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GAMMA#674 Bryant v Mencken PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 868 p4p, 120 weight class) and Eric Ashton (ranked 1883 p4p, 256 weight class). Ashton has chosen Zombie Nation as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
46 - 24 - 4 |
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
46 - 24 - 4, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McTearson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
McTearson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ashton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ashton misses with a jab, cross combination.
McTearson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ashton avoids it.
Ashton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ashton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ashton.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
Ashton misses with a hook
and McTearson counters with a straight right hand.
Ashton swings widly with a right hand
enabling McTearson to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from McTearson.
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!
Ashton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ashton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ashton throws an off balance right hand
and McTearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson moves out of range of the body kick from Ashton.
Ashton throws a right hand that misses
and McTearson counters with a nice body shot.
Ashton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson moves out of range as Ashton strikes.
McTearson misses with a combination
and Ashton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson staying out of range there.
McTearson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ashton misses with a hook.
McTearson defending well as Ashton loads up on a big left hand.
McTearson appears to be looking for a big counter.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashton lands a jab.
McTearson moves out of range as Ashton strikes.
McTearson looks for the body kick but Ashton saw that one coming.
McTearson throws a sloppy body shot
and Ashton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. McTearson moves away and avoids it.
Rufus McTearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTearson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McTearson throws the left hand but Ashton avoids the punch easily.
Ashton tries to land a body kick
and McTearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTearson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McTearson duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McTearson slips under a jab.
McTearson thinks about countering with a head kick.
McTearson dodges the punch combination from Ashton.
McTearson scores with a hook.
McTearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McTearson moves away from the strike by Ashton.
McTearson is looking to counter punch.
Ashton lands with a nice body kick.
McTearson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McTearson misses with a straight right.
Ashton moves out of range of the body kick.
McTearson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ashton to score with a decent uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Ashton
and McTearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ashton misses with an uppercut
and McTearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton scores with a jab to the head.
McTearson 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.
McTearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ashton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McTearson blocks a head kick by Ashton.
Ashton avoids the body shot from McTearson.
McTearson slips under a jab from Ashton.
McTearson moves away from the strike by Ashton.
A left lands for Ashton.
McTearson throws the left hand but Ashton avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by McTearson.
Ashton lands a nice shot that snaps McTearson's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McTearson, right into the meat.
McTearson scores with a jab.
Ashton is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Ashton misses.
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!
Ashton lands with a nice body kick.
Ashton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McTearson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McTearson tries to land a front kick but Ashton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab from Ashton.
McTearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
Ashton scores with a nice head shot.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson throws out a leg kick but Ashton moves out of range and McTearson only half commits.
Ashton scores with a nice body kick.
Ashton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McTearson. McTearson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ashton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTearson lands a really nice looking cross but Ashton seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Ashton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McTearson walks into a left hand.
Ashton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ashton thuds his shin into the meat of McTearson's side.
Ashton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McTearson swings for the body but Ashton moves out of range.
Ashton lands a really nice looking cross but McTearson seems unphased.
Ashton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McTearson did well to prevent Ashton getting side control.
Ashton working McTearson over with strikes.
McTearson is trying is best to control the position here.
McTearson is trying to control but can't.
Ashton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ashton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ashton lands a nice short elbow.
Ashton prevents McTearson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton drops an elbow to the side of McTearson's head.
McTearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ashton prevents McTearson from improving his position.
McTearson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ashton.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McTearson is trying to control but can't.
McTearson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ashton wants to control but McTearson is keeping him busy.
Ashton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ashton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ashton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ashton is looking to take a break and control but McTearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McTearson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. McTearson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McTearson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ashton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ashton moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson walks into a jab.
Eric Ashton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Ashton blocks the low kick.
McTearson needs to keep his hands up - Ashton had a free shot at his head there.
McTearson throws a nice head kick!
Ashton blocks a low kick nicely.
Ashton throws a jab when McTearson was well out of range.
Ashton thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Ashton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ashton. McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTearson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ashton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ashton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McTearson throws a combination that misses
and Ashton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ashton jabs McTearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by McTearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton throws a push kick but McTearson slaps the foot to one side.
McTearson slips under a jab from Ashton.
McTearson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ashton.
McTearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ashton throws out the jab.
McTearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ashton misses with a looping right.
McTearson throws a one two combo.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ashton connects with a crisp jab.
Ashton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTearson throws a big counter combination but Ashton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ashton.
Ashton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McTearson checks a leg kick.
Ashton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McTearson momentarily.
Ashton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Ashton tries to get set, McTearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Ashton manages to avoid the attempt.
Ashton throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McTearson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ashton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ashton drives through with a takedown into McTearson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ashton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Ashton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McTearson controlling Ashton's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ashton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McTearson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McTearson pulls Ashton in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ashton throwing strikes from guard but McTearson blocks nicely.
McTearson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ashton is pressing down on McTearson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McTearson won't allow Ashton to sweep him here.
Ashton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ashton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McTearson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ashton looking to control.
Ashton looking for a sweep. Not yet Ashton, not yet.
Ashton is trying to control the position but McTearson postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ashton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTearson throws out the jab.
Ashton misses with a hook.
McTearson throws a hook to the side of Ashton's head but Ashton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTearson scores with a jab. Ashton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ashton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson trying to remain calm as Ashton controls from the top position.
Ashton tries to score with some ground and pound. McTearson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ashton trying to control the position but McTearson is working away.
Ashton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ashton tries for a kimura but McTearson is defending well.
Ashton is looking to take a break and control but McTearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ashton gets to mount! McTearson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Poor strikes thrown by Ashton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ashton punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Ashton.
Rufus McTearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ashton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McTearson hang on?
Ashton lands a heavy elbow.
Ashton landing strikes from the mount and McTearson is in trouble!
McTearson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ashton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McTearson is rocked!
Ashton loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have McTearson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ashton land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ashton stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Ashton!
A victorious Eric Ashton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Von Lee (ranked 995 p4p, 152 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 891 p4p, 133 weight class). Von Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Day of Anger. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shaw's choice of entrance music: Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
27 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Lee slips under a jab from Shaw.
We've been informed that Shaw 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.
Von Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Von Lee throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Von Lee misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shaw. That's going to slow Von Lee down.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Lee misses with a body shot.
Von Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Shaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shaw scores with a hook.
Von Lee thuds his right hand into Shaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jack Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Lee walks into a left hand.
Shaw forces Von Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Shaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Lee's elbow.
Shaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Von Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shaw throws a head punch that misses.
Shaw working aggressively here.
Von Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Lee takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Shaw - that landed with a thud.
Shaw dodges an elbow strike from Von Lee.
Shaw misses with an elbow over the top.
Shaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Von Lee tries to throw a body punch but Shaw avoids it by throwing Von Lee back against the cage.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throws an elbow that misses.
Von Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Shaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Lees head.
Nice body punch from Von Lee.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bit of stalling here from Shaw.
Von Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw stalling in the clinch but Von Lee improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Lee.
A nice left hand lands by Von Lee.
Von Lee blocking some punches.
Von Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Von Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Shaw shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Von Lee has Shaw pressed against the cage.
Von Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee misses with a body punch.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Shaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Lee.
Von Lee has been working on his balance at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Shaw.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shaw.
Shaw lands with a light punch inside.
Shaw scores with a shot to the side of Von Lee's head.
Von Lee scores with a shot to the side of Shaw's head.
Von Lee blocks an uppercut.
Von Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Shaw controls the action.
Von Lee misses with some punches.
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Shaw.
Von Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Von Lee.
Shaw lands a left hand.
Shaw gets through Von Lee's defenses to land a nice punch 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!
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shaw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shaw is pushing Von Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Shaw.
Shaw receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Von Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Von Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Lee has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shaw is trying to keep an underhook but Von Lee manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Von Lee is keen to just control but Shaw is a slippery customer.
Shaw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Von Lee from controlling successfully.
Von Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shaw dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
Shaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Von Lee wants to slow Shaw down by chopping away at his legs.
Von Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Von Lee darts in and clinches Shaw up against the cage.
A short left from Shaw.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shaw.
Shaw lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
Von Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee lands a nice elbow.
Von Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Von Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Lee tries to throw a body punch but Shaw avoids it by throwing Von Lee back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack Shaw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
Von Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shaw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Lee.
Shaw tries a body shot but Von Lee blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Von Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shaw.
Von Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw taking a breather.
Shaw blocks a body shot from Von Lee.
Shaw trying to stall but Von Lee improves his position.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Von Lee is working Shaw over against the cage.
Von Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Lee controls his hands.
A short right from Von Lee on the inside.
Von Lee manages to break the clinch.
Shaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaw throws a hook to the side of Von Lee's head but Von Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Lee looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Jack Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Lee swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Von Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Von Lee.
Von Lee works the jab nicely.
Shaw misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Von Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Lee.
Von Lee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shaw sprawls and moves away.
Von Lee catches Shaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Von Lee misses with a body shot.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Von Lee takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Von Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Von Lee looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Shaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Lee is just out of range.
Von Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Von Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to clinch but Von Lee is having none of it.
Von Lee avoids the head kick by Shaw.
Von Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Lee's head.
Von Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw is looking to clinch but Von Lee is avoiding it.
As Shaw tries to get set, Von Lee tries to push him back and clinch up but Shaw manages to avoid the attempt.
Von Lee throws a head kick but Shaw moves out of range.
Von Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
A big right from Von Lee misses.
Shaw steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Von Lee.
Shaw has managed to clinch.
Von Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Lee.
Shaw is trying to maintain a safe position but Von Lee gets an underhook and turns Shaw into the cage.
Shaw lands a right hand.
Von Lee misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Von Lee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shaw throws a body punch but Von Lee moves out of range.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Von Lee looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
Shaw scores with a hook to the body. Von Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Lee fails with the takedown
and Shaw counters by moving into the clinch.
Shaw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
Von Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Shaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Lee.
Shaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Von Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
Von Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Shaw.
Von Lee working aggressively here.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
Shaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Von Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaw avoids the damage to the body.
Shaw lands a body shot.
Shaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw prevents a body shot from Von Lee.
Shaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw cracks Von Lee with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shaw.
Von Lee misses with a body punch.
Shaw holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shaw.
Von Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
Von Lee avoids the elbow strike from Shaw, against the cage.
Shaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw blocks a body shot from Von Lee.
Shaw tries a body shot but Von Lee blocks it.
Shaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shaw has Von Lee pressed against the cage.
Von Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Von Lee blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Lee.
Von Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Shaw controls the action.
Von Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Von Lee is leaning against Shaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Shaw scores with a shot to the side of Von Lee's head.
Von Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von Lee misses with some punches.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Lee tries to throw a body punch but Shaw avoids it by throwing Von Lee back against the cage.
Von Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Von Lee.
Shaw lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Von Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee takes a shot to the head.
Shaw tries to throw a body punch but Von Lee avoids it by throwing Shaw back against the cage.
Shaw gets through Von Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Von Lee.
Shaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Shaw controls the action.
Shaw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
The referee calls for Shaw to work.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Von Lee misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Shaw.
Von Lee misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shaw!
Jack Shaw 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 871 p4p, 97 weight class) and Darren Lamb (ranked 1045 p4p, 119 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lamb gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jeremy counters with a leg kick.
Jeremy thuds a left hand into Lamb's body.
Lamb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jeremy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Jeremy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jeremy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jeremy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jeremy shoots in for a takedown but Lamb shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lamb ducks under a wild hook from Jeremy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamb! But no joy.
Lamb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jeremy scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jeremy, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb defending well as Jeremy loads up on a big left hand.
Jeremy misses with a straight left.
Jeremy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lamb is fending him off so far but Jeremy persists. Nope, Lamb circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeremy moves away from the strike by Lamb.
Jeremy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jeremy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jeremy misses with a leg kick
and Lamb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamb shoots in and drives through. Jeremy sprawls well.
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamb is just out of range.
Jeremy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lamb.
Jeremy is looking to wear down Lamb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jeremy misses with an uppercut.
Lamb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jeremy connects with a jab.
Lamb tries to move into range but Jeremy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Jeremy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy looks to land a left hand but Lamb moved out of range nicely.
Jeremy just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeremy scoring well with a low kick there.
Jeremy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jeremy misses with a looping left.
Lamb takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeremy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Jeremy.
Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeremy.
Jeremy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb lands a nice hook to Jeremy's body. Jeremy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jeremy cracks Lamb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jeremy loads up on a big right hand but Lamb slips the punch.
Lamb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeremy manages to avoid it.
Jeremy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lamb scores with a nice strike.
Lamb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamb throws out a leg kick but Jeremy moves out of range and Lamb only half commits.
Lamb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jeremy.
A big right from Jeremy misses.
Jeremy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamb checks it well.
Jeremy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lamb forces Jeremy back against the cage and clinches.
Jeremy lands with a right to the head.
Lamb can't find room to land a body shot as Jeremy controls the action.
Lamb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeremy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lamb lands a left hand.
Jeremy is trying to break the clinch but Lamb has him pressed against the cage.
Lamb tries a body shot but Jeremy blocks it.
Jeremy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
I was talking to Jeremy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeremy jabs at Lamb's body.
Lamb scores with a body shot.
Jeremy scores with a body shot.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown but Jeremy shows good takedown defense.
Ron Jeremy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Lamb.
Jeremy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jeremy scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamb should have avoided that one.
Lamb misses with a two punch combination.
Jeremy misses with an uppercut.
Ron Jeremy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Jeremy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
Lamb tries to move into range but Jeremy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeremy takes a swing at Lamb's ribcage but misses.
Lamb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Jeremy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jeremy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice jab there from Jeremy.
Jeremy works the jab nicely.
A jab from Lamb finds it's way through Jeremy's defenses.
Lamb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jeremy finds it's way round the side to connect with Lamb's head.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeremy is just out of range.
Jeremy throws a body punch but Lamb moves out of range.
Lamb connects with a crisp jab.
Jeremy throws a chopping leg kick but Lamb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lamb slips a jab from Jeremy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeremy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lamb sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ron Jeremy is winning the standup battle so far.
Jeremy tries to land a body kick
and Lamb counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lamb lands a couple of digs.
Jeremy has his hands on Lamb's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jeremy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jeremy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jeremy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lamb looking to control.
Lamb might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jeremy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy wants to control from the top but Lamb keeps moving.
Lamb can't keep his opponent in guard - Jeremy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lamb looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jeremy is trying to work for a kimura but Lamb is defending well.
Jeremy wants to control but Lamb is keeping him busy.
Lamb looking for submissions off his back.
Jeremy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lamb doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jeremy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy wants to take a breather but Lamb is having none of it.
Lamb is trying to get back to full guard.
Jeremy works his way into full mount!
Jeremy wants to control the pace but Lamb is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lamb tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lamb tries to lock up and control but Jeremy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jeremy looking to secure an arm triangle but Lamb defends it well.
Lamb is trying desperately to improve position.
Jeremy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamb can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamb defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jeremy.
Jeremy avoids the attempt from Lamb to control.
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 Ron Jeremy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jeremy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jeremy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeremy throws a shot from downtown. Lamb moves away and avoids it.
Lamb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lamb lands a lovely overhand right.
Lamb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jeremy.
Lamb throws out a counter right but Jeremy avoids it with no problem.
Lamb lands with an uppercut that bounces Jeremy off the cage and back into range.
Jeremy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jeremy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeremy moves forwards but Lamb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeremy ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
Jeremy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lamb's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeremy throws a hook but Lamb avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lamb counters with a left to the body.
Jeremy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lamb swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
A left lands for Lamb.
Jeremy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeremy walks into a straight right hand from Lamb.
Jeremy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jeremy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeremy is rocked!
Jeremy misses with a body shot
and Lamb counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oh Jeremy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeremy wants to control the position but Lamb says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lamb working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Lamb is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Jeremy is hurt! He's hurt bad - Lamb fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Jeremy from any more punishment! Congratulations to Lamb! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lamb!
After the big win, Darren Lamb made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Small (ranked 465 p4p, 55 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 359 p4p, 42 weight class). Ector has chosen Monster! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ector fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Small, pushing him back against the cage.
Small misses with the head strike.
Ector's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ector works over Small's head and body with a nice combination.
Ector 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.
Ector has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Small finds it's way round the side to connect with Ector's head.
Ector tries to clinch but Small moves away
and Ector takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kay Ector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Ector misses its intended target.
Ector takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ector looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ector ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Ector throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ector tries to clinch but Small is having none of it.
Ector scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Small manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ector tries to clinch but Small is having none of it.
Small keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Small wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ector misses with a hook to the body
and Ector takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ector slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Small.
Ector connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ector throws a big shot that misses.
Ector shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ector looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small clobbers Ector with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ector was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Ector throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
Small wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Ector throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ector looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
As Ector tries to get set, Small tries to push him back and clinch up but Ector manages to avoid the attempt.
Ector misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Small lands with a nice combination. Ector backs away looking to recover.
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!
Ector lands with a hook. Small tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Small scores with a takedown into Ector's guard.
Ector wants to stand but Small is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ector works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Small preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ector wants to get back to his feet but Small is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Small with a flurry of punches that miss.
Small working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Small working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Small postures up in Ector's guard and throws a big left but Ector blocks it.
Small stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ector swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Small scoring with punches to the head and body.
Small has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector keeping full guard, as Small tries to pass.
Small throws a strike but Ector rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Small has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ector can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Small is on top in guard.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Small throws a big right hand that misses.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Ector has wrist control.
Small throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small landing some decent shots from guard.
Small pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ector is keeping the position for now.
Ector trying to keep a closed guard but Small is proving a slippery customer.
Small looking to pass the guard.
Small pushing down on Ector's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Small not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Small missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Small missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Small is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ector can do to turn this around?
Small bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ector's head backwards.
Small throws a good cross that connects.
Ector throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Ector uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Small.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ector moves away.
Small avoids the body shot from Ector.
A shot to the liver by Small. Beautiful body shot.
Ector scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Small doesn't seem bothered though.
Small misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ector counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Small thinking.
Ector drives through and clinches with Small against the cage.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Small cracks Ector with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ector connects with a single shot there.
Dixie Small is winning the standup battle so far.
Ector stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ector wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice jab there from Ector.
Small looks to land a right hand but Ector moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Ector.
Small is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ector getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ector moves away from the strike by Small.
Ector thows a left - swing and a miss!
Small takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Small digs a good hook to Ector's body.
Ector throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Ector looks to land a left hand but Small moved out of range nicely.
Small throws a hook but Ector blocks it.
Ector lands a body shot.
It looks like Small has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ector misses with a wild body shot.
Small misses with a body shot.
Ector lands a jab to Small's midsection.
A cross from Ector lands.
Ector looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ector with a nice cross.
Ector takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ector throws a hook but Small blocks it.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ector misses the target.
Ector clinches up with Small and pushes him back against the cage.
Small lands a body punch in the clinch.
Small prevents a body shot from Ector.
Ector struggles to land a body shot inside as Small controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Ector.
Small scores with a shot to the side of Ector's head.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Ector avoids it by throwing Small back against the cage.
Small lands with a right to the head.
Small lands a body punch in the clinch.
Small gets through Ector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ector misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ector swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Small went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small jabs at Ector's body.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ector ducks right into an uppercut from Small.
Small takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ector with a hook.
Small takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Small throws a jab when Ector was well out of range.
Ector tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Small counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ector pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kay Ector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ector's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Small connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ector scrambles back to his feet.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ector throws out the jab.
Ector on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ector misses with a lunging right hand
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
Ector is looking to clinch.
Small keeps the fight on the outside.
Ector misses with a left hand
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
Ector staying out of range there.
Ector blocks a jab.
Small swings for the body but Ector moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Ector.
Small slips under a jab from Ector.
Small tries to counter by clinching up but Ector breaks away and moves out of range.
Ector scores with a jab. Small acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kay Ector will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Small misses with a shot to the body
and Ector counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ector throws a body shot but no joy.
Ector closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ector creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Small's defenses.
Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ector takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Ector ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ector swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small swings for the body but Ector moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ector lands with a straight right. Small didn't see that one coming.
Small gets tackled into the cage by Ector. Ector maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ector backwards.
Ector holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Small digs a right hand into Ector's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ector's gas tank.
Ector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Small manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Small.
Ector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Small manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ector shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Ector finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ector. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ector takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ector looks to land a left hand but Small moved out of range nicely.
Small is looking to counter the offense by Ector and move into the clinch.
Small works the jab nicely.
A big right from Ector misses.
Ector misses with a body shot
and Small counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ector thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ector rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Small counters with a nice body shot.
Ector keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Small dodges the punch combination from Ector.
Ector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Small manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Small is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ector pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ector closes the distance and pushes Small back into the cage.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Ector.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Small catches Ector with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ector throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Small on the side of the head.
Ector misses with a body shot.
Ector misses with a lunging right hand
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ector lands an overhand right.
Ector rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Small counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Small 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Ector.
Donk. Small catches Ector right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by Small.
Ector throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Small was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ector has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Small shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ector but Ector pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Small throws a shot from downtown. Ector moves away and avoids it.
Ector works the jab nicely.
Small throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ector slips under a jab.
Ector rushes Small and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Small is looking to take this one to the mat.
Small misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small struggles to land a body shot inside as Ector controls his hands.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Ector misses.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Ector sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ector moves into the clinch.
Ector takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Ector on the inside.
Nice elbow from Ector.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ector takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ector forces Small back against the cage and clinches.
Small tries for a takedown but Ector manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Small. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Small scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kay Ector.
I think Ector has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kay Ector!
Kay Ector gave a mention to Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Dixie Small spoke after the fight, saying 'It was a good win, but nevertheless, I'll still be bringing home my opponent's girl . Don't feel left out man. And as usual, we'll be making a pov video for all you fans out there. Sayonara'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Crushman (ranked 266 p4p, 13 weight class) and Beast Putin (ranked 488 p4p, 23 weight class). Daniel Crushman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Crushman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beast Putin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crushman connects with a body shot.
Crushman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) in the buildup to the fight.
Putin tests Crushman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Putin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crushman. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin throws a counter combo.
Crushman is looking to land body kicks.
Putin wants to counter with a clinch but Crushman pushes him away.
Putin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crushman.
Crushman missing with a left hand there. Putin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Putin lands with a good body shot.
Crushman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Putin throws out a counter right but Crushman avoids it with no problem.
Crushman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin shoots in for a takedown but Crushman shows good takedown defense.
Crushman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Putin.
Putin throws a jab when Crushman was well out of range.
Putin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Putin coming out on top.
It looks like Daniel Crushman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crushman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crushman throws a body punch but Putin moves out of range.
Crushman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crushman moves into the clinch.
Crushman struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Putin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Crushman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Putin to the mat. Putin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Putin controlling Crushman's posture.
Crushman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Putin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crushman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crushman trying to control but Putin is working from the bottom.
Crushman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Putin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Putin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Putin keeping moving, preventing Crushman from controlling successfully.
Crushman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crushman is pushing down on Putin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Putin is fighting to maintain full guard but Crushman has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin trying to control here.
Putin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crushman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crushman's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crushman trying to control but not successfully.
Crushman wants to escape the position.
Crushman trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin looking for the RNC.
Putin working for a choke but Crushman is defending well.
Crushman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Putin keeps control of the position as Crushman tries to break free.
Putin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Crushman is defending well though. Putin let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beast Putin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Crushman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Putin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crushman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Putin's knee momentarily.
Putin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Putin defending well as Crushman loads up on a big left hand.
Crushman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Putin.
It looks like Beast Putin has been cut.
Crushman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
Crushman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Putin defends it nicely.
Nice cross by Putin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crushman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Putin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crushman can pounce on him.
Crushman scores with a punch to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Crushman as Putin shoots in.
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
Putin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crushman misses the jab.
Putin misses with a looping left.
Crushman throws a shot from downtown. Putin moves away and avoids it.
Putin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Putin slips a straight right by Crushman.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Putin.
Crushman scores with a decent looking hook.
Putin throws a right and a left that Crushman avoids nicely.
Putin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crushman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Putin throws out the jab.
Crushman tries to clinch up but Putin circles away and keeps his distance.
Putin misses with a body kick.
Putin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daniel Crushman is winning the standup battle so far.
Crushman blocks a head kick by Putin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin tries for a takedown but Crushman circles away easily
letting Crushman counter with a right hand.
Putin is rocked!
Daniel Crushman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beast Putin.
Crushman shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Putin is unconscious as Crushman celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Daniel Crushman!
Daniel Crushman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitzi Glozman (ranked 480 p4p, 14 weight class) and Sebastiaan Rutten (ranked 350 p4p, 17 weight class). Sebastiaan Rutten 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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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitzi Glozman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Glozman.
Rutten is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Glozman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Glozman. Rutten shrugs it off though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rutten.
Glozman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glozman thows a leg kick but Rutten checks it
and Rutten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rutten moves out of range as Glozman strikes.
Rutten throws a fast counter high kick but Glozman manages to duck under it in time.
Glozman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glozman tries to land a leg kick but Rutten saw it coming and moves away.
Rutten looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Glozman dips to his left and cracks Rutten with an uppercut!
Glozman stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Rutten blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Rutten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glozman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Glozman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Rutten throws a fast counter high kick but Glozman manages to duck under it in time.
Glozman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
Glozman swings widly with a right hand
and Rutten counters with a head kick.
Glozman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten checks a leg kick.
Rutten checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutten throws a big counter head kick but Glozman avoids it with no problem.
Rutten gets tackled into the cage by Glozman. Glozman maintains the clinch.
Glozman misses with some punches.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glozman misses with a body shot.
Rutten thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten gets tackled into the cage by Glozman. Glozman maintains the clinch.
Glozman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Rutten slips a straight right by Glozman.
Rutten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Glozman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glozman throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rutten blocks a leg kick.
Rutten follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rutten avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Glozman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glozman misses with a hook.
A low kick from Glozman misses
and Rutten counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Glozman throws a chopping leg kick but Rutten manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glozman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutten! But no joy.
We've been told by Glozman's head coaches at LOD: Black Label that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten blocks a low kick nicely.
Glozman throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a fast counter high kick but Glozman manages to duck under it in time.
A low kick from Glozman is predictable there
and Rutten counters with a head kick. That will keep Glozman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Glozman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glozman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glozman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glozman thows a leg kick but Rutten checks it
and Rutten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Glozman with a nice cross.
Glozman moves into the clinch.
Rutten managing to block the knees to the body from Glozman.
Glozman throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glozman lands a big uppercut and Rutten crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rutten looks OK. Glozman waves Rutten back to his feet!
Rutten is rocked!
Glozman lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Rutten - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Glozman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitzi Glozman!
A very excited looking Mitzi Glozman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 38 p4p, 7 weight class) and Randy Springs (ranked 62 p4p, 12 weight class). Springs has chosen Meltdown 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Springs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Springs moves away.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Springs swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Springs lands a nice shot that snaps Emelienko's head back.
Emelienko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Springs.
Springs has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Emelienko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Emelienko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Springs's head backwards.
Emelienko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Springs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emelienko.
Springs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Emelienko.
Emelienko thuds a left hand into Springs's body.
Springs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
Emelienko 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.
Emelienko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emelienko is looking to score with low kicks.
Springs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Springs there.
Emelienko throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a low kick as Springs jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Emelienko blocks the low kick.
Emelienko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Emelienko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Springs misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Springs ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
A leg kick checked by Springs.
Springs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Springs cracks Emelienko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Springs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelienko wants to land a leg kick but Springs is out of range.
Springs moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelienko thuds a left hand into Springs's body.
Emelienko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelienko.
Springs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Springs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Springs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelienko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Emelienko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Springs is looking to chop away at Emelienko's legs.
Springs misses with a low kick.
Emelienko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Springs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Springs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Springs misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Springs.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelienko misses the target.
Emelienko moves away from the strike by Springs.
Springs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Springs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelienko swings for the body but Springs moves out of range.
Emelienko backing away here, and Springs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Springs needs to keep his hands up - Emelienko had a free shot at his head there.
Springs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelienko misses with a lunging right hand
and Springs counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Emelienko as he checks the leg kick.
Springs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Springs lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Springs does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Springs misses.
An inside leg kick from Springs misses.
Springs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelienko can pounce on him.
Emelienko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Springs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelienko's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Springs. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelienko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emelienko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Springs connects with a jab.
Springs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Springs looks to land a body kick but Emelienko moved away.
Springs misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Emelienko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Springs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Springs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Springs moves out of range of the leg kick from Emelienko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Springs! But no joy.
Jab by Springs.
Springs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
Emelienko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut.
Springs misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the body.
Springs defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Springs as he checks the leg kick.
Emelienko is looking to score with low kicks.
Springs is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Emelienko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Springs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
Emelienko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Springs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Springs 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.
Springs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelienko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Springs scores with a nice head shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Emelienko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Springs defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Springs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Emelienko ducks right into an uppercut from Springs.
Springs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelienko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelienko lands a slapping body shot.
Emelienko wants to land a leg kick but Springs is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Springs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelienko was well out of range. Poor timing from Springs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Springs in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Emelienko takes one on the button.
Springs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Springs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Springs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Springs, right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of Emelienko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Springs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko works the jab nicely.
Emelienko throws a hook to the side of Springs's head but Springs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Springs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Emelienko does no damage.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelienko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Springs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Emelienko walks into a stiff left hand from Springs.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy right hand. Springs should have avoided that one.
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!
Springs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelienko's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko sizes up Springs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Emelienko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Springs under the eye.
Emelienko scores with a nice right hand.
Emelienko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Springs counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelienko misses the body punch
and Springs counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelienko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelienko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelienko moves out of range as Springs throws a body kick.
Emelienko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Emelienko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelienko cracks Springs with a good jab.
Emelienko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Springs walks into a stiff left hand from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a hook
and Springs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelienko thinking.
Springs blocks a jab.
Emelienko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelienko is out of range.
Springs throws a hook to the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Springs throws an off balance right hand
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Springs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Springs connects with a leg kick. Emelienko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Springs misses its intended target.
Emelienko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Springs.
Randy Springs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Springs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Springs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Springs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Decent striking displayed by Springs there.
Springs scores with a kick to the body.
Springs misses with a low kick.
Emelienko throwing a counter right hand but Springs manages to avoid it.
Emelienko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Emelienko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Emelienko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Springs misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Emelienko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Springs lands a jab to Emelienko's midsection.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Springs moves away.
Springs throws a lazy body kick
and Springs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Springs slips a straight right by Emelienko.
Emelienko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Springs lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelienko off the cage and back into range.
Springs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springs pushes Emelienko away with a front kick.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Springs manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Springs! But no joy.
Emelienko lands a nice hook to Springs's body. Springs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Springs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Springs does no damage.
Springs throws a leg kick which misses Emelienko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelienko tries to avoid it.
Emelienko moves out of range as Springs strikes.
As Springs backs away, Emelienko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Emelienko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Springs jabs Emelienko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Springs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Springs swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko tried to counter with a leg kick but Springs avoided it.
Good leg kick by Springs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Emelienko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Springs.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Springs moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko tries to work over Springs's front leg with a kick but Springs checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Springs blocks the leg kick.
Springs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Springs throws a good cross that connects.
Emelienko looks to land a combination. Springs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emelienko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Springs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left and a right from Springs both land. Nice combination.
Emelienko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Springs lands with a hook. Emelienko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Springs throws a combination. Emelienko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Springs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Springs wants to slow Emelienko down by chopping away at his legs.
Emelienko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Springs blocks a low kick nicely.
Springs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelienko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelienko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Emelienko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking cross lands there for Springs.
The fighters circling - Emelienko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emelienko misses the jab.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Emelienko thows a leg kick but Springs checks it
and Springs counters with a nice uppercut.
Springs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelienko can pounce on him.
Springs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Springs misses with a wild combination.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Springs counters with an inside leg kick.
Emelienko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Springs connects with a body shot.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Springs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Springs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Springs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelienko at a distance.
Emelienko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelienko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs lands a jab to the nose.
Emelienko misses with a hook
and Springs makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Emelienko really felt that one!
Springs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelienko connects with a nice looking jab.
Springs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
and Springs counters with a thumping low kick.
Springs blocks a leg kick.
Springs throws a leg kick that misses.
Springs throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Springs moved away.
Emelienko scores with a leg kick.
Springs tries a low kick but Emelienko avoids it.
Springs defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelienko lands a nice hook to Springs's body. Springs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Springs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Springs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emelienko misses with a straight left.
Emelienko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Springs.
Springs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Emelienko cracks Springs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Springs misses the shot to the body.
Springs ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
Springs lands a jab to the head.
Springs misses with a looping left.
Emelienko looks to land a combination but Springs avoids it well.
Emelienko lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springs lands a nice shot to the body.
Springs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelienko's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Springs.
Emelienko misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Springs really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Springs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Springs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Springs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid leg kick lands there for Springs.
Springs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Emelienko lunges at Springs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Springs's hand.
Springs dodges the punch combination from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws an overhand right that lands on Springs's shoulder, as Springs tries to avoid the shot.
Springs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Springs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelienko misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Springs throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelienko.
Springs throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Springs misses.
Springs moves out of range of the strikes.
Springs catches Emelienko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs throws a leg kick but Emelienko moved away.
Springs moves out of range of the leg kick from Emelienko.
Springs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emelienko.
Springs moves out of range of the strikes.
Springs cracks Emelienko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Springs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelienko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Springs.
A big right from Springs misses.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Springs manages to avoid it.
Springs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelienko on the side of the head.
Emelienko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Springs.
Springs throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body kick there by Springs.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Springs checks it.
Springs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs slips under a jab from Emelienko.
Springs is trying to counter with his kicks.
Springs checks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Emelienko.
Some bone on bone action there as Springs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Springs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Springs counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Springs moves out of range of the leg kick from Emelienko.
Springs connects with a body shot that sends Emelienko's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Emelienko.
A punch lands to the side of Springs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Springs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelienko.
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Springs loads up on a big right hand but Emelienko slips the punch.
Springs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Springs does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Emelienko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Springs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Springs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelienko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
Emelienko walks into a jab.
Springs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelienko was well out of range. Poor timing from Springs.
Emelienko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Springs is able to avoid easily.
Springs appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Springs.
Emelienko cracks a nice hook into Springs's ribs.
Emelienko misses with a body shot
and Springs counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelienko lands with an uppercut that bounces Springs off the cage and back into range.
Springs is looking to score with low kicks.
Springs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Springs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Springs lands with a nice body punch.
Emelienko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Springs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Springs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Emelienkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Springs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Emelienko throws a jab but it's blocked by Springs.
Good standup being displayed there by Emelienko as he connects with a hook.
Springs connects with a leg kick. Emelienko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelienko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelienko lands a jab to the head.
Emelienko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Springs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Randy Springs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Springs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emelienko misses with a leg kick.
Springs misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Springs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
Springs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Springs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
Jab from Emelienko.
A good leg kick by Emelienko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Emelienko.
Emelienko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Emelienko swings widly with a right hand
and Springs counters with an outside leg kick.
Springs slips under a jab from Emelienko.
Springs checks a leg kick.
Emelienko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Springs throws a low kick, looking for Emelienko's leg but Emelienko calmly moves out of range.
Springs looks for the body kick but Emelienko saw that one coming.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Springs checks it.
A slow jab from Emelienko misses its intended target.
Springs misses with a body shot.
Emelienko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelienko lands with a right hand.
Springs looks to land a body kick but Emelienko moved away.
Emelienko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Springs.
Springs misses with a shot to the body
and Emelienko counters with a nice leg kick.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelienko.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Springs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Springs can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs looks for the body kick but Emelienko saw that one coming.
Springs throws a hook to the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelienko catches Springs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Springs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Springs throws a leg kick
and Emelienko counters with a low kick, right behind Springs 's knee.
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Springs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelienko scrambles back to his feet.
Springs misses with a body shot.
Good work by Emelienko as he checks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Emelienko.
Springs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Emelienko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Springs looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelienko is just out of range.
Springs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Springs is able to avoid easily.
Springs throws out a counter right but Emelienko avoids it with no problem.
Springs lands a nice shot that snaps Emelienko's head back.
Springs lands a right hook to the body.
Springs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelienko momentarily.
Springs moves out of range of the leg kick from Emelienko.
Springs looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Emelienko throws a shot to the body.
Emelienko scores with a jab.
Vladimir Emelienko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelienko scores with a leg kick.
Emelienko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emelienko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emelienko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Springs's sensitive parts.
Emelienko throws a right hand that Springs ducks under and follows up with a left that Springs also avoids with ease.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Springs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Springs wants to slow Emelienko down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Springs.
Emelienko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Springs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Springs. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelienko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Springs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelienko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Springs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Springs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelienko tries a low kick but Springs avoids it.
Springs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Emelienko looks to land a left hand but Springs moved out of range nicely.
Emelienko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Emelienko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Emelienko avoids a kick to the body.
Emelienko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the body.
Springs scores with a jab to the body.
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 Vladimir Emelienko.
Well Springs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Springs!
Randy Springs is the new lightweight champion!
Randy Springs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hennan Hoyce (ranked 265 p4p, 6 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 337 p4p, 16 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoyce staying out of range there.
Hoyce thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hoyce drops Heimendahl with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Heimendahl looks back up at him and smiles so Hoyce waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut.
Hoyce cracks Heimendahl with a hook to the temple - Heimendahl is on wobbly legs here! Hoyce swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Heimendahl falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hoyce wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hennan Hoyce!
A victorious Hennan Hoyce thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 156 p4p, 7 weight class) and Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 154 p4p, 3 weight class). Curry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Molly Malone - The Dubliners. Boagrius has chosen Akkadian Empire as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
37 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boagrius avoids the head kick by Curry.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Boagrius is just out of range.
Curry lands with a good body shot.
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boagrius.
Curry clobbers Boagrius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Curry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Curry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Curry throws a head kick that misses.
Curry misses with a straight left.
Boagrius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boagrius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curry has time to react.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boagrius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Curry thows a leg kick but Boagrius checks it
and Boagrius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boagrius tries to clinch there but Curry circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Curry wants to slow Boagrius down by chopping away at his legs.
Boagrius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boagrius throws a head kick but Curry moves out of range.
Boagrius feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Curry sprawling to the canvas! Curry rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boagrius finish him?!
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Curry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice straight punches there by Curry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry jabs Boagrius right on the nose. Boagrius blinks but takes it well.
Boagrius slips a straight right by Curry.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boagrius! But no joy.
Boagrius lands a big uppercut and Curry crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Curry looks OK. Boagrius waves Curry back to his feet!
Curry is rocked!
Boagrius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Oh Curry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Curry seems to have got his legs back now.
Boagrius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boagrius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curry.
Curry lands a really nice looking cross but Boagrius seems unphased.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Boagrius is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boagrius, pushing him back against the cage.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Boagrius misses with some punches.
Curry working aggressively here.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boagrius.
Boagrius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boagrius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boagrius throws a head punch that misses.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Boagrius.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curry blocks a body shot from Boagrius.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boagrius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Boagrius.
A head punch on the inside from Boagrius fails to land.
Boagrius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry prevents a body shot from Boagrius.
Boagrius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boagrius misses with a punch to the body.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boagrius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boagrius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry misses with some punches.
Boagrius blocks an uppercut.
Boagrius working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boagrius.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boagrius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Boagrius.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boagrius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry tries to throw a body punch but Boagrius avoids it by throwing Curry back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boagrius misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius misses with a punch to the body.
Boagrius scores with a shot to the side of Curry's head.
Curry blocking some punches.
Boagrius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curry lands a left hand.
Boagrius throws a punch but it's blocked by Curry.
Boagrius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Curry.
Boagrius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Boagrius fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry blocking some punches.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boagrius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boagrius scores with a shoulder strike.
Curry lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boagrius has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Boagrius has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Boagrius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boagrius blocks an uppercut.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Boagrius.
Boagrius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Curry's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Curry does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boagrius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boagrius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Curry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Curry throwing a counter right hand but Boagrius manages to avoid it.
Boagrius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Curry scores with a spinning back kick!
Curry throws a leg kick which misses Boagrius's front leg but catches the back leg as Boagrius tries to avoid it.
Curry connects with a jab.
Boagrius throws a push kick but Curry slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boagrius throws a hook to the side of Curry's head but Curry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Boagrius is just out of range.
Curry throws a low kick but Boagrius moves out of range easily.
Boagrius looks to land a body kick but Curry moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Curry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry slips a straight right by Boagrius.
Boagrius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Curry.
Curry has managed to clinch.
Boagrius has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry pushes Boagrius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry.
Curry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boagrius backwards.
Boagrius is rocked!
Boagrius is breathing heavily.
Curry is working Boagrius over against the cage.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boagrius.
Curry drops Boagrius onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Boagrius is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Boagrius is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry has a couple of punches blocked by Boagrius.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boagrius blocks an uppercut.
Curry working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boagrius.
Curry misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Boagrius misses with the head strike.
Boagrius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Boagrius seems to have recovered his senses.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boagrius.
Boagrius blocks an uppercut.
Curry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boagrius misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Boagrius tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boagrius.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Curry misses with some punches.
Curry works on Boagrius's body with a couple of short punches.
Curry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boagriuss head.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Curry.
Boagrius takes a shot to the head.
Curry working aggressively here.
Curry creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Boagrius with a big uppercut! Boagrius tries to clinch up but Curry pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Boagrius to the mat! Boagrius covers up and Curry unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Orpheus Boagrius was interviewed post fight and said 'No excuses, faced a dangerous opponent and somehow I lost even thou I prepared like crazy for this fight. Congratz to Roy. Don't sleep on it cause I'm going to come back for my belt.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerbert Bryant (ranked 6 p4p, 1 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 29 p4p, 4 weight class). Bryant comes to the cage accompanied by I just wanna. Mencken has chosen Circle Jerks - Question Authority as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant scores with a jab to the head.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mencken was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mencken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mencken scores with a hook.
Mencken lands with a hook. Bryant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bryant drops his hands momentarily and Mencken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Mencken.
Mencken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bryant. Bryant circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bryant has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Mencken motions for Bryant to come forward. Mencken throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Mencken 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.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Mencken is just out of range.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mencken fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bryant on the side of the head.
Bryant swings widly with a right hand
and Mencken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Mencken moves out of range as Bryant strikes.
Mencken misses with a body punch
and Bryant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bryant is looking to wear down Mencken with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bryant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mencken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Mencken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mencken walks into a left hand.
Mencken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bryant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Mencken looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mencken wants to slow Bryant down by chopping away at his legs.
Bryant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mencken under the eye.
A shot to the body from Bryant misses
and Mencken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mencken lands a really nice looking cross but Bryant seems unphased.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Mencken.
Bryant misses with a hook. Mencken ducked under it nicely.
Bryant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mencken defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bryant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bryant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bryant lands a slapping body shot.
Mencken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant swinging wildly here.
Mencken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bryant had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mencken.
Bryant lands a nice hook to Mencken's body. Mencken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bryant throws a shot to the body.
Bryant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
HL Mencken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mencken connects with an inside leg kick.
Bryant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant darts in looking for a takedown but Mencken gets double underhooks and turns Bryant into the cage.
Mencken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mencken misses with a straight left.
Mencken misses with an uppercut. Bryant saw that one coming.
Mencken misses with a hook.
Bryant shoots in and drives through. Mencken sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerbert Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant checks a leg kick.
Bryant throws a jab but it's blocked by Mencken.
Bryant jabs Mencken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bryant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mencken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryant dips to his left and cracks Mencken with an uppercut!
Mencken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bryant lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Mencken is just out of range.
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!
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mencken manages to avoid it.
Bryant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mencken finds it's way round the side to connect with Bryant's head.
Bryant looks to land a left hand but Mencken moved out of range nicely.
Bryant throws a hook but Mencken blocks it.
Mencken lands a nice hook to Bryant's body. Bryant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mencken throws a front kick that sends Bryant stumbling back into the cage.
Bryant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryant lands the left hand.
Mencken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Bryant throws a body shot but no joy.
Mencken is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mencken plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mencken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mencken swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but HL Mencken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mencken avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Bryant misses with a hook
and Mencken counters with a nice leg kick.
Mencken lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryant missing with a left hand there. Mencken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mencken punishes Bryant's body with a nice straight punch.
Bryant throws a looping overhand right but Mencken ducks down to avoid it.
Mencken moves out of range of the strikes.
Mencken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mencken moves out of range of the strikes.
Mencken misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Mencken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bryant pushes Mencken up against the cage in a clinch.
Mencken lands with a short shot to the head.
Mencken misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Mencken controls his hands.
Mencken gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bryant.
Bryant misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mencken.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mencken.
Mencken lands with a right to the head.
Mencken can't find room to land a body shot as Bryant controls the action.
A short uppercut from Bryant.
Bryant looking to slow down the pace here.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
Mencken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mencken pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Bryant fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mencken.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
Mencken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries for a takedown but Mencken manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerbert Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mencken lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mencken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Mencken as the two fighters clinch.
Mencken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
A shot in the inside from Mencken.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mencken as Bryant tries to tie him up.
Mencken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mencken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bryant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bryant takes a shot to the head.
Mencken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bryant wants to stall.
Mencken scores with a shoulder strike.
Mencken lands a body shot.
Mencken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mencken lands a left hand.
Mencken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mencken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mencken on the inside.
Bryant is rocked!
Mencken lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bryant or not.
Oh Bryant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mencken unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bryant! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mencken is unloading with more strikes now! Bryant drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). HL Mencken!
HL Mencken is the new super heavyweight champion!
HL Mencken took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Gerbert Bryant was interviewed post fight and said 'The Gerbert takes, but the Gerbert also gives'.
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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