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GAMMA#681 Mason vs Shin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 820 p4p, 83 weight class) and Nico World Citizen (ranked 673 p4p, 73 weight class). World Citizen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rich Bitch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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160 cm
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145 lbs
20 - 13 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 3, fighting out of London, Nico World Citizen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
World Citizen avoids the head kick by Khakhold.
A swing and a miss from World Citizen.
Khakhold shoots for a double leg takedown but World Citizen sprawls well. He's pushed Khakhold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
World Citizen throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from World Citizen. No joy for Khakhold on that attempt.
World Citizen swings for the body but Khakhold moves out of range.
Khakhold digs a good hook to World Citizen's body.
Khakhold lands a jab to the head.
World Citizen cracks Khakhold with an open hand slap.
Khakhold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khakhold misses with a hook to the body
and Khakhold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khakhold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck World Citizen on the side of the head.
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!
Khakhold misses with a hook
and World Citizen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khakhold misses with a looping left.
Khakhold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. World Citizen tries to avoid it but Khakhold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag World Citizen to the ground. World Citizen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Pablo Khakhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khakhold throws a shot from downtown. World Citizen moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khakhold stuns World Citizen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khakhold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent World Citizen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khakhold swings away with a body shot that misses
letting World Citizen counter with a right hand.
Khakhold lands a jab to the head.
Khakhold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khakhold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khakhold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
World Citizen throws a big shot that misses.
Khakhold is looking to counter punch.
Khakhold staying out of range there.
Khakhold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from World Citizen.
World Citizen lands a jab.
World Citizen scores with a hook to the body. Khakhold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Khakhold misses.
Khakhold is trying hard to land a takedown here. World Citizen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Khakhold.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khakhold is defended easily by World Citizen.
World Citizen loads up on a big right hand but Khakhold slips the punch.
Khakhold throws a lazy uppercut
and World Citizen counters with a straight right hand.
World Citizen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
World Citizen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khakhold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khakhold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khakhold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from World Citizen.
Khakhold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khakhold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. World Citizen defends it nicely.
World Citizen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nico World Citizen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
World Citizen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khakhold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khakhold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khakhold throws out a loose jab but World Citizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khakhold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits World Citizens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khakhold throws a predictable looking body shot
and World Citizen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khakhold thinking.
Khakhold throws a lazy right hand but World Citizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Khakhold does no damage.
World Citizen scores with a nice right hand.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
World Citizen avoids the body shot from Khakhold.
Khakhold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from World Citizen misses.
World Citizen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khakhold.
Khakhold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but World Citizen moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold clinches up against the cage.
Khakhold is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khakhold drops to a knee looking for a takedown but World Citizen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
World Citizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Khakhold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khakhold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by World Citizen.
World Citizen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khakhold blocks a body shot from World Citizen.
Khakhold working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by World Citizen.
Khakhold manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
World Citizen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that World Citizen 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nico World Citizen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
World Citizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Khakhold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khakhold avoids the head kick by World Citizen.
Khakhold throws a poor cross that misses
and World Citizen counters with a nice uppercut.
World Citizen has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
World Citizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Khakhold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khakhold lands with a good body shot.
World Citizen misses with a wild body shot.
Khakhold is looking to clinch.
Khakhold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but World Citizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Khakhold.
World Citizen avoids the body shot from Khakhold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
World Citizen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
World Citizen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
World Citizen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold throws a lazy right hand but World Citizen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
World Citizen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
World Citizen takes a swing at Khakhold's ribcage but misses.
Khakhold lands a nice shot that snaps World Citizen's head back.
Khakhold avoids the head kick by World Citizen.
Khakhold appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khakhold blocks a head kick by World Citizen.
World Citizen misses with an uppercut. Khakhold saw that one coming.
World Citizen throws an off balance right hand
and Khakhold counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Khakhold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khakhold tries to work over World Citizen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
World Citizen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khakhold pushes World Citizen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
World Citizen works on Khakhold's body with a couple of short punches.
World Citizen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khakhold blocks an uppercut.
Khakhold misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khakhold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
Khakhold struggles to land a body shot inside as World Citizen controls his hands.
Khakhold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
World Citizen misses with the head strike.
World Citizen tries to throw a body punch but Khakhold avoids it by throwing World Citizen back against the cage.
Khakhold misses with a hook from the clinch.
World Citizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
World Citizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Khakhold.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
A hook to the body from Khakhold.
Khakhold lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Khakhold as the two fighters clinch.
World Citizen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khakholds head.
Khakhold misses with a body punch.
Khakhold blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
World Citizen blocks a body shot from Khakhold.
World Citizen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
World Citizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
World Citizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khakhold tries to work over World Citizen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
World Citizen lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for World Citizen.
Khakhold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
World Citizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Khakhold scores with a shoulder strike.
World Citizen has Khakhold pressed against the cage, preventing Khakhold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khakhold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
World Citizen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khakhold wants to break free but World Citizen has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen pushes Khakhold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
World Citizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Khakhold controls his hands.
World Citizen lands a right hand.
Khakhold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
World Citizen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
World Citizen lands a left hand.
Khakhold throws a punch but it's blocked by World Citizen.
Khakhold swings wildly with an uppercut but World Citizen uses good head movement to avoid it.
World Citizen scores with a shoulder strike.
Khakhold is rocked!
World Citizen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
World Citizen lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Khakhold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khakhold seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from World Citizen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khakhold.
Khakhold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nico World Citizen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
World Citizen misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as World Citizen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from World Citizen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
World Citizen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
World Citizen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khakhold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice side step and World Citizen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khakhold throws the left hand but World Citizen avoids the punch easily.
Khakhold scoring well with a low kick there.
World Citizen throws out a powerful jab.
World Citizen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
World Citizen tries to clinch but Khakhold moves out of range.
Khakhold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khakhold throws a low kick but World Citizen moves out of range easily.
Khakhold sets himself, and World Citizen steps forward looking for the clinch! Khakhold avoids it this time.
World Citizen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
World Citizen swings widly with a right hand
and Khakhold counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold connects with a solid leg kick.
World Citizen needs to keep his hands up - Khakhold had a free shot at his head there.
World Citizen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khakhold misses with a wild body shot.
World Citizen misses with a hook
and Khakhold counters with a good, hard body kick but World Citizen shrugs it off.
Khakhold throws the kick towards the body but World Citizen avoids it.
World Citizen misses with a head kick.
Khakhold wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
World Citizen lands a right hook to the body.
World Citizen tries to clinch but Khakhold is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from World Citizen.
Khakhold lands a jab to the nose.
World Citizen throws out a powerful jab.
World Citizen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by World Citizen.
Khakhold moves away from the strike by World Citizen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
World Citizen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khakhold.
World Citizen misses with a head kick.
Khakhold tries to counter by clinching up but World Citizen breaks away and moves out of range.
Khakhold takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khakhold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
World Citizen misses with a head kick.
World Citizen looks to land a left hand but Khakhold moved out of range nicely.
World Citizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khakhold.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts World Citizen, as that shot connected.
World Citizen ducks under a wild hook from Khakhold.
Khakhold connects with a right hand. World Citizen shakes it off.
Khakhold stuns World Citizen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khakhold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khakhold.
Khakhold lands an overhand right.
Khakhold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
World Citizen is looking for the big counter here.
World Citizen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
World Citizen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold is winning the standup battle so far.
Khakhold connects with a right hand. World Citizen shakes it off.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khakhold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khakhold moves out of range of the strikes.
Khakhold misses with a combination
letting World Citizen counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khakhold. World Citizen does a little dance to reset his feet.
World Citizen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
World Citizen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice jab there from Khakhold.
That's four 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!
Khakhold misses with a lunging right hand
and World Citizen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khakhold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khakhold throws a shot from downtown. World Citizen moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Khakhold.
World Citizen is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from World Citizen shuts the power down on Khakhold. Lights out, game over! World Citizen is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nico World Citizen!
In his post fight interview, Nico World Citizen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Dixie Pablo Khakhold had this to say: 'My wife's gonna cuck me with my opponent all week'.
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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 998 p4p, 151 weight class) and Javier Esposito (ranked 1641 p4p, 221 weight class). Von Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Day of Anger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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219 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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205 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Von Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Lee misses the target.
Von Lee with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Esposito - that will leave a mark!
Von Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Von Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Espositos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Von Lee thuds a left hand into Esposito's body.
Von Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Esposito cracks Von Lee with an open hand slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Von Lee.
Esposito tries for a takedown but Von Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Esposito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Von Lee is out of range.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clifton Von Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee misses with a body kick.
Esposito lands a nice hook to Von Lee's body. Von Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Esposito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Lee.
Esposito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Von Lee scores with a leg kick.
Von Lee thuds his right hand into Esposito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Von Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Esposito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Esposito checks a leg kick.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Von Lee saw that one coming.
A jab from Von Lee misses.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Von Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Esposito checks the leg kick.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Von Lee moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Von Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Esposito throws a poor cross that misses
and Von Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Esposito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Lee scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Von Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Von Lee throws a low kick but Esposito moves out of range easily.
Von Lee motions for Esposito to come forward. Von Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Esposito has a takedown stuffed.
Clifton Von Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Esposito.
Von Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Esposito at a distance.
Von Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Von Lee checks it.
Esposito thows a leg kick but Von Lee checks it
and Von Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Von Lee throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Esposito ducks right into an uppercut from Von Lee.
Esposito tries to clinch there but Von Lee circles away.
Von Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Lee is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Esposito misses
and Von Lee counters with a good low kick that Esposito was not able to check.
Esposito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Von Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito 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.
Esposito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Von Lee misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Von Lee lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Lee throws out a leg kick but Esposito moves out of range and Von Lee only half commits.
Esposito lands a jab to Von Lee's midsection.
Von Lee scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Esposito as he connects with a hook.
Von Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Von Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Esposito throws a body punch but Von Lee moves out of range.
Von Lee is looking to counter punch.
Von Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Von Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Von Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Lee.
Nice body kick from Von Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Von Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Von Lee takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Von Lee cracks Esposito with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Von Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito throws a counter combo.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Javier Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Lee cracks Esposito with a good jab.
Von Lee misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Esposito.
Esposito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Von Lee on the side of the head.
Von Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a leg kick that knocks Von Lee off balance momentarily.
Von Lee blocks a head kick by Esposito.
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Von Lee moves away and avoids it.
As Esposito looks to move away, Von Lee throws a big counter combo but Esposito just gets out of the way.
Von Lee connects with a body shot.
Esposito tried to score with a low kick but Von Lee checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Esposito. Those never looked like landing.
Von Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Esposito's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Esposito.
Von Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Von Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Esposito lands a nice hook to Von Lee's body. Von Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Von Lee's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Von Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Lee jabs at Esposito's body.
Decent striking displayed by Von Lee there.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Von Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Esposito might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Von Lee has got the better of the exchanges.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Von Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Lee tries a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito works Von Lee's body with a nice hook.
Esposito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Von Lee's head but Von Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Lee.
Von Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Lee lands a jab.
Von Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Von Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Lee cracks Esposito with an open hand slap.
Esposito throws a hook but Von Lee avoids it easily.
Esposito throws a body punch but Von Lee moves out of range.
Esposito moves into range and clinches up with Von Lee.
Von Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Von Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Von Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Esposito tries for a takedown but Von Lee manages to get underhooks.
Von Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esposito can do to turn this around?
Von Lee blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Esposito.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito is working Von Lee over against the cage.
Von Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Von Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Esposito misses with a double jab.
Von Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Esposito lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Von Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Von Lee connects with a body shot that sends Esposito's belly button to the back.
Von Lee checks a low kick from Esposito.
Esposito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Lee throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Von Lee is looking to wear down Esposito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Von Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Von Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Von Lee.
Von Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Von Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito slips a jab from Von Lee.
Esposito tries a quick counter leg kick but Von Lee is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Esposito throws a low kick but Von Lee avoids it.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito 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.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Von Lee's shoulder, as Von Lee tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito.
Von Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Von Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Von Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito's head.
Esposito walks into a jab.
Esposito wants to clinch up but Von Lee keeps it at a distance.
Esposito shoots in looking for a takedown but Von Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Esposito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A good leg kick by Esposito.
A swing and a miss from Von Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Lee. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Lee looks for the body kick but Esposito saw that one coming.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Javier Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Von Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Lee scores with a head kick. Esposito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Esposito.
Von Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Esposito looks to land a left hand but Von Lee moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Von Lee.
Von Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esposito fails to land with a series of punches.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Von Lee's shoulder, as Von Lee tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee scores with a nice strike.
Clifton Von Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Esposito throws a low kick, looking for Von Lee's leg but Von Lee calmly moves out of range.
Von Lee misses with a low kick as Esposito jumps back.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Esposito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Von Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Esposito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Lee swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito feints a counter leg kick.
Von Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Von Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Von Lee scores with the left hand. Esposito knows he should have avoided that one.
Esposito throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Esposito swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Lee misses the target.
Von Lee digs a good hook to Esposito's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Von Lee as he jumps to the side.
Von Lee throws a quick counter head kick but Esposito was just out of range.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Esposito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Esposito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Von Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Von Lee. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Von Lee.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Esposito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Lee.
That kick from Von Lee tenderised Esposito's leg. Esposito is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheers as Esposito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Von Lee doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clifton Von Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Von Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifton Von Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Clifton Von Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 852 p4p, 94 weight class) and Bluto Braun (ranked 702 p4p, 77 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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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
25 - 6 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoffrey Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bluto Braun!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braun lands with a nice body punch.
Barbossa throws a low kick but Braun avoids it.
Braun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbossa moves away.
Braun walks into a jab.
Braun throws a leg kick which misses Barbossa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbossa tries to avoid it.
Braun throws a low kick but Barbossa moves out of range easily.
Barbossa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Braun misses with an uppercut.
Barbossa looks to throw the jab but Braun is out of range.
Braun looks for the body kick but Barbossa saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barbossa, right into the meat.
Geoffrey Barbossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbossa.
Braun lands a nice looking body shot.
Braun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbossa.
Braun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Braun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbossa manages to avoid it.
Barbossa throwing a counter right hand but Braun manages to avoid it.
Barbossa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbossa slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Barbossa.
Braun 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.
Braun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbossa.
Barbossa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braun lands a lovely overhand right.
Braun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbossa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Braun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbossa.
Barbossa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braun appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Braun feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Barbossa sprawling to the canvas! Barbossa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Braun finish him?!
Barbossa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa cracks a nice hook into Braun's ribs.
Oh Barbossa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbossa finds it's way round the side to connect with Braun's head.
Barbossa swings for the body but Braun moves out of range.
A slow jab from Barbossa misses its intended target.
Braun flicks out a counter leg kick but Barbossa steps away.
Barbossa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbossa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbossa was well out of range. Poor timing from Braun.
Braun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Braun jabs Barbossa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Braun misses the shot to the body.
Barbossa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbossa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braun throws a push kick but Barbossa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbossa misses with a leg kick.
Braun looks to land a body kick but Barbossa moved away.
A good leg kick by Barbossa.
Braun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Braun.
Barbossa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbossa lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Braun.
Barbossa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Braun wants to slow Barbossa down by chopping away at his legs.
Braun lands a big right hand that sends Barbossa crashing to the mat! Braun stays standing though and waves Barbossa back to his feet!
Barbossa connects with a single shot there.
Barbossa blocks a jab.
Barbossa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barbossa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braun.
Barbossa throws a leg kick which misses Braun's front leg but catches the back leg as Braun tries to avoid it.
Barbossa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braun with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa misses the jab.
Braun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Braun.
Barbossa loads up on a big right hand but Braun slips the punch.
Barbossa swings for the body but Braun moves out of range.
Barbossa moves out of range of the body kick.
Braun checks a low kick from Barbossa.
Barbossa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbossa misses with a double jab.
Braun walks into a straight right hand from Barbossa.
A jab lands there for Barbossa.
Braun lands a body shot.
Barbossa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Braun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbossa lunges at Braun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Braun's hand.
Braun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbossa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa avoids the head kick by Braun.
A little feinted left hand from Barbossa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbossa misses with a low kick.
Barbossa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbossa.
Barbossa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Braun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbossa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbossa was well out of range. Poor timing from Braun.
Barbossa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Braun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braun throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Braun connects with a leg kick. Barbossa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbossa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbossa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbossa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbossa misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braun stuns Barbossa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braun misses with a low kick.
Braun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbossa. Barbossa obviously looking to wear him down.
Braun cracks Barbossa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Braun has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barbossa to stand back up!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bluto Braun 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.
Braun lands a body shot.
Bluto Braun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Braun.
Barbossa defending well as Braun loads up on a big left hand.
Braun throws a leg kick but Barbossa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbossa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbossa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Braun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braun lands a big uppercut and Barbossa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barbossa looks OK. Braun waves Barbossa back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Braun misses
and Barbossa counters with a one-two to the body.
Braun closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Barbossa out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bluto Braun!
A very excited looking Bluto Braun made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Chimaera (ranked 674 p4p, 17 weight class) and Beast Putin (ranked 999 p4p, 29 weight class). Chimaera comes to the cage accompanied by The Vikings warrior spirit. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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32
265 lbs
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257 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Chimaera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beast Putin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimaera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chimaera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Putin will feel that in the morning.
Chimaera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chimaera moves out of range as Putin throws a body kick.
Putin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chimaera is able to avoid easily.
As Putin looks to move away, Chimaera throws a big counter combo but Putin just gets out of the way.
Putin digs a good hook to Chimaera's body.
Putin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Putin tries to land a leg kick but Chimaera saw it coming and moves away.
Putin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chimaera.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Putin, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimaera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Putin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chimaera sprawls well. Chimaera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Putin gets slowly back to his feet.
Chimaera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chimaera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Chimaera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chimaera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chimaera but Chimaera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Chimaera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beast Putin.
Chimaera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Putin.
Chimaera throws a head kick that misses.
Beast Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chimaera.
Putin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chimaera's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Chimaera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Chimaera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chimaera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chimaera.
Putin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chimaera. Chimaera obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Putin.
Putin throws a combination that misses
and Chimaera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Putin misses with a low kick.
Chimaera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Putin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Chimaera.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chimaera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Chimaera as he checks the leg kick.
Putin throws the left hand but Chimaera avoids the punch easily.
Chimaera tried to counter with a leg kick but Putin avoided it.
Chimaera misses with a kick to the body.
Chimaera with a jab.
Putin throws a hook to the side of Chimaera's head but Chimaera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Chimaera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chimaera scores with a leg kick.
Putin motions for Chimaera to come forward. Putin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Putin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Putin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Putin lands an overhand right.
Chimaera misses the shot to the body.
Putin works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimaera throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
Putin throws out a counter right but Chimaera avoids it with no problem.
Putin lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Chimaera tenderised Putin's leg. Putin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chimaera needs to keep his hands up - Putin had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Chimaera.
Putin thows a leg kick but Chimaera checks it
and Chimaera counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Putin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chimaera.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chimaera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chimaera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Putin throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Chimaera tumbling to the canvas!
Chimaera is rocked!
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Putin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chimaera slips a straight right by Putin.
Putin scores with a nice body kick.
Putin scores with a sloppy right hand. Chimaera should have avoided that one.
Chimaera misses with an uppercut. Putin saw that one coming.
Chimaera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Putin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chimaera will feel that in the morning.
Beast Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Putin blocks a head kick by Chimaera.
A shot to the liver by Putin. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin connects with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Putin blocks the leg kick.
Putin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chimaera swivels and escapes.
It looked like Chimaera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Putin. Chimaera shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimaera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Putin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chimaera is looking to counter with head kicks.
Putin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Putin motions for Chimaera to come forward. Putin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chimaera throws a sloppy head kick
and Putin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Putin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chimaera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Putin.
Nice defenses there by Chimaera.
Chimaera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Putin throws a leg kick which misses Chimaera's front leg but catches the back leg as Chimaera tries to avoid it.
Putin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chimaera.
Chimaera throwing a counter right hand but Putin manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Putin.
Putin misses with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chimaera might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Putin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chimaera.
Chimaera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Putin works Chimaera's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Putin throws a hook but Chimaera blocks it.
It looked like Chimaera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chimaera throws a body kick that misses.
Chimaera throws a leg kick
and Putin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Putin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin tries to land a front kick but Chimaera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Putin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chimaera counters with a low kick, right behind Putin 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a lazy right hand but Chimaera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chimaera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Putin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin feints and as Chimaera raises his hands in defense, Putin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Putin prevents Chimaera from getting back to his feet.
Putin trying to control but Chimaera is working from the bottom.
Chimaera has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Putin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Putin breaks the clinch.
Chimaera swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
It seemed like Putin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Putin scores with a one two! Chimaera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chimaera.
Putin misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimaera scores with a jab. Putin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Putin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Chimaera - just one landing.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Putin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Putin.
Chimaera throws the left hand but Putin avoids the punch easily.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Chimaera looks to throw the jab but Putin is out of range.
Chimaera missing with a left hand there. Putin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Putin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chimaera.
Chimaera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Putin. Putin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chimaera moves away from the strike by Putin.
A low kick from Chimaera misses
and Putin counters with a shoot takedown. Chimaera fights it but they end up in guard.
Chimaera keeping moving, preventing Putin from controlling successfully.
Putin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chimaera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chimaera wants to stand and escape but Putin is having none of it.
Chimaera trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimaera keeping moving, preventing Putin from controlling successfully.
Putin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Putin prevents Chimaera from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chimaera being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chimaera is looking to stand up but Putin isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick
and Chimaera counters with a thumping low kick.
Chimaera leaves Putin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Putin with that takedown attempt.
Chimaera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Putin. Putin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Putin there.
A big right from Chimaera misses.
Chimaera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Putin throws a jab but it's blocked by Chimaera.
Chimaera slaps away a takedown attempt from Putin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chimaera tried to counter with a leg kick but Putin avoided it.
The Chimaera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beast Putin.
Chimaera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Putin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chimaera tries to avoid it but Putin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chimaera to the ground. Chimaera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Putin looks to move away, Chimaera throws a big counter combo but Putin just gets out of the way.
Putin lands a leg kick that knocks Chimaera off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimaera thumps Putin with a low kick.
Chimaera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Putin misses its intended target.
Chimaera avoids the body shot from Putin.
Putin defending well as Chimaera loads up on a big left hand.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Chimaera jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Putin looks to land a right hand but Chimaera moved out of range.
Chimaera is looking for a counter combo.
Putin misses with a leg kick.
Chimaera quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chimaera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Putin.
Chimaera checks a low kick from Putin.
Putin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chimaera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Putin lands with a hook. Chimaera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beast Putin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Putin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chimaera.
Chimaera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Putin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chimaera's waist but Chimaera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Putin off to one side.
The Chimaera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Putin throws a wild body kick that Chimaera sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Chimaera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chimaera scores with a head kick. Putin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Putin slips a straight right by Chimaera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putin lands a head shot.
Chimaera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Putin.
Chimaera slips a straight right by Putin.
Chimaera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beast Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Putin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beast Putin!
Beast Putin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 448 p4p, 72 weight class) and Stanly Williams (ranked 421 p4p, 66 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pierno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Williams has chosen Rooster as his entrance music. Stanly Williams has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Pierno does it's job there.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
Pierno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pierno misses with a double jab.
Pierno looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams slips under a jab from Pierno.
Williams is looking to chop away at Pierno's legs.
Pierno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pierno slips a straight right by Williams .
Williams throws an off balance right hand
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierno scores with a hook.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Pierno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williams s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno's corner calls for a 1-2. Pierno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pierno moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Pierno tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierno on 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!
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Pierno blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Pierno slips a straight right by Williams .
Pierno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Pierno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams slips under a jab from Pierno.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Pierno has managed to clinch.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Williams .
Nice body punch from Pierno.
Pierno gets through Williams 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierno tests Williams 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierno digs a good body shot into Williams 's ribs.
Pierno misses with a double jab
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierno scores with a nice right hand.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierno. Pierno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierno scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a body punch but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierno checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Pierno tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Pierno forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Pierno keeps him there for the moment.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Pierno lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pierno or not.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno lands a body shot.
Pierno lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
Williams misses the jab.
We've been told by Pierno's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Pierno saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierno lands with a nice body punch.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pierno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tim Pierno is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierno slips a jab from Williams .
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Pierno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams . Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams slips under a jab.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Pierno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams looks to land a combination but Pierno avoids it well.
Pierno scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with an uppercut. Pierno saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pierno lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Tim Pierno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Pierno avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams wants to break free but Pierno has control.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Williams .
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Pierno keeps him there for the moment.
Pierno scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Pierno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Williams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierno moves out of range as Williams strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Pierno misses its target.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno misses with a wild body shot.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Pierno checks a leg kick.
Pierno wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Pierno moves into the clinch.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Williams .
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
Williams tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Williams .
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pierno scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierno as he connects with a hook.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Pierno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierno tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Pierno jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pierno misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Pierno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stanly Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pierno connects with a body shot.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Pierno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierno lands with a right hand.
Pierno lands a slapping body shot.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pierno slips a jab from Williams .
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Pierno.
Williams with a nice cross.
Pierno moves into range and clinches up with Williams .
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Pierno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
Williams only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Pierno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pierno.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Williams .
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pierno.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Williams .
Pierno tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Pierno lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
Williams tries to circle away but Pierno has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Pierno misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Pierno 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Pierno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a body punch but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Pierno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pierno is looking to clinch.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Pierno's shoulder, as Pierno tries to avoid the shot.
Pierno throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierno scores with a nice head shot.
Pierno cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Pierno is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams .
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pierno takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Pierno misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Pierno's corner calls for a 1-2. Pierno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pierno slips under a jab.
Williams 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.
It looked like Pierno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Pierno.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pierno.
Williams is rocked!
Pierno instigates a clinch.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Pierno finish him?
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams with a jab.
Pierno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pierno.
Pierno throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Williams .
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Pierno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pierno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Pierno!
Our winner, Tim Pierno, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 214 p4p, 33 weight class) and Daniel Mosby (ranked 439 p4p, 70 weight class). Stelzer comes to the cage accompanied by Business Time. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfram Stelzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Mosby!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stelzer catches Mosby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stelzer 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.
Stelzer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mosby's guard.
Mosby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stelzer postures up in Mosby's guard and throws a big left but Mosby blocks it.
Stelzer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mosby working for a triangle but Stelzer defends it easily.
Stelzer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stelzer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stelzer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mosby looking for a guillotine here but Stelzer defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stelzer defends well.
Mosby pushes a forearm under Stelzer's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Stelzer is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Mosby!
Daniel Mosby 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 351 p4p, 52 weight class) and Champ Kind (ranked 273 p4p, 37 weight class). Kind has chosen Afternoon Delight as his entrance music. Yoshihiro Asai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai scores with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Kind.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai .
Kind throws a fast counter high kick but Asai manages to duck under it in time.
Kind throws a body kick that misses.
Kind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
A punch combination from Asai misses.
Asai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kind loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Asai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asai is looking to counter punch.
Kind tries to work over Asai 's front leg with a kick but Asai checks it.
We've been informed that Kind 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.
Asai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kind is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Asai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kind is looking to clinch but Asai is avoiding it.
It looked like Asai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kind.
Asai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asai tests Kind's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kind motions for Asai to come forward. Kind throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Asai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been told by Asai 's head coaches at The Shark Tank that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Asai blocks a head kick by Kind.
A head kick misses from Kind.
Kind misses with a head kick.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asai lands with a kick to the temple. Kind shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Asai moves out of range of the body kick.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Kind goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Asai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asai throws a head kick that Kind semi-blocks.
Kind thumps Asai with a low kick.
Kind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kind throws a low kick, looking for Asai 's leg but Asai calmly moves out of range.
Asai moves out of range as Kind strikes.
Kind misses with a low kick.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
It looked like Asai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kind looks to land a left hand but Asai moved out of range nicely.
Asai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kind.
Asai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kinds head.
Asai tries to land knees in the clinch but Kind avoids the damage to the body.
Asai is pushing Kind up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kind.
Kind misses with some punches.
Asai is stalling here.
Kind misses with a punch on the inside.
Kind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kind blocks a body shot from Asai .
Asai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kind backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kind misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai stalling against the cage.
Asai missing with knees to the body.
Asai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asai has Kind pressed against the cage.
Kind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Asai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kind lands an uppercut.
Kind misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kind avoiding damage as Asai throws knees to the body.
Asai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kind up against the cage.
Kind misses with the head strike.
Kind avoiding damage as Asai throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind misses with the head strike.
Kind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Kind tries to work over Asai 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kind scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kind misses with some punches.
Kind blocks an uppercut.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Kind swings wildly with an uppercut but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kind avoiding damage as Asai throws knees to the body.
Asai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asai with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Asai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kind managing to block the knees to the body from Asai .
Asai misses with a punch on the inside.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Asai missing with knees to the body.
Kind avoiding damage as Asai throws knees to the body.
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 Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kind.
Asai throws a counter high kick but Kind was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice cross by Asai .
Asai misses with a body shot.
Asai throws a body punch but Kind moves out of range.
Asai misses with a leg kick.
Kind throws a fast counter high kick but Asai manages to duck under it in time.
Asai throws a nice looking combination but Kind bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Kind's shoulder, as Kind tries to avoid the shot.
Asai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kind.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
Asai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kind manages to circle out of the way.
Asai lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kind slips under a jab.
Kind takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asai lands with a good body shot.
Asai misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kind is looking to clinch but Asai is avoiding it.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asai is out of range and Kind settles back down.
Kind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Asai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kind tried to score with a low kick but Asai checks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kind 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.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Kind misses with a head kick.
Asai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai takes a swing at Kind's ribcage but misses.
Kind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
Kind scoring well with a low kick there.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
Kind clinches.
Asai looking to slow down the pace here.
Kind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kind can't find room to land a body shot as Asai controls the action.
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Kind swings wildly with an uppercut but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai lands a left hand.
Asai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kind working aggressively here.
Kind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Kind.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kind has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kind lands with a light punch inside.
Kind stalls.
Kind tries a body shot but Asai blocks it.
Kind misses with a body punch.
Kind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asai misses with a punch to the body.
Asai can't find room to land a body shot as Kind controls the action.
Kind has a couple of punches blocked by Asai .
Kind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Asai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Champ Kind seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kind.
Asai lands with a right to the head.
Asai trying to land knees to the body.
Kind throws a punch but it's blocked by Asai .
Kind can't find room to land a body shot as Asai controls the action.
Asai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asai trying to land knees to the body.
Asai prevents a body shot from Kind.
Asai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asai swings wildly with an uppercut but Kind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kind managing to block the knees to the body from Asai .
Kind lands a shoulder strike.
Kind being controlled against the cage.
Kind misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind misses with the head strike.
Asai misses with a body punch.
Kind works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kind avoiding damage as Asai throws knees to the body.
Asai tries a body shot but Kind blocks it.
Asai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kind misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Asai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kind.
Asai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai .
Asai blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Asai .
Kind is breathing heavily.
Kind lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Asai misses with an uppercut. Kind saw that one coming.
Kind moves away from the strike by Asai .
Kind throws a head kick but Asai moves out of range.
Asai moves out of range as Kind throws a body kick.
Kind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kind throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kind avoids the head kick by Asai .
Kind is looking to chop away at Asai 's legs.
Asai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asai misses with a left hand
and Kind counters with a good, hard body kick but Asai shrugs it off.
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Asai tries to bum rush Kind with a series of wild strikes but Kind uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Kind slips the punch.
Kind moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Asai .
Asai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asai takes a step back to recover.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai wants to land a leg kick but Kind is out of range.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Kind moved out of range.
Kind throws a leg kick but Asai moved away.
Kind drives through and clinches with Asai against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kind fails to land.
Kind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Asai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kind throws a head punch that misses.
Kind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kind prevents a body shot from Asai .
Kind trying to control the position but instead, Asai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kind into the cage.
Kind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kind misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kind.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai .
Kind scores with a nice hook to the head.
Champ Kind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind has a couple of punches blocked by Asai .
Kind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asai trying to land knees to the body.
Kind working aggressively here.
Kind working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kind lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kind lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Kind lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kind misses with the head strike.
Kind scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kind fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kind.
Asai can't find room to land a body shot as Kind controls the action.
Asai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kind has a couple of punches blocked by Asai .
Kind swings wildly with an uppercut but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind lands a left hand.
Kind lands a nice uppercut.
Kind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asai scores a nice knee to the body.
Kind scores with a shoulder strike.
Kind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kind digs a right hand underneath Asai 's ribcage. Asai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kind avoids it.
Asai 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kind working aggressively here.
Kind scores with a shot to the side of Asai 's head.
Kind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai .
Kind lands a hook that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kind working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kind lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kind is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries to throw a body punch but Asai avoids it by throwing Kind back against the cage.
Kind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kind avoiding damage as Asai throws knees to the body.
Kind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Kind.
Kind misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kind fails to land.
Kind lands an uppercut.
Asai landing knees to the body.
Asai looking to slow down the pace here.
Kind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoshihiro Asai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Asai blocking some punches.
Kind on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kind tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Kind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Blasts (ranked 109 p4p, 18 weight class) and Jutta Hanolla (ranked 235 p4p, 33 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Blasts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jutta Hanolla!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasts moves away from the strike by Hanolla.
Hanolla is looking to slow Blasts down with leg kicks.
Blasts takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Blasts.
Hanolla throws out a counter right but Blasts avoids it with no problem.
Hanolla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hanolla lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanolla moves out of range of the strikes.
Blasts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blasts tries to clinch there but Hanolla circles away.
A shot to the liver by Blasts. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blasts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blasts tries a low kick but Hanolla avoids it.
Hanolla tries to work over Blasts's front leg with a kick but Blasts checks it.
No joy there for Hanolla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanolla slips a jab from Blasts.
Blasts tries to clinch there but Hanolla circles away.
Hanolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blasts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanolla delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blasts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blasts misses with an uppercut
and Hanolla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanolla.
Hanolla 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.
Blasts looks to land a right hand but Hanolla moved out of range.
Blasts tries to land a leg kick but Hanolla saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanolla. That's going to slow Blasts down.
Blasts misses with a straight left.
Hanolla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanolla scores with a jab.
Hanolla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blasts.
Hanolla tries to bum rush Blasts with a series of wild strikes but Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanolla gets tackled into the cage by Blasts. Blasts maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasts working aggressively here.
Hanolla tries to throw a body punch but Blasts avoids it by throwing Hanolla back against the cage.
Blasts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanolla throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanolla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hanolla pulls guard successfully.
Hanolla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blasts defends it easily.
Hanolla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blasts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blasts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hanolla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blasts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hanolla, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blasts. That's going to slow Hanolla down.
A big left from Blasts misses.
Hanolla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blasts seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good shot there by Blasts.
Blasts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blasts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blasts darts in and clinches Hanolla up against the cage.
Hanolla takes a shot to the head.
Blasts working aggressively here.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but Hanolla blocks it.
Blasts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blasts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanolla.
Hanolla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hanolla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanolla.
Hanolla tries to throw a body punch but Blasts avoids it by throwing Hanolla back against the cage.
Blasts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanolla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blasts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanolla has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blasts seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanolla can turn it around.
Hanolla throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanolla.
Hanolla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Blasts.
Blasts swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanolla tries a body shot but Blasts blocks it.
Hanolla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blasts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blasts trying to land knees to the body.
Blasts misses with the head strike.
Hanolla lands a shot to the body.
Blasts throws a head punch that misses.
Hanolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanolla misses with a two punch combination.
Blasts throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jutta Hanolla will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hanolla 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.
Hanolla slips under a jab from Blasts.
A little jabbing left from Hanolla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanolla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanolla digs a good hook to Blasts's body.
Hanolla connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanolla misses with a leg kick.
Blasts connects with a crisp jab.
Blasts tries to clinch there but Hanolla circles away.
Hanolla thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blasts if he has to take too many more of those.
Blasts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanolla.
Blasts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blasts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanolla blocks the leg kick.
Hanolla throws a front kick aimed at Blasts's knee but Blasts avoids it well.
Hanolla cracks Blasts with a good jab.
Blasts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanolla can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanolla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanolla throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts wants to clinch.
Hanolla checks a leg kick nicely.
And Hanolla responds with a good body kick, but Blasts manages to step out the way in time.
Blasts moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanolla slips under a jab from Blasts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanolla.
Hanolla cracks Blasts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jutta Hanolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanolla avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Blasts misses.
Blasts misses with an uppercut. Hanolla saw that one coming.
Blasts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanolla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hanolla misses with a low kick as Blasts jumps back.
Blasts misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanolla counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blasts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla looks to throw the jab but Blasts is out of range.
Blasts moves out of range of the body kick from Hanolla.
Hanolla stuns Blasts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blasts takes a swing at Hanolla's ribcage but misses.
Hanolla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blasts tries to counter by clinching up but Hanolla breaks away and moves out of range.
Blasts misses with an uppercut
and Hanolla counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blasts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Blasts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanolla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blasts has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blasts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blasts throws a low kick but Hanolla moves out of range easily.
Hanolla misses with a kick to the body.
Blasts misses with an uppercut.
Blasts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blasts staying out of range there.
Hanolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Blasts tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanolla is able to avoid easily.
Hanolla throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Blasts.
Blasts scores with a shot to the body.
Hanolla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blasts's head.
Hanolla throws a lazy right hand but Blasts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blasts throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanolla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blasts throwing a counter right hand but Hanolla manages to avoid it.
Hanolla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanolla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blasts throws a counter high kick but Hanolla was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hanolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blasts was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanolla.
Blasts is looking to counter punch.
Blasts lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanolla's head.
Hanolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanolla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanolla misses with a low kick as Blasts jumps back.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
That kick from Blasts tenderised Hanolla's leg. Hanolla is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts tries to clinch but Hanolla moves out of range.
Blasts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Hanolla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blasts moves out of range as Hanolla strikes.
Blasts throws a hook but Hanolla blocks it.
A left lands for Hanolla.
Hanolla scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts wants to clinch.
Hanolla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Blasts.
Hanolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanolla misses with a head kick.
Hanolla scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanolla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jutta Hanolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hanolla 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.
Blasts swings for the body but Hanolla moves out of range.
Blasts jabs Hanolla right on the nose. Hanolla blinks but takes it well.
Hanolla misses with an uppercut. Blasts saw that one coming.
Hanolla feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blasts's calf.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Blasts works Hanolla's body with a nice hook.
Blasts checks a leg kick.
Hanolla avoids the body shot from Blasts.
Hanolla appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blasts avoids the head kick by Hanolla.
Blasts throws a leg kick
and Hanolla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hanolla throws the left hand but Blasts avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanolla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blasts tries to land a leg kick but Hanolla saw it coming and moves away.
Hanolla throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blasts moves into range and clinches up with Hanolla.
Blasts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rupert Blasts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanolla lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanolla jumps guard but Blasts stands there with Hanolla around his waist. Hanolla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blasts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blasts throws a low kick but Hanolla moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Blasts.
Hanolla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasts connects with a nice looking jab.
Blasts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanolla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blasts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanolla.
Hanolla takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanolla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blasts manages to avoid it.
Hanolla lands a leg kick that knocks Blasts off balance momentarily.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Hanolla throws a solid leg kick but Blasts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanolla.
Rupert Blasts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Blasts.
Blasts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanolla throws out the jab.
Hanolla throws a hook but Blasts avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blasts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Hanolla.
Blasts blocks a leg kick.
Blasts is looking to counter the offense by Hanolla and move into the clinch.
Blasts tries to clinch up but Hanolla circles away and keeps his distance.
Blasts throws a head kick but Hanolla moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hanolla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hanolla.
The fighters circling - Hanolla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blasts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Hanolla scores with a four punch combination!
Blasts swings for the body but Hanolla moves out of range.
Blasts thumps Hanolla with a low kick.
Hanolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hanolla.
Blasts clinches up with Hanolla and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanolla throws a head punch that misses.
Hanolla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Blasts.
Hanolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Blasts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanolla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Blasts misses the target.
Blasts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanolla slips under a jab.
Hanolla jabs at Blasts's body.
Hanolla checks a leg kick.
Hanolla feints a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blasts checks a leg kick.
Blasts is looking to clinch.
Hanolla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jutta Hanolla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts's corner calls for a 1-2. Blasts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanolla tries to land a front kick but Blasts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blasts staying out of range there.
Hanolla misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts misses the jab.
Blasts stuns Hanolla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanolla slips a straight right by Blasts.
Hanolla checks a leg kick nicely.
Hanolla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blasts can pounce on him.
Hanolla lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanolla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blasts lands a jab.
Nice body punch from Hanolla.
Hanolla lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blasts takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jutta Hanolla.
I've got Hanolla winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jutta Hanolla!
After winning the bout, Jutta Hanolla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russian Obama (ranked 30 p4p, 5 weight class) and Matt Quin (ranked 25 p4p, 3 weight class). Obama comes to the cage accompanied by 5 minutes Alone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Quin's choice of entrance music: Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Obama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Obama throws a lazy uppercut
and Quin counters with a right hand to the body.
Quin lands with a cross.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quin misses with a hook.
Quin 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.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Obama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obama throws a jab but it's blocked by Quin.
Obama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quin at a distance.
Quin checks a low kick from Obama.
Obama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Obama misses with a straight right.
Quin feints the counter takedown.
Quin misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Obama.
Quin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Obama keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Quin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Obama wants to control but Quin postures up.
Quin controlling from side mount.
Quin lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obama is not content to let Quin control the position.
You can see the frustration on Obama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Quin wants to control but Obama is keeping him busy.
Quin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Obama haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Obama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is looking to reverse the position.
Quin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Quin avoids the attempt from Obama to control.
Obama is squirming around, avoiding Quin's attempts to control the action.
Quin lands a heavy elbow.
Quin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Quin working Obama over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin avoids the attempt from Obama to control.
Quin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Quin controlling his opponent.
Obama bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Obama stopping the sweep attempt from Quin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quin is keeping the position for now.
Obama's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin 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.
Obama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Quin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obama has time to react.
Obama walks into a left hand.
Obama tries to clinch there but Quin circles away.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obama.
Quin lands a really nice looking cross but Obama seems unphased.
Quin misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
Quin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obama avoids the body shot from Quin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Obama.
Quin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Obama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Obama misses
letting Quin counter with a right hand.
Quin misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Obama 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 Quin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Russian Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Sloppy strikes from Quin. Those never looked like landing.
Quin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Obama misses its target.
Quin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Obama at a distance.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
Obama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Obama throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin slips under a jab.
Quin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
Obama connects with an inside leg kick.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Obama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch but Quin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Quin tries to counter it with a takedown but Obama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin moves away from the strike by Obama.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Quin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obama's hands.
Obama throws a jab but it's blocked by Quin.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Quin lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Obama misses its intended target.
Obama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Obama misses with a straight left.
Quin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Obama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Obama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quin. That did some damage!
Quin looks to land a left hand but Obama moved out of range nicely.
Obama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Quin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obama half committed to a counter leg kick.
Obama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obama.
Quin digs a good hook to Obama's body.
Obama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin gets a takedown into half guard.
Obama is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Quin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Obama is holding on to half guard well.
Quin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Obama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Obama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Quin is looking to advance position but Obama won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quin thows a huge punch but Obama dodges it nicely.
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!
Quin not doing much here.
Quin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matt Quin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Obama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Obama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
Quin connects with a looping right hand.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Obama moved out of range nicely.
Obama fires out a quick counter leg kick but Quin just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Obama.
Good leg kick by Obama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Obama takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Quin moves out of range as Obama strikes.
Obama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Obama as he jumps to the side.
Quin slips under a jab from Obama.
Quin 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.
A jab from Obama misses.
Obama throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
Obama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quin slips a jab from Obama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Quin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quin digs a good hook to Obama's body.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obama throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Russian Obama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Obama tries to clinch up.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Obama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
Obama tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Quin manages to circle out of the way.
Obama swings widly with a right hand
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quin lands a body shot.
Obama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Quin misses with a shot to the body
and Obama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Quin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Quin moves out of range as Obama strikes.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin slips a jab from Obama.
A big left from Quin misses.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Quin thuds his right hand into Obama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obama misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
Obama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Obama defends it well.
Obama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obama feints and then cracks Quin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quin down.
Obama misses with a low kick as Quin jumps back.
Obama slips a straight right by Quin.
Quin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Obama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quin is out of range and Obama settles back down.
Quin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Obama tries to move into range but Quin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quin checks a leg kick.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Obama moves in looking to clinch but Quin pushes him off.
A slow jab from Obama misses its intended target.
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obama.
Obama misses with an uppercut.
Obama moves away from the strike by Quin.
Obama moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Obama missing with a left hand there. Quin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
It looked like Obama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin defending well as Obama loads up on a big left hand.
Obama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Obama drops his hands momentarily and Quin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obama connects with a body shot that sends Quin's belly button to the back.
Quin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama misses with a hook. Quin ducked under it nicely.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obama.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Obama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obama is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Quin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Quin throws an overhand right that lands on Obama's shoulder, as Obama tries to avoid the shot.
Quin scores with the left hand. Obama knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quin clobbers Obama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Obama.
A good leg kick by Obama.
Nice takedown defense from Obama. No joy for Quin on that attempt.
Obama lands the left hand.
Obama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
As Quin backs away, Obama returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Quin blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Quin misses.
Quin misses with a looping left.
Obama misses with a low kick.
Obama tries to score with a low kick but Quin moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin misses with a looping left.
Obama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quin connects with a jab.
Quin throws an overhand right that lands on Obama's shoulder, as Obama tries to avoid the shot.
Quin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quin checks it well.
Quin feints the counter takedown.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Obama tried to counter with a leg kick but Quin avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Quin.
Obama thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Obama. Quin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
Quin with the counter takedown but Obama avoids it easily.
Obama tries to land a leg kick but Quin saw it coming and moves away.
Quin swings for the body but Obama moves out of range.
Obama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Obama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Obama feints and then cracks Quin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quin down.
Obama misses with a looping right.
Quin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quin thinking.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Obama misses with an uppercut. Quin saw that one coming.
Quin throws a hook but Obama avoids it easily.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obama can pounce on him.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obama tries to work over Quin's front leg with a kick but Quin checks it.
Obama swings for the body but Quin moves out of range.
Quin shoots in for a takedown but Obama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quin throws the left hand but Obama avoids the punch easily.
Matt Quin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama lands a lovely overhand right.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Obama is out of range.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Obama moved out of range.
Obama lands a right hook to the body.
Quin slips a jab from Obama.
Obama misses with an uppercut.
Quin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Obama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quin fails with the takedown.
Russian Obama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Quin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Obama.
Obama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Quin misses.
Quin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quin with a hook.
Quin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obama.
Quin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Obama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Obama slips the punch.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
Quin checks a low kick from Obama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin cracks Obama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Obama slips a straight right by Quin.
Obama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Obama wants it to stay on the feet.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin slips a straight right by Obama.
Quin moves away from the strike by Obama.
Quin throws a jab when Obama was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obama.
Quin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obama.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Obama moved out of range nicely.
Quin scores with a punch to the head.
Quin punishes Obama's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Russian Obama 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
A jab from Quin misses.
Obama scores with the left hand. Quin knows he should have avoided that one.
Obama moves into the clinch successfully.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Quin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama lands with a short shot to the head.
Quin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Obama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin can't get the takedown.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin is trying to break the clinch but Obama is controlling him.
Obama gets underhooks to prevent Quin's takedown attempt.
Quin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quin backwards.
Quin has picked Obama up - he's going for a ride! Quin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Quin prevents Obama from improving his position.
Quin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obama controlling the position for now.
Quin throwing shots but Obama is blocking nicely.
Quin is looking for a kimura here.
Quin is trying to work for a kimura but Obama is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Quin seems to be working for a kimura but Obama defends the submission attempt.
Obama moves into full guard.
Quin wants to pass the guard but Obama is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Obama has his hands on Quin's head, controlling the position.
Quin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Obama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quin tries to free his leg and advance position but Obama is retaining full guard.
Quin works over Obama with some ground and pound from guard.
Obama keeping full guard, as Quin tries to pass.
Russian Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Obama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quin is aware though and is defending well.
Quin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Obama's guard.
Quin passes to full mount!
Quin wants to control the pace but Obama is squirming around nicely.
Obama taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quin wants to control the pace but Obama is squirming around nicely.
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 Russian Obama.
I think Quin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin! Matt Quin retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Matt Quin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 18 p4p, 2 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 14 p4p, 1 weight class). Shin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shaolin Chamber of Death. 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, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Shin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Mason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shin on the side of the head.
Shin throws a body shot but no joy.
Zane Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin lands a nice looking body shot.
Shin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shin throws a jab when Mason was well out of range.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shin works Mason's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mason.
Shin throws a body shot but no joy.
Shin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason connects with a solid leg kick.
Mason lands with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Shin - just one landing.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mason's calf.
Mason thuds a left hand into Shin's body.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick from Shin.
Mason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shin on the side of the head.
Mason wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shin is looking to land body kicks.
Mason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shin on the side of the head.
Mason swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shin avoids the body shot from Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mason.
A big left from Mason misses.
Shin misses with a body shot
and Mason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason throws a head kick that half lands.
Shin throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick.
Shin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with a thumping low kick.
Mason is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mason lands with a good body shot.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Shin ducks down to avoid it.
Mason looks to land a body kick but Shin moved away.
Shin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason thuds a left hand into Shin's body.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shin blocks a jab.
Shin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mason takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shin wants to counter with a clinch but Mason pushes him away.
Shin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
Shin slips a straight right by Mason.
Mason throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
Shin cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
Mason rushes Shin and presses him up against the cage.
Shin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Shin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Shin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mason.
Mason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Shin.
Shin blocks a body shot from Mason.
Shin misses with a body punch.
Shin lands an uppercut.
Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shin throws the kick towards the body but Mason avoids it.
Shin throws a sloppy body shot
and Mason counters with an inside leg kick.
Mason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shin punishes Mason's body with a nice straight punch.
Mason misses with an uppercut. Shin saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shin.
Shin misses with a kick to the body.
Mason swings widly with a right hand
and Shin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason swings widly with a right hand
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason tries to land a front kick but Shin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Shin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shin can do to turn this around?
Mason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
Mason stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mason.
Mason cracks Shin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Mason checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
Shin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mason lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mason has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Shin misses with a looping right.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shin.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mason. Mason obviously looking to wear him down.
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shin slips under a jab.
Mason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mason has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shin finds it's way round the side to connect with Mason's head.
Shin misses with a head kick.
Shin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mason back to the cage. Shin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mason finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mason avoids a kick to the body.
Shin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Mason misses with a hook
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mason buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shin throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason is looking to counter the offense by Shin and move into the clinch.
Mason jabs at Shin's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mason.
Mason has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mason there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mason scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Shin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Shin slips the punch.
Mason sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mason.
Shin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin slips a jab from Mason.
Mason throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mason throws a jab when Shin was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lao Shin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Mason misses.
Shin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shin misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Shin off balance momentarily.
Mason misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Shin misses.
Mason throws a lazy uppercut
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Shin misses.
Mason scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
Shin connects with a right hand. Mason shakes it off.
Shin clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shin.
Shin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Shin.
A left hand lands to the body for Shin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Mason will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shin up against the cage.
Shin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mason seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shin can turn it around.
Mason blocks a body shot from Shin.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Shin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Shin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Shin lands an elbow inside that Mason shrugs off.
Shin misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Shin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shin lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shin throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Shin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Shin avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Shin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shin scores with a shoulder strike.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Shin avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Mason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shin prevents a body shot from Mason.
Shin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Shin lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin blocking some punches.
Shin lands a damaging elbow.
Shin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Shin missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shin pushes Mason back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Shin lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shin works on Mason's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Shin.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason trying to control the position but instead, Shin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mason into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lao Shin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shin lands with a short shot to the head.
Shin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mason.
A short uppercut from Shin.
Mason is rocked!
Mason prevents a body shot from Shin.
Oh Mason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Shin.
Mason seems to have got his legs back now.
Shin jumps guard but Mason stands there with Shin around his waist. Shin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason working hard to break the clinch.
Shin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lao Shin really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mason throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shin throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
Mason connects with the punch.
Mason throws a big shot that misses.
Mason misses with a hook
and Shin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mason! Shin lets Mason back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mason swings widly with a right hand
and Shin counters with a huge left! Mason is in big trouble! He's backing up but Shin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mason from any more damage. A dominating finish by Shin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lao Shin!
An out of breath Lao Shin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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