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GK 132 - Boom vs Hughes 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moloch Madakassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Glass !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moloch Madakassan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madakassan throws a head kick that misses.
Glass feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Madakassan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madakassan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Glass lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madakassan at a distance.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Madakassan fails to land with a series of punches.
Glass scores with a leg kick.
Glass slips a jab and a cross from Madakassan.
Madakassan moves out of range as Glass throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Glass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Glass connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Madakassan.
Madakassan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Madakassan feints and then cracks Glass 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glass down.
Glass blocks a head kick by Madakassan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass connects with a body shot.
Glass connects with a leg kick. Madakassan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Glass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Madakassan's head backwards.
Madakassan throws a nice looking combination but Glass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glass throws a body punch but Madakassan moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Glass as he connects with a hook.
Madakassan scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Glass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Madakassan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glass .
Glass slips a jab and a cross from Madakassan.
Glass looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Madakassan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Madakassan is out of range.
Madakassan is looking to chop away at Glass 's legs.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madakassan was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass .
Glass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Madakassan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madakassan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass .
Madakassan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glass . That's going to slow Madakassan down.
Madakassan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glass connects with a leg kick. Madakassan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been told by Glass 's head coaches at LOD: Black Label that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moloch Madakassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Madakassan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madakassan throws a head kick that misses
and Glass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glass swings for the body but Madakassan moves out of range.
Glass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madakassan doesn't seem bothered though.
Madakassan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madakassan tries to bum rush Glass with a series of wild strikes but Glass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madakassan fails with a takedown attempt.
Glass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madakassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madakassan avoids a kick to the body.
Glass throws a head kick that misses.
Glass is looking to wear down Madakassan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Glass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glass lands a jab to the nose.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick.
Glass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Madakassan.
Kevin Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Madakassan scores with a four punch combination!
Madakassan throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Glass lands a lovely overhand right.
Glass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madakassan.
Madakassan throws a head kick that misses.
Glass looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Glass sizes up Madakassan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Madakassan scores with a kick to the body.
Glass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Glass thumps Madakassan with a low kick.
Madakassan tries to clinch but Glass moves out of range.
Glass is looking for a counter combo.
Glass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glass wants it to stay on the feet.
Madakassan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Madakassan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kevin Glass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moloch Madakassan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madakassan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass .
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Glass takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Danga de danga de dang - Glass scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Moloch Madakassan has been cut.
Glass misses with a body shot.
And Madakassan tries to counter it with a takedown but Glass pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Glass lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madakassan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madakassan. That did some damage!
Madakassan 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.
A lazy left from Madakassan finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass . Madakassan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madakassan unleashes a big counter combination but Glass bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Madakassan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass .
Madakassan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Glass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glass clobbers Madakassan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Madakassan doesn't manage to clinch there - Glass circles away.
Glass looks to land a right hand but Madakassan moved out of range.
Glass connects with a solid leg kick.
Glass throws a push kick but Madakassan slaps the foot to one side.
Madakassan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Madakassan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madakassan moves out of range of the leg kick from Glass .
Madakassan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Glass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moloch Madakassan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Madakassan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glass throws a front kick aimed at Madakassan's knee but Madakassan avoids it well.
Madakassan looks to land a left hand but Glass moved out of range nicely.
Madakassan throws a series of punches but Glass moves out of range.
A punch combination from Madakassan misses.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madakassan manages to avoid it.
Madakassan fails to land with a series of punches.
And Glass counters with a quick kick to the body but Madakassan blocks it.
A good leg kick by Glass .
Kevin Glass is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass connects with a solid leg kick.
You can see that Madakassan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Glass cracks the inside of Madakassan's front leg.
Madakassan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Madakassan scores with a three punch combo!
Madakassan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glass .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glass throws a shot to the body.
Madakassan connects with a high kick.
Madakassan shoots in and drives through. Glass sprawls well.
Glass swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Madakassan is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Glass there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madakassan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Madakassan. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glass .
Madakassan takes a swing at Glass 's ribcage but misses.
Madakassan throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Glass .
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Madakassan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Glass has got the better of the exchanges.
Madakassan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Glass throwing a counter right hand but Madakassan manages to avoid it.
Madakassan 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.
Madakassan tries to clinch up but Glass circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass .
Madakassan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madakassan throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Glass as he connects with a hook.
Madakassan misses with a head kick.
Madakassan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass .
Moloch Madakassan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madakassan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass connects with a high kick.
Madakassan throws a series of punches but Glass moves out of range.
Glass tried to counter with a leg kick but Madakassan avoided it.
Glass lands with an uppercut that bounces Madakassan off the cage and back into range.
Madakassan misses with a combination
and Glass counters with a good low kick that Madakassan was not able to check.
Glass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madakassan.
Glass works Madakassan's body with a nice hook.
Glass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madakassan can do to turn this around?
Glass delivers a nice body kick.
Madakassan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Glass lands a glancing blow to the side of Madakassan's head.
Donk. Glass catches Madakassan right on the button with a cross.
Madakassan throws a combination. Glass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Glass smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Madakassan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glass staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a sloppy head kick and Madakassan moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Glass .
Madakassan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Glass lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madakassan at a distance.
Glass blocks a leg kick.
Glass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madakassan misses with a leg kick.
Glass lands a head kick!
Madakassan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madakassan throws a front kick aimed at Glass 's knee but Glass avoids it well.
Madakassan thows a leg kick but Glass checks it
and Glass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madakassan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Glass is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Madakassan.
Madakassan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Madakassan tries to move into range but Glass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass .
Glass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands with a kick to the temple. Madakassan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Glass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Madakassan's calf.
Madakassan throws a solid leg kick but Glass takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madakassan.
Madakassan moves out of range of the leg kick from Glass .
Glass lands a nice shot that snaps Madakassan's head back.
Madakassan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Glass is out of range and Madakassan settles back down.
Glass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madakassan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Glass tries to avoid it but Madakassan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Glass to the ground. Glass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Glass tried to counter with a leg kick but Madakassan avoided it.
Kevin Glass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moloch Madakassan.
Glass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Glass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madakassan.
Madakassan wants to land a leg kick but Glass is out of range.
Madakassan throws a right and a left that Glass avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madakassan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glass connects with a solid leg kick.
Glass throws a nice looking combination but Madakassan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madakassan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Glass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moloch Madakassan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Glass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madakassan in his tracks.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Madakassan tries to work over Glass 's front leg with a kick but Glass checks it.
Madakassan throws a right and a left that Glass avoids nicely.
Madakassan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glass throws a head kick but Madakassan moves out of range.
Madakassan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass . Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass scores with a leg kick.
Glass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glass sizes up Madakassan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Madakassan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madakassan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madakassan wants to clinch
and Glass counters with a low kick, right behind Madakassan 's knee.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glass , right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madakassan misses with a low kick.
Glass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glass blocks a head kick by Madakassan.
Madakassan tries to bum rush Glass with a series of wild strikes but Glass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Glass .
Glass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madakassan in his tracks.
Madakassan looks to clinch
and Glass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Glass cracks the inside of Madakassan's front leg.
Madakassan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Glass .
Glass throws a nice head kick!
Glass throws a shot to the body.
Madakassan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Glass .
Glass scores with a kick 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!
Madakassan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Madakassan is rocked!
Glass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Madakassan is still on wobbly legs! Can Glass finish him?
Madakassan is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Glass just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Madakassan has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Glass !
Kevin Glass really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Amped Performance logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Abalajon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox has chosen Sometimes as his entrance music. George Abalajon 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George Abalajon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Cox!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abalajon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cox.
Abalajon throwing a counter right hand but Cox manages to avoid it.
Cox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cox has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abalajon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cox lands a high kick!
It looks like George Abalajon has been cut.
Abalajon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox tries to clinch
and Abalajon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abalajon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cox lands a left and a right that send Abalajon crashing to the mat, dazed. Cox thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Abalajon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abalajon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cox.
Cox misses with a body kick.
Abalajon throwing a counter right hand but Cox manages to avoid it.
Abalajon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abalajon somewhat.
Abalajon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abalajon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abalajon.
Abalajon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Cox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abalajon throwing a counter right hand but Cox manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a right hand that Abalajon ducks under and follows up with a left that Abalajon also avoids with ease.
Abalajon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cox missing with a left hand there. Abalajon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abalajon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cox tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abalajon is in Cox's guard.
Abalajon content to stall in guard here.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Abalajon from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox wants to sweep but no luck.
Abalajon trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
Abalajon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cox wants to sweep here but Abalajon controlling him for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Abalajon wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cox scores with a head kick.
George Abalajon's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abalajon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cox can pounce on him.
Cox tries to clinch but Abalajon is having none of it.
Abalajon throws a big shot that misses.
Abalajon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cox.
Cox throws an overhand right that lands on Abalajon's shoulder, as Abalajon tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Abalajon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abalajon. Cox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Cox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Cox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Abalajon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abalajon manages to avoid it.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abalajon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Abalajon checks a low kick from Cox.
Abalajon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Cox misses the target.
Cox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox misses with an uppercut. Abalajon saw that one coming.
Cox misses with a body shot.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Abalajon misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox throws a poor cross that misses
and Abalajon counters with a nice uppercut.
Cox throws out a loose jab but Abalajon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abalajon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ivan Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox throws a jab but it's blocked by Abalajon.
Cox thumps Abalajon with a low kick.
Cox scores with a nice strike.
Ivan Cox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cox throws a head kick but Abalajon moves out of range.
Ivan Cox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cox stalks Abalajon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abalajon's face. Abalajon staggers backwards, shaken.
George Abalajon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abalajon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cox sprawls and moves away.
Cox goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jeez, George Abalajon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Abalajon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cox.
Cox throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Abalajon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Cox!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Cox started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Jones!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Colt slams his shin into Jones's torso.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Colt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****MY YARD***** in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Colt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colt as he avoids it easily.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Colt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Colt lands a right hook to the body.
Colt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones looks winded!
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Colt.
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!
Colt lands with an overhand left.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Colt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Colt connects with a single shot there.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Colt scores with a leg kick.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Colt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Colt connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt lands with a shot to the body.
Colt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Colt thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Colt lands a jab-cross combination.
Colt lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Colt. Colt obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brian Colt!
Brian Colt bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kadeus Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Paniccia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kadeus Rex has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kadeus Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piero Paniccia!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniccia looks to score with a jab to the body but Rex is just out of range.
Rex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rex was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rex pushes Paniccia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rex just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paniccia's brow.
Rex misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paniccia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rex.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex swings wildly with an uppercut but Paniccia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paniccia.
A short right from Paniccia on the inside.
Paniccia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paniccia cracks Rex with a nice body shot.
Our sources have told us that Rex has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paniccia.
Rex blocking some punches.
Paniccia misses with a punch on the inside.
Paniccia misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Paniccia as the two fighters clinch.
Rex avoiding damage as Paniccia throws knees to the body.
Paniccia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rex.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paniccia backwards.
A short left from Rex.
Paniccia takes a shot to the head.
Paniccia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rex tries to break free but Paniccia pushes him back against the cage.
Paniccia misses with a punch to the body.
Rex stalling.
Rex tries a body shot but Paniccia blocks it.
A short left from Paniccia.
Paniccia works on Rex's body with a couple of short punches.
Rex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paniccia.
Rex pushes Paniccia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rex breaks the clinch.
Paniccia darts in and clinches Rex up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniccia misses with a punch to the body.
Paniccia looking to stall.
Rex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paniccia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rex circles away quickly and effectively.
Rex on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Piero Paniccia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paniccia punishes Rex's body with a nice straight punch.
Paniccia gets a clinch.
Paniccia misses with the head strike.
Rex is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Paniccia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex manages to break the clinch.
Paniccia scores with a sloppy right hand. Rex should have avoided that one.
Paniccia throws a right hand that misses
and Rex counters with a series of strikes. Paniccia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paniccia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rex counters with a one-two to the body.
Paniccia misses with a takedown attempt
and Rex counters with a nice body shot.
Paniccia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rex went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rex takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Paniccia.
Rex avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paniccia misses with a takedown attempt
and Rex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kadeus Rex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piero Paniccia.
Paniccia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rex counters with a stiff right hand.
Paniccia connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kadeus Rex will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rex takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rex takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kadeus Rex is winning the standup battle so far.
Rex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paniccia.
Rex swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paniccia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paniccia backwards.
Paniccia blocking some punches.
Rex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rex gets underhooks to prevent Paniccia's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paniccia tries to clinch
and Rex counters with a crisp one two that drops Paniccia! Rex thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Paniccia to his feet! Paniccia is in big trouble!
Paniccia is rocked!
Paniccia lands with a nice body punch.
Kadeus Rex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paniccia scores with a jab. Rex acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniccia moves into the clinch.
Paniccia lands with a light punch inside.
Paniccia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paniccia lands a shot to the body.
Paniccia can't find room to land a body shot as Rex controls the action.
Paniccia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Paniccia struggles to land a body shot inside as Rex controls his hands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Paniccia. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paniccia.
Paniccia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paniccia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rex to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paniccia.
Rex lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paniccia backwards.
Rex blocks a body shot from Paniccia.
Rex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paniccia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rex counters with a crisp one two that drops Paniccia! Rex thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Paniccia to his feet! Paniccia is in big trouble!
Paniccia is still on wobbly legs! Can Rex finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paniccia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rex. Rex circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paniccia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Rex on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paniccia swings widly with a right hand
and Rex counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Paniccia has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kadeus Rex!
As Kadeus Rex got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Pratchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lin Shui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Pratchett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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140 lbs
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141 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Pratchett!
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, Lin Shui!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratchett swings widly with a right hand
and Shui counters with a series of strikes. Pratchett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pratchett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pratchett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pratchett wants it to stay on the feet.
Pratchett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shui has Pratchett up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pratchett.
Shui pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pratchett wants a takedown.
Pratchett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shui's efforts to push away.
Pratchett misses with some punches.
Pratchett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shui's efforts to push away.
Pratchett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pratchett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shui's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pratchett backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shui obliges.
Shui is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pratchett is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shui to the mat. Shui regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shui lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shui trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pratchett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shui tries to free his leg and advance position but Pratchett is retaining full guard.
Pratchett wants to sweep here but Shui controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shui looking to pass the guard.
Pratchett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shui defends it easily.
Shui wants to control from the top but Pratchett keeps moving.
Shui advances to half guard.
Pratchett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shui.
Pratchett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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!
Shui landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shui is trying to control the action in half guard but Pratchett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shui lands with a punch from half guard.
Shui frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pratchett tries to lock up and control but Shui gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pratchett is working to get back to half guard.
Pratchett sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pratchett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shui scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shui seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pratchett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pratchett is trying to control but can't.
Shui wants to pass to mount but Pratchett is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Shui slips a nice elbow through Pratchett's hands, connecting with Pratchett's forehead.
Pratchett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pratchett moves into full guard.
Shui throws a big right hand that misses.
Shui scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lin Shui 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.
Pratchett lands with a shot to the body.
Shui walks into a straight right hand from Pratchett.
Pratchett throws a body punch but Shui moves out of range.
Shui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pratchett.
Shui scores with a push kick.
Pratchett scores with a jab.
Pratchett throws the left hand but Shui avoids the punch easily.
Shui blocks a low kick nicely.
Shui closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lin Shui has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shui is looking to advance position but Pratchett won't allow it.
Pratchett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pratchett tries to roll over but Shui keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui wants to take a breather but Pratchett is having none of it.
Pratchett tries to roll over but Shui keeps him under control.
Shui wants to work for an arm triangle but Pratchett is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pratchett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shui.
Pratchett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pratchett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
Pratchett being controlled here, momentarily.
Pratchett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pratchett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pratchett keeping moving, preventing Shui from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pratchett tests Shui's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shui swinging wildly here.
Shui leaves Pratchett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shui is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luke Pratchett is winning the standup battle so far.
Pratchett thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Shui 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shui breaks from the clinch.
Shui misses with a few strikes there.
Lin Shui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shui connects with a solid leg kick.
Shui moves away from the strike by Pratchett.
Pratchett connects with a nice looking jab.
Shui throws a left and a right that both miss
so Pratchett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pratchett with a nice head shot there.
Pratchett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pratchett scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Pratchett dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shui defending well as Pratchett loads up on a big left hand.
Shui lands a jab to Pratchett's midsection.
Shui throws a low kick, looking for Pratchett's leg but Pratchett calmly moves out of range.
Pratchett lands an overhand right.
Shui tries to clinch there but Pratchett circles away.
Shui looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pratchett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pratchett missing with a left hand there. Shui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pratchett lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett is looking to slow Shui down with leg kicks.
A cross from Pratchett lands.
Pratchett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shui finds it's way round the side to connect with Pratchett's head.
Pratchett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shui lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pratchett throws out a loose jab but Shui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shui uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pratchett has time to react.
Pratchett dips to his left and cracks Shui with an uppercut!
Shui is rocked!
Shui looks to clinch
and Pratchett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shui is still on wobbly legs! Can Pratchett finish him?
Shui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pratchett connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Shui out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Pratchett!
After the fight, Luke Pratchett was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Lin Shui had this to say: 'No worries. Everyone knows my opponent here has a very bad habit of testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, so I'm confident this fight will soon be ruled a 'No-Contest.''.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatfield McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy has chosen Dueling Banjos as his entrance music. Brandon Lee 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatfield McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
McCoy scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCoy misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
McCoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCoy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McCoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been hearing reports that Lee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCoy. McCoy obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from McCoy misses the target.
McCoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and McCoy moves out of range easily.
McCoy throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from McCoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
McCoy feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hatfield McCoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCoy.
McCoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCoy tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCoy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
McCoy looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCoy.
McCoy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCoy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lee.
McCoy misses the jab.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but McCoy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with an uppercut. McCoy saw that one coming.
McCoy motions for Lee to come forward. McCoy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by McCoy - just one landing.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot lands for McCoy.
Lee is rocked!
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCoy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee jabs McCoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCoy throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee blocks a jab.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCoy's head.
McCoy is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee wobbles McCoy with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Lee dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts McCoy to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brandon Lee!
Brandon Lee made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mircea Lucarescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Malingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Malingo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mircea Lucarescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Malingo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucarescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malingo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malingo throws a hook but Lucarescu blocks it.
Lucarescu looks to land a left hand but Malingo moved out of range nicely.
Lucarescu misses the shot to the body.
Lucarescu takes a swing at Malingo's ribcage but misses.
Malingo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Malingo shoots in but Lucarescu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malingo takes a swing at Lucarescu's ribcage but misses.
Malingo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lucarescu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lucarescu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucarescu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malingo doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucarescu connects with a looping right hand.
Lucarescu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malingo on the side of the head.
Lucarescu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lucarescu jabs Malingo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucarescu just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lucarescu.
Lucarescu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Malingo looks to land a right hand but Lucarescu moved out of range.
Lucarescu misses with a wild body shot.
Lucarescu is looking to wear down Malingo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lucarescu moves away from the strike by Malingo.
Malingo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lucarescu lands with an overhand left.
Lucarescu takes a swing at Malingo's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Malingo.
Malingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lucarescu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malingo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malingo scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu misses with a looping left.
Malingo moves out of range as Lucarescu strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucarescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Malingo.
Malingo avoids the body shot from Lucarescu.
Malingo throws out a counter right but Lucarescu avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Lucarescu misses.
Lucarescu staying out of range there.
Lucarescu connects with a body shot that sends Malingo's belly button to the back.
Lucarescu misses the body punch
and Malingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucarescu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malingo manages to avoid it.
Malingo throws out a counter right but Lucarescu avoids it with no problem.
Mircea Lucarescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malingo throws a shot from downtown. Lucarescu moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malingo, as that shot connected.
Malingo cracks Lucarescu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lucarescu throws a right hand that misses
and Malingo counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malingo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malingo throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lucarescu counter with a right hand.
Lucarescu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lucarescu slips under a jab from Malingo.
Malingo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malingo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucarescu. Malingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucarescu lands a nice shot that snaps Malingo's head back.
Malingo slips under a jab.
Malingo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lucarescu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malingo counters with a left and a right that stings Lucarescu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucarescu swings for the body but Malingo moves out of range.
Mircea Lucarescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lucarescu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lucarescu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Malingo back to the cage. Lucarescu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lucarescu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Malingo misses with a wild body shot.
Lucarescu throws a nice looking combination but Malingo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lucarescu falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Malingo counter with a right hand.
Lucarescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lucarescu works Malingo's body with a nice hook.
Lucarescu with a hook.
Malingo 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 combination from Lucarescu does no damage.
Lucarescu lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Lucarescu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mircea Lucarescu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malingo tries to work over Lucarescu's front leg with a kick but Lucarescu checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Lucarescu there.
Malingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Malingo.
Malingo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lucarescu tries to bum rush Malingo with a series of wild strikes but Malingo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucarescu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lucarescu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Malingo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lucarescu has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Lucarescu.
Malingo feints the counter takedown.
Malingo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lucarescu misses with a right hand
and Malingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucarescu digs a good body shot into Malingo's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucarescu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucarescu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malingo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lucarescu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lucarescu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malingo throws a leg kick but Lucarescu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malingo lands with an overhand left.
Malingo connects with a body shot.
Lucarescu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lucarescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Malingo.
Malingo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice body punch from Lucarescu.
Malingo avoids the body shot from Lucarescu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malingo! But no joy.
Lucarescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucarescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malingo can do to turn this around?
Lucarescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Malingo is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malingo! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malingo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Malingo lands.
Lucarescu misses the shot to the body.
Malingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucarescu throwing a counter right hand but Malingo manages to avoid it.
Lucarescu scores with a jab. Malingo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lucarescu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malingo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malingo dodges the punch combination from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu throws a hook but Malingo blocks it.
Lucarescu lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu misses with a body shot.
Malingo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lucarescu with a body shot.
Lucarescu misses with a looping left.
Malingo looks to land a left hand but Lucarescu moved out of range nicely.
Lucarescu throws a body shot but no joy.
Malingo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Malingo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lucarescu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Malingo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lucarescu is trying to get back to full guard.
Lucarescu wants to control but Malingo is keeping busy.
Lucarescu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malingo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lucarescu has hold of Malingo's hands but Malingo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lucarescu wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu is looking to control Malingo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lucarescu avoid being mounted?
Malingo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucarescu tries to get to full guard but Malingo has control of the leg.
Malingo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lucarescu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucarescu gets back to half guard.
Lucarescu has a hand on Malingo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Malingo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lucarescu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lucarescu is trying desperately to improve position.
Malingo landing strikes from the mount.
Lucarescu is trying to escape the mount.
Malingo landing strikes from the mount and Lucarescu is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eddie Malingo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lucarescu misses with a right hand
and Malingo counters with a right hand to the body.
Lucarescu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malingo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lucarescu thinking.
Lucarescu throws a body punch but Malingo moves out of range.
Lucarescu misses with a hook. Malingo ducked under it nicely.
Lucarescu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucarescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Malingo is just out of range.
Malingo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lucarescu lands a nice hook to Malingo's body. Malingo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lucarescu lands a nice looking body shot.
Malingo looks to land a right hand but Lucarescu moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucarescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucarescu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Malingo.
The fighters circling - Lucarescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucarescu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malingo.
Lucarescu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Malingo does it's job there.
Malingo misses with a hook.
Malingo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lucarescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucarescu takes a swing at Malingo's ribcage but misses.
Lucarescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucarescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucarescu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Malingo swings for the body but Lucarescu moves out of range.
Lucarescu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malingo.
Lucarescu misses the shot to the body.
Mircea Lucarescu is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malingo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malingo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lucarescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malingo! But no joy.
Lucarescu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malingo moves away.
Lucarescu scores with a jab.
Lucarescu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malingo to score with a decent uppercut.
Malingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucarescu.
Malingo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Malingo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Malingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lucarescu throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Malingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucarescu lands a nice shot that snaps Malingo's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malingo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucarescu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malingo thinking.
Malingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucarescu.
It seemed like Malingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucarescu misses with a wild body shot.
Malingo throws a shot from downtown. Lucarescu moves away and avoids it.
Lucarescu throws a hook to the side of Malingo's head but Malingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Malingo tries to counter it with a takedown but Lucarescu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lucarescu misses with a hook to the body
and Malingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucarescu manages to avoid it.
Lucarescu misses with a body punch
and Malingo counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Lucarescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malingo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lucarescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malingo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu misses with a hook. Malingo ducked under it nicely.
Lucarescu stuns Malingo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucarescu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucarescu throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malingo.
Lucarescu throws a body punch but Malingo moves out of range.
Lucarescu swings widly with a right hand
and Malingo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malingo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lucarescu is trying to get back to full guard.
Malingo trying to control the action but Lucarescu is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mircea Lucarescu.
I think Lucarescu 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mircea Lucarescu!
In his post fight interview, Mircea Lucarescu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Murillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murillo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cleary to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Cleary 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.
Cleary throws a hook but Murillo avoids it easily.
Murillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Cleary avoids the head kick by Murillo.
Cleary looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
Murillo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murillo misses with a head kick.
Murillo takes a swing at Cleary's ribcage but misses.
Murillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Cleary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Murillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cleary doesn't seem phased though.
Murillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo misses with a straight right.
That kick from Murillo tenderised Cleary's leg. Cleary is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Cleary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleary appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cleary takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo connects with a high kick.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleary.
Cleary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Cleary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cleary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Cleary avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cleary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Murillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murillo moves out of range as Cleary strikes.
Murillo slips under a jab from Cleary.
Murillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cleary throws a jab when Murillo was well out of range.
Murillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
Murillo connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleary dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cleary's head backwards.
Murillo takes a swing at Cleary's ribcage but misses.
Cleary throws a lazy right hand but Murillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murillo misses with a hook.
Murillo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murillo misses with a left hand
and Cleary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murillo tries to clinch up.
Cleary misses with a double jab
and Murillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murillo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cleary misses with a looping right.
Murillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cleary tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Murillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Cleary.
Cleary getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cleary misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary connects with a body shot.
Cleary avoids the head kick by Murillo.
Murillo throws the kick towards the body but Cleary avoids it.
Cleary lands a nice hook to Murillo's body. Murillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cleary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleary slips under a jab from Murillo.
Cleary digs a good body shot into Murillo's ribs.
Cleary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Cleary throws out a counter right but Murillo avoids it with no problem.
Murillo with a nice cross.
Cleary looks to score with a jab to the body but Murillo is just out of range.
Cleary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleary throws a jab when Murillo was well out of range.
Murillo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murillo throws a jab when Cleary was well out of range.
Murillo misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Cleary.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo throws a right hand that Cleary ducks under and follows up with a left that Cleary also avoids with ease.
Cleary misses with a body punch
and Murillo counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
Cleary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cleary misses the shot to the body.
Murillo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleary is just out of range.
Cleary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cleary misses with a hook. Murillo ducked under it nicely.
Murillo is looking to counter punch.
Cleary misses with a low kick.
Murillo swings for the body but Cleary moves out of range.
Murillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo throws out a leg kick but Cleary moves out of range and Murillo only half commits.
Cleary uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Cleary works the jab nicely.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Cleary.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleary.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleary punishes Murillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cleary might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murillo has got the better of the exchanges.
Cleary blocks a jab.
Murillo with a hook.
Cleary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cleary throws a right hand that Murillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Murillo also avoids with ease.
Cleary throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Murillo.
Cleary throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
Murillo misses with a body shot.
Cleary takes a swing at Murillo's ribcage but misses.
Cleary slips under a jab from Murillo.
Cleary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleary misses with a hook
and Murillo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cleary's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
Cleary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murillo.
Murillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleary can do to turn this around?
Murillo avoids the head kick by Cleary.
Murillo throws a looping overhand right but Cleary ducks down to avoid it.
Cleary moves out of range of the body kick from Murillo.
Murillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cleary walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murillo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Cleary.
Murillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Murillo throws a good cross that connects.
Cleary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Murillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cleary scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murillo throws a combination that misses
and Cleary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Cleary misses with a body punch
and Murillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murillo looks to land a combination but Cleary avoids it well.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cleary.
Cleary takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murillo motions for Cleary to come forward. Murillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson Murillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cleary takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murillo wants to slow Cleary down by chopping away at his legs.
Cleary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murillo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murillo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murillo motions for Cleary to come forward. Murillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Cleary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murillo is looking for a counter combo.
Cleary misses with a straight left.
Murillo cracks Cleary with an open hand slap.
A big left from Cleary misses.
Cleary has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donk. Murillo catches Cleary right on the button with a cross.
Cleary slips a jab from Murillo.
An inside leg kick from Murillo misses.
Murillo swings for the body but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
Cleary darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cleary fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murillo misses with a body punch
and Cleary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleary keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleary.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Cleary.
Cleary throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
Murillo tried to counter with a leg kick but Cleary avoided it.
Murillo misses with the combination.
Cleary throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Murillo tenderised Cleary's leg. Cleary is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cleary ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleary swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Cleary lands a nice looking body shot.
Murillo slips under a jab from Cleary.
Cleary with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cleary.
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 Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cleary throws a head kick but Murillo moves out of range.
Cleary loads up on a big right hand but Murillo slips the punch.
Murillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murillo pushes Cleary away with a front kick.
Murillo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cleary back to the cage. Murillo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murillo punishes Cleary's body with a nice straight punch.
Murillo throws a jab when Cleary was well out of range.
Cleary works the jab nicely.
Cleary throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murillo throws a low kick but Cleary moves out of range easily.
Murillo connects with a crisp jab.
Murillo throws a hook to the side of Cleary's head but Cleary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Murillo connects with a body shot that sends Cleary's belly button to the back.
Cleary throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo cracks Cleary with a good jab.
Cleary slips a jab and a cross from Murillo.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
Murillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murillo feints and then cracks Cleary's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cleary down.
Murillo swinging wildly here.
Cleary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleary.
A nice combination there by Cleary.
Cleary clinches.
Cleary prevents Murillo from breaking the clinch.
Cleary has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murillo after a bit of a struggle.
Murillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleary wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo tries to throw a body punch but Cleary avoids it by throwing Murillo back against the cage.
Murillo pushes Cleary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleary has Murillo pressed against the cage, preventing Murillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cleary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleary lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleary blocking some punches.
Murillo breaks the clinch.
Murillo thows a body kick. Cleary tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murillo digs a good body shot into Cleary's ribs.
Cleary misses with a left hand
and Cleary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Cleary as he checks the leg kick.
Murillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleary ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Cleary blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
Murillo throwing a counter right hand but Cleary manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Murillo.
A head kick misses from Murillo.
Murillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleary.
Cleary throws a lazy right hand but Murillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cleary slips a straight right by Murillo.
Cleary throws a lazy uppercut
and Murillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murillo thumps Cleary with a low kick.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Murillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cleary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cleary throws a series of strikes that have Murillo backpedaling.
Cleary slips under a jab from Murillo.
Cleary's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murillo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murillo. That's going to slow Cleary down.
Cleary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murillo.
Murillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Murillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
Cleary swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Murillo misses.
Murillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cleary tries to clinch
and Murillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cleary thinking.
Murillo misses with a low kick as Cleary jumps back.
Murillo throws a low kick but Cleary moves out of range easily.
Murillo scores with a hook to the body. Cleary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cleary just misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cleary stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murillo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cleary has time to react.
Cleary blocks a head kick by Murillo.
Murillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleary.
Cleary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleary lands a jab to Murillo's midsection.
Cleary misses with an uppercut. Murillo saw that one coming.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleary gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cleary tries to score with a low kick but Murillo moves his leg out of the way.
Murillo tries to land a leg kick but Cleary saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Murillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo checks the leg kick.
Cleary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murillo.
Murillo swings widly with a right hand
and Cleary counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleary lands a nice shot that snaps Murillo's head back.
Cleary throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Cleary backs away, Murillo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cleary looks to land a left hand but Murillo moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Murillo misses the target.
Cleary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murillo scores with a jab. Cleary acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cleary throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
Cleary connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murillo momentarily.
Murillo misses the jab.
Cleary looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murillo throws a body punch but Cleary moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleary misses with a looping right.
Cleary misses the shot to the body.
Murillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cleary throws a hook to the side of Murillo's head but Murillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cleary lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murillo throws a leg kick which misses Cleary's front leg but catches the back leg as Cleary tries to avoid it.
Cleary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murillo blocks the body kick.
Cleary throws a looping overhand right but Murillo ducks down to avoid it.
Murillo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleary throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Cleary does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleary throws a sloppy head kick and Murillo moves out of range easily.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleary is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cleary is looking to clinch but Murillo is avoiding it.
Murillo lands a nice hook to Cleary's body. Cleary takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cleary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleary.
Cleary staying out of range there.
Murillo throws a sloppy body shot
and Murillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murillo slips a jab from Cleary.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
Cleary swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Cleary misses with a right hand
and Murillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cleary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary misses with a low kick as Murillo jumps back.
Cleary lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murillo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleary slips a straight right by Murillo.
It seemed like Cleary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cleary moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murillo feints and then cracks Cleary's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cleary down.
Murillo checks a low kick from Cleary.
Murillo throwing a counter right hand but Cleary manages to avoid it.
Cleary digs a good hook to Murillo's body.
Cleary throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleary lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cleary throws the left hand but Murillo avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Murillo does no damage.
Cleary throws a nice looking combination but Murillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleary moves away.
Cleary looks to land a right hand but Murillo moved out of range.
Murillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Cleary sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cleary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murillo.
Murillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo moves away from the strike by Cleary.
A big left from Murillo misses.
It seemed like Cleary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cleary misses with a wild body shot.
Cleary misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo thuds a left hand into Cleary's body.
Cleary blocks a jab.
Cleary scores with a nice head shot.
Cleary walks into a left hand.
Murillo throws a head kick but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary throws a shot from downtown. Murillo moves away and avoids it.
Cleary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cleary has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murillo.
Cleary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Murillo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murillo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Cleary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Murillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cleary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patrick Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary lands a glancing blow to the side of Murillo's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murillo scores with a nice strike.
Cleary loads up on a big right hand but Murillo slips the punch.
Cleary misses the shot to the body.
Cleary throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Cleary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Murillo lands but Cleary takes it in his stride.
Murillo throws a shot to the body.
Cleary ducks under a wild hook from Murillo.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Cleary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murillo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo slips a straight right by Cleary.
Cleary takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cleary misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Cleary misses the target.
Cleary stuns Murillo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murillo tries to land a leg kick but Cleary saw it coming and moves away.
Cleary misses with an uppercut
and Murillo counters with a nice body shot.
Murillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cleary moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cleary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cleary swinging wildly here.
Cleary is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cleary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cleary doesn't manage to clinch there - Murillo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cleary gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cleary takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murillo.
Murillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cleary has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cleary misses with the combination.
Murillo tried to counter with a leg kick but Cleary avoided it.
Nice body punch from Murillo.
Cleary works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murillo tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Cleary. Beautiful body shot.
Cleary throws a shot from downtown. Murillo moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Murillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murillo 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
Jefferson Murillo is the new welterweight champion!
Jefferson Murillo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes has chosen Slam - By: Onyx as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Boom connects with the punch.
Boom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.
Boom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Boom.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Boom 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.
Boom scores with a shot to the body.
Boom slips a jab from Hughes.
Hughes lands with a right hand.
Hughes throws out a powerful jab.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice uppercut lands for Boom. That snapped Hughes's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hughes.
Boom throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Boom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boom cracks Hughes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom lands with a nice combination. Hughes backs away looking to recover.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boom's waist but Boom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
A jab from Hughes misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Boom misses its target.
Boom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boom backs up against the cage.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Hughes.
Boom moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom scores with a nice right hand.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes lunges at Boom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boom's hand.
Hughes throws a jab when Boom was well out of range.
Boom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boom counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boom has time to react.
Boom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Boom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boom is controlling Hughes's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes postures up in Boom's guard and throws a big left but Boom blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Hughes trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hughes postures up in Boom's guard and throws a big left but Boom blocks it.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Hughes throws a big elbow that misses.
Boom is pulling down on Hughes's head to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Boom ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes 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.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
letting Boom counter with a right hand.
Hughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boom with a hook.
Hughes throws the left hand but Boom avoids the punch easily.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
DJ Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Sloppy strikes from Hughes. Those never looked like landing.
Hughes misses with a hook
and Boom counters with a left and a right that stings Hughes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom lands with a nice body punch.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boom was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Boom went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boom.
Good standup being displayed there by Boom as he connects with a hook.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Boom is looking to counter punch.
Hughes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Boom counters with a straight right hand.
Boom throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Boom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Boom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Hughes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Boom throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boom.
Boom throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
A shot to the liver by Hughes. Beautiful body shot.
Boom lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes throws the left hand but Boom avoids the punch easily.
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boom.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DJ Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have Boom backpedaling.
Boom jabs Hughes right on the nose. Hughes blinks but takes it well.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Boom is out of range.
Boom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Boom's shoulder, as Boom tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes misses with a hook. Boom ducked under it nicely.
Hughes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boom on the side of the head.
Hughes moves out of range as Boom strikes.
Hughes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hughes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boom counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom connects with a right hand. Hughes shakes it off.
Boom blocks a jab.
Boom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Boom digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Boom sprawls well.
It looked like Boom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Boom moves away and avoids it.
Hughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Boom.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Hughes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hughes cracks Boom with a good jab.
Hughes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - Boom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
DJ Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Boom lands a glancing blow to the side of Hughes's head.
Boom takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Boom.
Hughes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes misses with a left hand
and Boom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Boom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Hughes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hughes throws the left hand but Boom avoids the punch easily.
Hughes defending well as Boom loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes cracks Boom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Boom's head but Boom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hughes throws the left hand but Boom avoids the punch easily.
Boom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Hughes tries to counter it with a takedown but Boom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Boom throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
DJ Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes scores with a jab. Boom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hughes works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Boom blocks a jab.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Boom was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hughes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom misses the jab.
Boom moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Boom was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hughes scores with a nice right hand.
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Boom's head.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronson Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Boom moves away and avoids it.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boom defends it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Boom slips a jab and a cross from Hughes.
Boom connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Boom finds it's target.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Boom throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hughes misses with a hook
and Boom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boom back to the cage. Hughes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom scores with a jab to the body.
Boom stuns Hughes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Hughes.
Boom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boom.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Boom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom connects with a body shot that sends Hughes's belly button to the back.
Hughes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boom.
Boom was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Boom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Boom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
Boom takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws the kick towards the body but Boom avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boom duly obliges.
Boom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom takes one to the chin there.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.
Hughes moves out of range as Boom strikes.
Boom misses with a left hand
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Boom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom misses with a few strikes there.
Boom throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Boom looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Boom.
Hughes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Boom misses with a looping right.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom catches Hughes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Boom misses with a few strikes there.
Boom loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Hughes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Hughes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boom in his tracks.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt
and Boom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Boom went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
DJ Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Boom moved out of range nicely.
Hughes gets a double leg takedown into Boom's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boom is on top in guard.
Boom sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boom looking to pass the guard.
Boom is looking to pass into half guard but Hughes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hughes is in guard.
Hughes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boom is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but DJ Boom did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hughes throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes connects with the punch.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boom as he avoids it easily.
Hughes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom lands a nice hook to Hughes's body. Hughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom scores with a one two! Hughes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boom.
Boom lands a glancing blow to the side of Hughes's head.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Boom counters with a nice body shot.
Boom misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Boom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boom tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boom!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes sizes up Boom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Boom didn't see that one coming.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Boom.
Donk. Hughes catches Boom right on the button with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Boom scores with a four punch combination!
Boom throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hughes.
Boom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Boom misses.
Hughes takes the fight into the clinch.
Hughes has Boom pressed against the cage.
Come on Hughes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boom manages to break the clinch.
Boom misses with a body shot.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Boom saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boom tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boom to the ground. Boom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DJ Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Boom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hughes doesn't seem phased though.
Boom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes avoids the body shot from Boom.
Hughes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boom is able to avoid easily.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
and Boom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes scores with a hook.
Hughes lands a high kick!
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom cracks a nice hook into Hughes's ribs.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boom is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Boom circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Boom slips the punch.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Boom.
Hughes misses with a double jab
and Boom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hughes throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boom but Boom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Boom misses.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boom defends it well.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Boom had his way with Bronson Hughes in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hughes throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Boom saw that one coming.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hughes slips under a jab from Boom.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Boom works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom misses with the combination.
Hughes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boom in his tracks.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boom sprawls well. Boom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
and Boom counters with a nice body shot.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Boom scores with a shot to the body.
Hughes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boom controlling the position for now.
Boom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but Boom is working away.
Boom wants to get back to full guard.
Boom is working hard here to advance position.
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!
Boom works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boom is pulling down on Hughes's head to control his posture.
Hughes trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boom's guard.
Hughes trying to control the action but Boom is working from the bottom.
Boom is positioning himself well to prevent Hughes advancing to mount.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Boom dodges it nicely.
Boom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Boom wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
Hughes working Boom over with strikes.
Hughes working Boom over with strikes.
Boom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boom managing to control the position.
Bronson Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hughes cracks Boom with a solid left hand.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boom being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hughes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronson Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Boom!
DJ Boom retains his featherweight title!
A victorious DJ Boom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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