencil attempts a counter takedown but Robinson avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pencil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pencil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Robinson is quick to defend against it.
Pencil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Robinson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pencil feinted with a counter takedown.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Pencil is avoiding it.
Pencil avoids the body shot from Robinson .
Pencil tries to counter with a takedown but Robinson is quick to defend against it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pencil.
Robinson throws a leg kick but Pencil checks it.
Pencil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robinson thows a leg kick but Pencil checks it
and Pencil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robinson walks straight into a right hand from Pencil - that's dropped him! Pencil jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Robinson from any more punishment! Robinson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wooden Pencil!
Wooden Pencil retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Wooden Pencil made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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