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WFC- Friday Night Figths 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between aj styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamara Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamara Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, aj styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tamara Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silva.
styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
styles wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
styles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
styles passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to bench press styles off him but styles keeps the position.
Silva wants to improve his position, back to half guard but styles has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Silva's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Silva is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for styles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). aj styles!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Akari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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240 lbs
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230 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Akari!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akari's waist but Akari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kidd off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Kidd. No joy for Akari on that attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kidd avoids the head kick by Akari.
Nice takedown defense from Akari. No joy for Kidd on that attempt.
Akari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Akari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kidd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Akari looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kidd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Akari with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kidd is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Akari wants to finish this one by submission but Kidd is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Akari.
Akari throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd is working to get back to half guard.
Akari swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kidd is now in Akari's guard. A big mistake from Akari there, giving up the dominant position!
Akari looks gassed!
Kidd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kidd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Akari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Akari manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Akari's guard.
Kidd drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Kidd as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Akari screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Kidd! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). AJ Kidd!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stand Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OH KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mike Tyson clip from Hangover. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stand Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, OH KO!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KO thows a left - swing and a miss!
KO cracks Bang with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bang looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can KO finish him?
It looks like Stand Bang has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Bang.
A big right from KO misses.
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
KO throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - KO throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from KO.
KO slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
Bang tests KO's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like OH KO has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by KO.
OH KO seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KO showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bang.
No joy there for Bang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
KO jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bang looks for a takedown but KO sprawls well.
Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
KO pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
KO throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but KO circles away quickly and effectively.
Bang slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has KO pinned against the cage. KO gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stand Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
KO misses with a hook.
KO throws the left hand but Bang avoids the punch easily.
Bang gets a takedown into half guard.
Bang is breathing heavily.
KO trying to control from the bottom.
Bang prevents KO from improving his position.
Bang escapes and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circling - KO throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bang misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - KO coming out on top.
KO 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.
Bang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from KO.
KO looks to throw the jab but Bang is out of range.
KO misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang moves out of range of the strikes.
KO missing with a left hand there. Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bang throws a right and a left that KO avoids nicely.
KO loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
Bang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but KO moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
KO scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang lands with some strikes.
Bang throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns KO that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bang avoids the attempt from KO to control.
Bang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bang has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of KO's face.
Bang throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KO is desperately trying to improve his position but Bang has a good base and remains in mount.
Bang scoring with strikes but KO is staying in there.
Bang working KO over with strikes here.
KO is bucking up trying to escape but Bang cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. KO can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bang raining down shots from the mount!
KO is desperately trying to improve his position but Bang has a good base and remains in mount.
Bang pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bang cracks KO with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
KO is bucking up trying to escape but Bang cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
KO is rocked!
Bang unloading with bombs!
KO is still in real trouble! Can Bang finish him?
Bang lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bang pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang dominating with strikes here.
KO is trying to stand up.
Bang postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have KO in real trouble here! The ref calls for KO to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stand Bang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Borgato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luca Borgato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Walker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker avoids the head kick by Borgato.
Borgato throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Borgato tries to land a front kick but Walker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Borgato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick from Borgato misses.
Borgato throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Borgato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walker takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borgato. That's going to slow Walker down.
Luca Borgato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgato throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Borgato really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Borgato throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Borgato.
Borgato delivers a nice body kick.
Walker looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Borgato.
Borgato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Borgato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borgato lands with a kick to the temple. Walker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Kevin Walker has been cut.
Borgato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borgato.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borgato throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Borgato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Borgato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borgato.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borgato. That's going to slow Walker down.
Borgato lands a big head kick that sends Walker tumbling to the mat! Borgato takes a step backwards and waves Walker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Walker is rocked!
Borgato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Borgato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borgato throws a front kick that sends Walker stumbling back into the cage.
Borgato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Borgato.
Nice body kick there by Borgato.
Borgato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borgato throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borgato. That's going to slow Walker down.
Borgato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
Luca Borgato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borgato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borgato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borgato gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Borgato lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Kevin Walker's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Borgato.
Borgato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Borgato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Borgato.
Borgato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Borgato - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borgato - the referee stops the clock and Walker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borgato. Walker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Borgato throws a head kick that half lands.
Borgato scoring well with a low kick there.
Borgato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Borgato.
Walker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Borgato.
Borgato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Borgato can pounce on him.
Borgato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borgato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walker if he has to take too many more of those.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Borgato. Walker shrugs it off though.
Walker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Borgato throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Borgato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Borgato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Borgato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borgato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Borgato explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Borgato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Borgato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Walker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Borgato.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borgato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borgato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borgato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Borgato lands with a nice body kick.
Borgato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borgato.
Borgato cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borgato.
Walker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borgato. That's going to slow Walker down.
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!
Borgato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borgato lands with a kick to the temple. Walker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borgato.
Borgato throws a front kick that sends Walker stumbling back into the cage.
Walker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Borgato.
Borgato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Kevin Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt - Borgato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Borgato lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borgato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Borgato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgato fakes the leg kick and cracks Walker in the body.
Borgato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walker takes a step back to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Borgato!
Borgato feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Borgato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Borgato explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borgato.
Good leg kick by Borgato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borgato.
Borgato lands a nice looking body kick.
Borgato wants to clinch.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgato tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borgato.
Borgato lands with a slapping head kick.
Borgato tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Borgato.
Borgato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Borgato lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borgato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Borgato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
Borgato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgato doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Good leg kick by Borgato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Borgato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Borgato tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Borgato to the ground. Borgato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luca Borgato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Walker.
Borgato lands a head kick!
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borgato.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Borgato slams his shin into Walker's torso.
Borgato lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The cut above Kevin Walker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An inside leg kick lands from Borgato.
Borgato scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Borgato dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Borgato lands a nice looking body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Borgato. Walker shrugs it off though.
Borgato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borgato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker defending well as Borgato loads up on a big left hand.
Walker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Borgato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Borgato can pounce on him.
Luca Borgato is winning the standup battle so far.
Borgato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Borgato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borgato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borgato, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Borgato, right into the meat.
Borgato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borgato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borgato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Borgato scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.
Borgato thumps Walker with a low kick.
Borgato is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Borgato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borgato throws a nice head kick!
Borgato throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Walker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
A head kick from Borgato lands but Walker takes it in his stride.
Borgato throws a front kick that sends Walker stumbling back into the cage.
Borgato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borgato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Borgato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Borgato throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borgato.
Borgato lands with a kick to the temple. Walker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Borgato lands a high kick!
Kevin Walker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Borgato tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borgato cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borgato scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Borgato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Borgato.
Borgato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borgato scoring well with a low kick there.
Luca Borgato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borgato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borgato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borgato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Borgato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Borgato. Borgato obviously looking to wear him down.
Borgato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
Borgato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kevin Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Borgato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borgato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borgato throws a nice head kick!
Borgato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borgato plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Borgato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borgato lands with a nice body kick.
Borgato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walker will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borgato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borgato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borgato lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Borgato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borgato 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Borgato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miladin Kovacevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Redondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovacevic comes to the cage accompanied by .... Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miladin Kovacevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Redondo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacevic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redondo.
Redondo gets a clinch.
Kovacevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovacevic throws a series of punches but Redondo avoids them all with ease.
Kovacevic lands a right hook to the body.
Redondo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Redondo wants to stand up but Kovacevic is controlling the position.
Kovacevic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kovacevic tries to get to full guard but Redondo has control of the leg.
Kovacevic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Redondo.
Redondo wants to get up but he can't break Kovacevic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redondo's guard.
Redondo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kovacevic defends well.
Redondo wants to stand but Kovacevic is controlling the position.
Kovacevic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Redondo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kovacevic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Miladin Kovacevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic leaves Redondo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kovacevic stuffs the takedown.
Crunch! Kovacevic slams his shin into Redondo's torso.
Miladin Kovacevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redondo looks gassed!
Nice cross by Kovacevic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovacevic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kovacevic lands a slapping body shot.
Kovacevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovacevic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redondo. Redondo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Redondo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Redondo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A cross from Kovacevic lands.
Kovacevic drops Redondo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Redondo looks back up at him and smiles so Kovacevic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Redondo is rocked!
Kovacevic throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Redondo crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miladin Kovacevic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Spaghetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Bartowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddy Spaghetti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartowski with a jab.
It looks like Eddy Spaghetti has been cut.
Spaghetti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bartowski tries to avoid it but Spaghetti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bartowski to the ground. Bartowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spaghetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Spaghetti or perhaps it was just good defense by Bartowski which made him look bad.
Bartowski lands with a right hand.
Bartowski fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Spaghetti out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chuck Bartowski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Freeman Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitsu comes into the arena with DJ Khaled-We Taking Over (Instrumental) blaring out of the sound system. Freeman Knuckles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gonna fly now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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293 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Freeman Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jitsu is defended easily by Freeman Knuckles.
Freeman Knuckles stuns Jitsu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Freeman Knuckles misses with a wild combination.
Freeman Knuckles lands a left and a right that send Jitsu crashing to the mat, dazed. Freeman Knuckles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jitsu is rocked!
It looks like Jiu Jitsu has been cut.
Jitsu is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jitsu bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Freeman Knuckles comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Jitsu falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Jitsu was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jordan Freeman Knuckles!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fancy Nancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emperor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Emperor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Nancy!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emperor tries to bum rush Nancy with a series of wild strikes but Nancy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emperor shoots in looking for a takedown. Nancy tries to sprawl out of it but Emperor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nancy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emperor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Emperor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nancy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Emperor is trying to ground and pound but Nancy uses the momentary lack of control by Emperor to regain half guard.
Nancy controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nancy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emperor with the ground and pound but Nancy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nancy wants to stand and escape but Emperor is having none of it.
Emperor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nancy controlling Emperor 's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nancy wants to stand up but Emperor is controlling him.
Emperor trying to control but Nancy is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nancy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emperor looks to land a combination but Nancy avoids it well.
Emperor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nancy was well out of range. Poor timing from Emperor .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nancy finds it's way through Emperor 's defenses.
Emperor misses with a double jab.
Nancy stuffs the takedown attempt from Emperor . Emperor gets slowly back to his feet.
Emperor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emperor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nancy keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Emperor .
Nancy lands a jab to the head.
Emperor throws a head kick but Nancy moves out of range.
Nancy stuns Emperor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nancy digs a good hook to Emperor 's body.
Decent striking displayed by Nancy there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nancy 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 Emperor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emperor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Nancy.
Emperor throws a sloppy body shot
and Nancy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emperor is breathing heavily.
Emperor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nancy throws a series of strikes that have Emperor backpedaling.
Nancy throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Emperor stumbling backwards into the cage! Emperor bounces back off the cage towards Nancy, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Nancy lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Nancy celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fancy Nancy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Mesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguel Souza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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245 lbs
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279 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Mesnar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Mesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Souza as he jumps to the side.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Rock Mesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Souza misses.
Mesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mesnar throwing strikes but Souza uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mesnar is looking to pass Souza's guard but actually Souza recovers to full guard.
Mesnar trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Souza holds on and takes a little breather.
Mesnar throws and elbow that misses. Souza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mesnar's guard. Nice move by Souza!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Souza won't allow Mesnar to get back to his feet.
Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Souza has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesnar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Souza defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza landing with the ground and pound.
Mesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesnar, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mesnar holds on and takes a little breather.
Mesnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Souza is controlling him.
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesnar keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mesnar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mesnar being controlled here, momentarily.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mesnar darts in and clinches Souza up against the cage.
Mesnar jumps guard and drags Souza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Souza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mesnar's guard.
Souza preventing the sweep.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesnar is retaining full guard.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesnar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Souza stops Mesnar from standing up.
Souza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesnar, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Mesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mesnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Souza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mesnar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Miguel Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mesnar.
Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Mesnar.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miguel Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesnar lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza wants to clinch.
Mesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Mesnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mesnar moves forwards but Souza connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mesnar lands the left hand.
Mesnar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Souza circles away.
Mesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mesnar looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Mesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
Mesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesnar fails to land the takedown.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Souza scores with a shot to the body.
Mesnar fails to land the takedown.
Miguel Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mesnar.
Souza tries to clinch up
and Mesnar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Souza's guard now.
Mesnar is breathing heavily.
Souza wants to sweep here but Mesnar controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Souza controlling the action here.
Mesnar wants to get back to full guard but Souza has passed into side control.
Souza controlling the position easily from mount.
Mesnar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Souza tries to control but Mesnar wriggling away.
Mesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza looking to control but Mesnar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mesnar is trying to escape the mount.
Souza with good strikes from the mount here!
Souza tries to control but Mesnar wriggling away.
Souza looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesnar wants to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
Souza tries to control but Mesnar wriggling away.
Mesnar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Souza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Souza with shots to the head and body - Mesnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mesnar wants to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mesnar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mesnar regains half guard.
Miguel Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesnar is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Souza takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Miguel Souza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mesnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rock Mesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Souza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mesnar. Mesnar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Mesnar.
Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Souza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza blocks a head kick by Mesnar.
Mesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souza but Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Souza stuffs the takedown.
Mesnar lands the left hand.
Souza loads up on a big right hand but Mesnar slips the punch.
Souza thuds his right hand into Mesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mesnar misses with an uppercut. Souza saw that one coming.
Mesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mesnar throws a sloppy body shot
and Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Souza misses.
Mesnar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miguel Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mesnar.
Mesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Souza throws a hook but Mesnar blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Mesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souza misses the jab.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Mesnar circles away.
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Souza lands a jab to the head.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Mesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Mesnar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mesnar fails with the takedown
and Souza moves into the clinch.
Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesnar tries to score a body lock takedown but Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mesnar keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesnar.
Souza looks to land a combination. Mesnar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Souza misses the target.
Souza misses with a double jab.
Mesnar slips a straight right by Souza.
Mesnar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Souza lands a jab.
Souza lands a nice looking body shot.
Souza lands a head shot.
Souza punishes Mesnar's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Mesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miguel Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Souza connects with a right hand. Mesnar shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looks to land a combination. Mesnar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Souza digs a good body shot into Mesnar's ribs.
Souza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Souza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Mesnar misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mesnar is rocked!
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesnar can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesnar looks up at the clock. Bad move! Souza lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mesnar. Souza pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Souza!
Miguel Souza is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. 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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199 lbs
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185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox throws a series of punches but Giovanni moves out of range.
No joy there for Fox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giovanni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giovanni cracks Fox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giovanni lands with a nice combination. Fox backs away looking to recover.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a two punch combo.
Fox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giovanni dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Fox works over Giovanni's head and body with a nice combination.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fox throws a right hand that Giovanni ducks under and follows up with a left that Giovanni also avoids with ease.
Fox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giovanni lunges at Fox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fox's hand.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox moves away from the strike by Giovanni.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a three punch combo that has Fox backing up. Fox nods at Giovanni to acknowledge the strikes.
Fox is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
Giovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Fox.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steve Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Giovanni lands an overhand right.
Giovanni digs a good hook to Fox's body.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a nice body shot.
Fox slips a jab from Giovanni.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a nice body shot.
Fox looks gassed!
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giovanni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni lands with an overhand left.
Fox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giovanni.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Giovanni finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni lands a jab to Fox's midsection.
Fox seems to have recovered his senses.
Fox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fox tries to move into range but Giovanni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giovanni jabs at Fox's body.
Giovanni lands a really nice looking cross but Fox seems unphased.
Giovanni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fox doesn't seem bothered though.
Giovanni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Giovanni lands a head shot.
Giovanni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giovanni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Giovanni misses with a series of wild punches.
Giovanni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fox's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Fox scores with a four punch combination!
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giovanni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fox.
Fox throws a body punch but Giovanni moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a two punch combo.
Giovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Fox misses with a combination
enabling Giovanni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giovanni swinging wildly here.
Giovanni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giovanni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a left to the body.
Fox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Giovanni misses with a few strikes there.
Giovanni connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox misses with a combination
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giovanni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fox thinking.
Giovanni lands with a good body shot.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giovanni scores with a jab to the head.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Giovanni.
Giovanni scores with a nice strike.
Giovanni connects with a single shot there.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giovanni misses with a body shot.
Giovanni misses with a body shot
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.
Fox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Fox swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
Giovanni digs a good hook to Fox's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fox looks to land a right hand but Giovanni moved out of range.
A combination from Giovanni does no damage.
Giovanni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a left to the body.
Giovanni cracks Fox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Giovanni catches Fox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Giovanni to counter with a crisp jab.
Giovanni lands with a nice body punch.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giovanni keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice jab there from Giovanni.
Giovanni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fox.
Giovanni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a three punch combo that has Fox backing up. Fox nods at Giovanni to acknowledge the strikes.
Fox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giovanni.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Giovanni jabs Fox right on the nose. Fox blinks but takes it well.
Giovanni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fox.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni thuds a left hand into Fox's body.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Giovanni.
Sonny Giovanni is winning the standup battle so far.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Giovanni works Fox's body with a nice hook.
Giovanni lands a nice hook to Fox's body. Fox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Giovanni lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Giovanni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fox doesn't seem phased though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fox might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Giovanni has got the better of the exchanges.
Giovanni lands a jab to the nose.
Giovanni thuds his right hand into Fox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a stiff right hand.
Giovanni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Giovanni.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
A jab from Giovanni finds it's way through Fox's defenses.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giovanni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giovanni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Giovanni.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fox thinking.
Fox throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
Giovanni is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fox throws a head kick that misses.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a three punch combo that has Fox backing up. Fox nods at Giovanni to acknowledge the strikes.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fox dips to his left and cracks Giovanni with an uppercut!
Giovanni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Fox misses with a double jab
enabling Giovanni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a left to the body.
Giovanni loads up on a big right hand but Fox slips the punch.
Giovanni throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Giovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giovanni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Giovanni throws a series of punches but Fox moves out of range.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Giovanni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giovanni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a series of strikes. Fox will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giovanni lands a slapping body shot.
Giovanni cracks Fox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giovanni throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Fox misses with a combination
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Giovanni.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox throws a right hand that Giovanni ducks under and follows up with a left that Giovanni also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Giovanni both land. Nice combination.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Giovanni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a left to the body.
Fox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Giovanni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fox misses with a combination
enabling Giovanni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giovanni throws a right hand that Fox ducks under and follows up with a left that Fox also avoids with ease.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giovanni.
Giovanni takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Steve Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giovanni walks into a jab.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fox thinking.
Fox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giovanni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a straight right hand.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giovanni.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Giovanni to counter with a crisp jab.
Fox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giovanni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giovanni dodges the punch combination from Fox.
A punch combination from Giovanni misses.
Giovanni lands a really nice looking cross but Fox seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a one-two to the body.
Fox throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.
Giovanni lands a jab.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Giovanni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovanni pushes Fox away with a front kick.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giovanni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Giovanni scores with a jab to the body.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a left and a right that stings Fox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giovanni lands a head shot.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giovanni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Giovanni misses.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Giovanni lands a right hook to the body.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a nice body shot.
Fox throws a combination that misses
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
Giovanni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giovanni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fox. Fox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a series of strikes. Fox will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a two punch combo.
Giovanni throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it.
Fox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fox throws a combination that misses
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a nice leg kick.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut.
Fox tries to bum rush Giovanni with a series of wild strikes but Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a leg kick.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a left to the body.
Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fox.
Giovanni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fox.
Fox avoids the body shot from Giovanni.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Giovanni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovanni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fox misses with a looping left.
Fox misses with a combination
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giovanni staying out of range there.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a right hand to the body.
Giovanni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giovanni circles away quickly and effectively.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giovanni misses with a looping right.
Giovanni dips to his left and cracks Fox with an uppercut!
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fox 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.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fox.
Giovanni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giovanni.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giovanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Giovanni throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it.
Giovanni looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Fox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a three punch combo that has Fox backing up. Fox nods at Giovanni to acknowledge the strikes.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a two punch combo.
Fox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fox slips under a jab.
Fox throws a series of punches but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni throws a one two combo.
Giovanni throws a hook but Fox blocks it.
Giovanni misses with a looping left.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giovanni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Giovanni lunges at Fox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fox's hand.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giovanni throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a nice body shot.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Giovanni lands a really nice looking cross but Fox seems unphased.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a stiff right hand.
Giovanni lands a nice shot that snaps Fox's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fox.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut. Fox saw that one coming.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Giovanni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fox throws out a loose jab but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Giovanni punishes Fox's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right-left combo lands from Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with a wild combination.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a three punch combo that has Fox backing up. Fox nods at Giovanni to acknowledge the strikes.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Giovanni lands.
Fox lands with an overhand left.
Fox avoids the body shot from Giovanni.
Giovanni throws a lazy right hand but Fox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Giovanni looks to throw the jab but Fox is out of range.
Fox misses with a combination
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Giovanni there.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox throws a combination that misses
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giovanni. Fox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Giovanni backs up against the cage.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a left to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Fox.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox walks into a left hand.
Giovanni scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni had his way with Steve Fox in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fox lands a jab-cross combination.
Fox looks to land a combination but Giovanni avoids it well.
Giovanni takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Fox throws a combination. Giovanni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giovanni.
Giovanni connects with a body shot.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Fox scores with a four punch combination!
Fox moves out of range of the strikes.
Giovanni catches Fox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Decent striking displayed by Giovanni there.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Giovanni.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a nice body shot.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a one-two to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
Fox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fox tries to bum rush Giovanni with a series of wild strikes but Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fox slips a straight right by Giovanni.
Fox moves away from the strike by Giovanni.
Giovanni connects with a body shot.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
Giovanni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fox clinches but Giovanni breaks the clinch
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a nice body shot.
Giovanni misses with a body shot.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut.
Giovanni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Giovanni missing with a left hand there. Fox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fox wants to clinch but Giovanni slips to the side
and Giovanni counters with a stiff right hand.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giovanni swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Giovanni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters with a nice body shot.
Giovanni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Giovanni cracks a nice hook into Fox's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a series of punches but Giovanni avoids them all with ease.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giovanni scores with a jab.
Fox defending well as Giovanni loads up on a big left hand.
Fox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fox thinking.
Giovanni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fox on the side of the head.
Giovanni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giovanni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fox misses with a double jab
and Giovanni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fox throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni counters with a straight right hand.
Fox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giovanni.
Giovanni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Giovanni.
Giovanni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steve Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Giovanni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Giovanni works Fox's body with a nice hook.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a straight right hand.
Giovanni scores with a nice head shot.
Fox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a two punch combo.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Giovanni finds it's way through Fox's defenses.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giovanni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fox misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a straight right hand.
Sonny Giovanni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Giovanni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giovanni 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:42
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:43
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Giovanni!
Sonny Giovanni is the new middleweight champion!
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