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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben The Hound (ranked 3702 p4p, 367 weight class) and Jackie Lee X I I I (ranked 2736 p4p, 281 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben The Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Lee X I I I!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hound fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee X I I I, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee X I I I swings wildly with an uppercut but The Hound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee X I I I throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Lee X I I I.
The Hound working aggressively here.
The Hound throws a head punch that misses.
Lee X I I I blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee X I I I blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee X I I I fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee X I I I blocking some punches.
The Hound has a couple of punches blocked by Lee X I I I.
The Hound scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee X I I I is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee X I I I escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Hound seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee X I I I takes a swing at The Hound's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hound throws a body kick that misses.
Ben The Hound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee X I I I throws the left hand but The Hound avoids the punch easily.
Lee X I I I throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Hound slips under a jab from Lee X I I I.
The Hound misses with a hook.
Lee X I I I swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hound tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee X I I I counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee X I I I throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Hound.
Lee X I I I throws a right hand that The Hound ducks under and follows up with a left that The Hound also avoids with ease.
The Hound is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee X I I I throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Hound throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lee X I I I to counter with a crisp jab.
The Hound cracks Lee X I I I with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Hound throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee X I I I counters with a straight right hand.
Lee X I I I throws a right and a left that The Hound avoids nicely.
Lee X I I I throws a jab when The Hound was well out of range.
Lee X I I I staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by The Hound.
The Hound appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The Hound wants to clinch up but Lee X I I I keeps it at a distance.
Lee X I I I doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Hound moves out of range of the strikes.
The Hound uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee X I I I.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee X I I I lands a glancing blow to the side of The Hound's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hound turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee X I I I misses with a lunging right hand
letting The Hound counter with a right hand.
Lee X I I I throws a hook to the side of The Hound's head but The Hound sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from The Hound.
The Hound connects with a body shot that sends Lee X I I I's belly button to the back.
The Hound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee X I I I misses with a looping right.
The Hound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee X I I I takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee X I I I takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Hound slips under a jab from Lee X I I I.
The Hound takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee X I I I pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Hound back to the cage. Lee X I I I follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee X I I I is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Hound swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee X I I I takes one on the button.
Lee X I I I misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hound scores with a spinning back kick!
Lee X I I I throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Hound sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee X I I I ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Hound.
The Hound misses with a lunging right hand
and The Hound takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Hound thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Hound pushes Lee X I I I up against the cage in a clinch.
The Hound lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee X I I I or not.
A head punch on the inside from The Hound fails to land.
The Hound misses with a body punch.
Lee X I I I lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Hound backwards.
A short uppercut from Lee X I I I.
A short right from Lee X I I I on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Hound.
Lee X I I I misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Hound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee X I I I's elbow.
The Hound is leaning against Lee X I I I and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee X I I I presses The Hound against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Hound has a couple of punches blocked by Lee X I I I.
The Hound tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee X I I I blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee X I I I breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Hound lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Hound misses with a low kick.
The Hound just misses with a punch to the body.
The Hound misses with a body kick.
The Hound misses with a body shot
and Lee X I I I counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ben The Hound has been cut.
A jab from The Hound finds it's way through Lee X I I I's defenses.
The Hound is looking to clinch.
Lee X I I I throws a counter combo.
Lee X I I I slips a jab from The Hound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee X I I I just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee X I I I misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from The Hound on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Hound bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lee X I I I. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackie Lee X I I I will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben The Hound's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee X I I I bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Hound's head backwards.
A lazy body kick from The Hound
and Lee X I I I counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee X I I I is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee X I I I misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Hound misses with a hook. Lee X I I I ducked under it nicely.
The Hound throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee X I I I avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Hound connects with a nice looking jab.
The Hound waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee X I I I.
The Hound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Hound tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee X I I I swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Hound tries to land a front kick but Lee X I I I steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hound misses with a jab to the body
and Lee X I I I counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee X I I I throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Hound. Lee X I I I does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Hound looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee X I I I lands a jab to the nose.
A nice combination there by Lee X I I I.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee X I I I throws a one two combo.
The Hound gets a clinch.
The Hound tries to work over Lee X I I I's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Hound swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee X I I I uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hound can't find room to land a body shot as Lee X I I I controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Hound.
Good body shot from The Hound.
A bit of stalling here from Lee X I I I.
The Hound tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Lee X I I I to work.
The Hound throws a head punch that misses.
The Hound tries to work over Lee X I I I's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Hound misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee X I I I blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee X I I I lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Hound backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee X I I I blocks an uppercut.
The Hound prevents a body shot from Lee X I I I.
The Hound swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Lee X I I I on the inside.
The Hound swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee X I I I uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hound lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee X I I I backwards.
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!
The Hound can't find room to land a body shot as Lee X I I I controls the action.
Lee X I I I tries to work over The Hound's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Hound scores with a shot to the side of Lee X I I I's head.
Lee X I I I struggles to land a body shot inside as The Hound controls his hands.
Ben The Hound has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Hound swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee X I I I is looking to control The Hound's arms but The Hound gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee X I I I has his back to the cage.
The Hound swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee X I I I uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hound misses with a punch on the inside.
The Hound misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Hound misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee X I I I blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lee X I I I.
Lee X I I I blocks a body shot from The Hound.
Nice body punch from The Hound - that landed with a thud.
Lee X I I I's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Hound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee X I I I's elbow.
The Hound takes a shot to the head.
Lee X I I I taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee X I I I blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee X I I I tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Hound's elbow.
Lee X I I I taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee X I I I tries to work over The Hound's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee X I I I blocks an uppercut.
The Hound scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Hound fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Hound scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee X I I I.
Lee X I I I lands an uppercut.
Lee X I I I misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Hound swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee X I I I blocks a body shot from The Hound.
Lee X I I I lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by The Hound.
Lee X I I I scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee X I I I tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Hound's elbow.
Lee X I I I misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Hound misses with the head strike.
Lee X I I I tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Hound's elbow.
The Hound swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee X I I I blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee X I I I tries a body shot but The Hound blocks it.
Lee X I I I stalling in the clinch.
Lee X I I I misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee X I I I digs a right hand into The Hound's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Hound's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackie Lee X I I I will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ben The Hound's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The Hound slips a jab and a cross from Lee X I I I.
Lee X I I I throws a lazy right hand but The Hound sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Hound throws a lazy body kick
and Lee X I I I makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee X I I I throws a hook but The Hound blocks it.
Lee X I I I misses with an uppercut.
Lee X I I I lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee X I I I.
The Hound lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee X I I I off the cage and back into range.
Lee X I I I throws a good cross that connects.
Lee X I I I is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Hound.
Lee X I I I throws a series of punches but The Hound avoids them all with ease.
The Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee X I I I moves away.
The Hound lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee X I I I takes a step back to recover.
The Hound lands a nice shot that snaps Lee X I I I's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee X I I I 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 Hound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hound with a nice cross.
Lee X I I I will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Hound throws a lazy right hand but Lee X I I I sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackie Lee X I I I is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee X I I I scores with a nice right hand.
The Hound tries to clinch there but Lee X I I I circles away.
The Hound tries to clinch up but Lee X I I I circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee X I I I throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Hound sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Hound tries to clinch but Lee X I I I is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from The Hound misses the target.
Lee X I I I lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Hound fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Hound looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee X I I I throws a right hand that The Hound ducks under and follows up with a left that The Hound also avoids with ease.
Lee X I I I misses with an uppercut. The Hound saw that one coming.
The Hound tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee X I I I counters with a stiff right hand.
Ben The Hound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hound connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Hound uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee X I I I might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee X I I I throws a right and a left that The Hound avoids nicely.
Jackie Lee X I I I seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee X I I I throws a right hand that The Hound ducks under and follows up with a left that The Hound also avoids with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Hound. Lee X I I I shrugs it off though.
Jackie Lee X I I I is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Hound tries to land a front kick but Lee X I I I steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee X I I I moves out of range of the body kick.
The Hound jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Hound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee X I I I was well out of range. Poor timing from The Hound.
The Hound tries to land a body kick
and Lee X I I I counters with a straight right hand.
The Hound gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from The Hound fails to land.
The Hound lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hound can't find room to land a body shot as Lee X I I I controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from The Hound fails to land.
The Hound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee X I I I's elbow.
The Hound misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee X I I I cracks The Hound with a nice body shot.
The Hound has a couple of punches blocked by Lee X I I I.
The Hound throws a head punch that misses.
The Hound misses with a punch on the inside.
The Hound working aggressively here.
Lee X I I I blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee X I I I scores with a hook to the body.
The Hound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee X I I I's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hound swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee X I I I uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee X I I I manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee X I I I breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Hound misses with a hook. Lee X I I I ducked under it nicely.
Lee X I I I tests The Hound's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee X I I I swings for the body but The Hound moves out of range.
The Hound throws an off balance right hand
and Lee X I I I cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Hound looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee X I I I unleashes a big counter combination but The Hound bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The Hound moves out of range as Lee X I I I strikes.
The Hound throws a leg kick
and The Hound takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Lee X I I I throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackie Lee X I I I.
I've got Lee X I I I 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Lee X I I I!
Jackie Lee X I I I 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 Bogdan Agapov (ranked 3757 p4p, 414 weight class) and Vincenzo Hall (ranked 4434 p4p, 475 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Agapov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dear Mr. Fantasy. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Agapov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Hall !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Agapov.
Agapov throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agapov misses with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Agapov has knocked Hall down with a huge combo! Agapov steps away and waves a wobbly Hall back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Vincenzo Hall has been cut.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Bogdan Agapov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agapov looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Agapov throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agapov misses with a few strikes there.
Agapov misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Agapov does no damage.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Agapov swinging wildly here.
A head kick by Agapov misses
and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Agapov's guard.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agapov being controlled here, momentarily.
Hall prevents Agapov from getting back to his feet.
Agapov is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.
Agapov being controlled here, momentarily.
Agapov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Agapov throws a combination that misses
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hall controlling his opponent.
Agapov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hall has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Agapov's face.
Agapov tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hall cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hall looking to ground and pound but Agapov is blocking nicely.
We've been informed that Hall has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Agapov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hall .
Agapov is bucking up trying to escape but Hall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Agapov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hall lands a nice shot to the head.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agapov taking shots to the head.
Hall controlling his opponent.
Hall working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Agapov hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Hall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Agapov misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Agapov misses
and Hall counters with a single leg into guard. Agapov didn't expect that.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
Agapov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall .
Hall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Agapov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hall controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Agapov does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Agapov throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Agapov misses with a few strikes there.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Hall cracks Agapov with an uppercut from hell and Agapov crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Hall 's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Agapov is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oh Agapov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Agapov seems to have got his legs back now.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling from the top position.
Hall is in close to Agapov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hall controlling the action here.
Hall lands with a punch from half guard.
Agapov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hall .
Hall is controlling the pace.
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.
Agapov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Agapov's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Agapov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Agapov misses with a few strikes there.
Agapov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Agapov's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agapov moves away.
Hall misses with a hook. Agapov ducked under it nicely.
Agapov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall misses with a hook. Agapov ducked under it nicely.
Agapov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogdan Agapov is winning the standup battle so far.
Agapov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Agapov's guard.
Agapov is wriggling around but Hall manages to pass to half guard.
Hall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agapov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall stops Agapov from getting back to his feet.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Agapov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hall .
Well, if Hall is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown. Agapov tries to sprawl out of it but Hall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Agapov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Agapov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Agapov misses with a few strikes there.
Hall throws out a counter right but Agapov avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agapov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogdan Agapov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Agapov!
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Agapov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Agapov duly obliges.
Bogdan Agapov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
Agapov throws a head kick that misses
and Hall counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Agapov to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Hall !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vincenzo Hall !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koala Baertum (ranked 4594 p4p, 350 weight class) and Dimitri Kowalchuk (ranked 3737 p4p, 306 weight class). Baertum comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Koala Baertum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Kowalchuk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baertum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kowalchuk wants to clinch.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baertum thuds his right hand into Kowalchuk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Baertum there.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch up but Baertum circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalchuk avoids the head kick by Baertum.
Kowalchuk feints the counter takedown.
Baertum lands with a kick to the temple. Kowalchuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Baertum sizes up Kowalchuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baertum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baertum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalchuk moves into the clinch.
Kowalchuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baertum stalling in the clinch.
Baertum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baertum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Hard in the buildup to the fight.
Kowalchuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baertum lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baertum connects with the punch.
Kowalchuk tries to clinch but Baertum moves out of range.
Kowalchuk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baertum swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalchuk.
Nice jab there from Baertum.
Koala Baertum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalchuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baertum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Baertum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baertum scores with a jab to the head.
Kowalchuk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baertum throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalchuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kowalchuk jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baertum is posturing up here but Kowalchuk has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Baertum tries to roll out but it's too tight and Baertum has to tap! Slick submission there by Kowalchuk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimitri Kowalchuk!
After the fight, Dimitri Kowalchuk was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Koala Baertum spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 2959 p4p, 356 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 4442 p4p, 489 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marston misses with a straight right.
Diaz slips under a jab from Marston.
Marston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Marston.
Marston misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Marston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marston misses the target.
Diaz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marston.
Marston cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marston lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marston scores with a nice head shot.
Marston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
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!
Marston feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Diaz sprawling to the canvas! Diaz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Marston finish him?!
Diaz is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Marston engages and cracks Diaz with a massive lead left hook - Diaz tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Marston is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Marston!
A victorious John Marston thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rokurou Kyo (ranked 1707 p4p, 213 weight class) and Ed ONeill (ranked 4183 p4p, 447 weight class). Rokurou Kyo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rokurou Kyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ONeill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. ONeill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyo misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Kyo misses its intended target.
Kyo throws an overhand right that lands on ONeill's shoulder, as ONeill tries to avoid the shot.
Kyo throws a poor cross that misses
and ONeill counters with a left to the body.
Kyo connects with a right hand. ONeill shakes it off.
A big left from Kyo misses.
A swing and a miss from Kyo.
ONeill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ONeill lands a lovely overhand right.
Kyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ONeill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kyo slips under a jab.
Kyo throwing a counter right hand but ONeill manages to avoid it.
Kyo misses with a hook
and ONeill counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyo throws a lazy uppercut
and ONeill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
ONeill misses with a hook. Kyo ducked under it nicely.
ONeill moves out of range as Kyo strikes.
ONeill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kyo digs a good hook to ONeill's body.
Kyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ONeill.
A punch combination from Kyo misses.
Kyo slips under a jab from ONeill.
A jab from Kyo misses.
A nice side step and ONeill releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
ONeill drops his hands momentarily and Kyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ONeill.
Kyo looks to score with a jab to the body but ONeill is just out of range.
ONeill throws out a loose jab but Kyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokurou Kyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeill misses the jab.
ONeill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kyo misses with a hook. ONeill ducked under it nicely.
ONeill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONeill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ONeill is looking to take a break and control but Kyo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ONeill is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kyo looks like he's trying to stand up.
ONeill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyo wants to get back to full guard.
ONeill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kyo's head.
ONeill trying to control from half guard but Kyo is working away.
ONeill is working for a submission of some sort.
ONeill wants to control but Kyo is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ONeill is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kyo defends it well.
ONeill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kyo defend it? ONeill steps over the head and cranks it - Kyo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for ONeill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ed ONeill!
Ed ONeill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 2598 p4p, 287 weight class) and Thybault Paredes (ranked 2977 p4p, 331 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thybault Paredes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paredes scores with a decent looking hook.
Amana lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Amana's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Amana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Amana blocks a body shot from Paredes.
Amana lands with a light punch inside.
Amana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paredes just leaning against Amana, taking a breather.
Amana controlling the action here for a moment.
Paredes is stalling here.
Paredes misses with a punch to the body.
Paredes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paredes lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amana.
Amana misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paredes is keeping busy.
Paredes stalling.
Amana tries to work over Paredes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paredes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paredes controlling the action here for a moment.
Paredes receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Amana working aggressively here.
Amana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amana tries to throw a body punch but Paredes avoids it by throwing Amana back against the cage.
Paredes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paredes.
Amana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amana leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Amana up against the cage.
Amana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amana stalling the fight.
Amana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paredes is keeping busy.
Amana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paredess head.
Paredes has Amana pressed against the cage.
Amana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paredes stalling.
Paredes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana just leaning against Paredes, taking a breather.
Amana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amana is looking to control Paredes's arms but Paredes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amana has his back to the cage.
Amana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paredes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Amana up against the cage.
Amana tries to throw a body punch but Paredes avoids it by throwing Amana back against the cage.
Amana is pushing Paredes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paredes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paredes is rocked!
The referee calls for Amana to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amana.
A shot in the inside from Paredes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Paredes.
Paredes avoiding damage.
Paredes is struggling to control the position.
Paredes misses with a punch to the body.
Paredes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paredes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paredes struggles to land a body shot inside as Amana controls his hands.
Amana stalling the fight.
Paredes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amana blocking some punches.
Amana tries to throw a body punch but Paredes avoids it by throwing Amana back against the cage.
Amana blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thybault Paredes 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.
Paredes clinches with his opponent.
Paredes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Paredes being controlled against the cage.
Amana lands with a light punch inside.
Amana is struggling to control the position.
Paredes tries to stall but Amana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paredes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paredes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paredes blocks a body shot from Amana.
Paredes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paredes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paredes is pushing Amana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lalama Amana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paredes blocks a body shot from Amana.
Paredes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paredes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paredes.
Paredes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paredes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amana takes a shot to the head.
Amana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amana trying to control the position but instead, Paredes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amana into the cage.
Paredes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paredes.
Amana trying to stall but Paredes improves his position.
Amana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paredes is still on wobbly legs! Can Amana finish him?
Amana stalling the fight.
Amana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Amana taking a breather.
Amana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paredes seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Paredes.
Paredes throws a head punch that misses.
Paredes digs a right hand into Amana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Amana's gas tank.
Amana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amana lands with a short shot to the head.
Amana trying to stall but Paredes improves his position.
Paredes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paredes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Paredes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Amana taking a breather.
Paredes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Amana is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thybault Paredes.
Amana misses with a straight right.
A cross from Paredes lands.
Amana takes a swing at Paredes's ribcage but misses.
Amana throws a jab when Paredes was well out of range.
Paredes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body punch from Paredes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes connects with a body shot.
Paredes misses with the combination.
Amana takes the fight into the clinch.
Paredes throws a punch but it's blocked by Amana.
Paredes tries to throw a body punch but Amana avoids it by throwing Paredes back against the cage.
Amana trying to control the position but instead, Paredes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amana into the cage.
Paredes tries to throw a body punch but Amana avoids it by throwing Paredes back against the cage.
Amana scores with a shot to the side of Paredes's head.
Paredes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Amana throws a punch but it's blocked by Paredes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thybault Paredes 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!
A swing and a miss from Amana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paredes cracks the inside of Amana's front leg.
Amana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paredes moves away.
Paredes swats away the attempt to clinch by Amana.
Amana lands a right hook to the body.
Amana clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paredes.
Paredes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Paredes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Amana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paredes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paredes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paredes can't find room to land a body shot as Amana controls the action.
Amana is looking to control Paredes's arms but Paredes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amana has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paredes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Amana stalling the fight.
Amana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paredes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amana or not.
Amana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amana.
Lalama Amana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes stalling the fight.
Amana misses with a body punch.
Paredes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paredes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paredes blocking some punches.
Amana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paredes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paredes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paredes lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paredes scores with a shot to the side of Amana's head.
Paredes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes taking a breather.
Amana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amana trying to stall but Paredes improves his position.
Amana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paredes effectively controlling the action here.
Paredes trying to stall but Amana improves his position.
Paredes lands a shoulder strike.
Paredes throws a head punch that misses.
Paredes scores with a shoulder strike.
Amana working aggressively here.
Paredes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amana gets through Paredes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amana lands a hook that snaps the head of Paredes backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Paredes.
Amana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amana letting Paredes take a breather here.
Amana misses with a punch to the body.
Amana trying to stall but Paredes improves his position.
Amana struggles to land a body shot inside as Paredes controls his hands.
Paredes effectively controlling the action here.
Amana creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Paredes with a big uppercut! Paredes tries to clinch up but Amana pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Paredes to the mat! Paredes covers up and Amana unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lalama Amana!
Lalama Amana managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Power Matrix Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fletch Brandis (ranked 2281 p4p, 234 weight class) and Frankie Ngannou (ranked 4233 p4p, 416 weight class). Brandis's entrance music is Voodoo. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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238 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fletch Brandis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Ngannou!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ngannou.
Brandis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brandis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Ngannou fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brandis on the side of the head.
Ngannou throws a head kick that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ngannou has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brandis lands a left and a right that send Ngannou crashing to the mat, dazed. Brandis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ngannou is rocked!
It looks like Frankie Ngannou has been cut.
Brandis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ngannou doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brandis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ngannou throws the left hand but Brandis avoids the punch easily.
Brandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ngannou moves away.
Brandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandis moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandis looks to score with a jab to the body but Ngannou is just out of range.
Brandis connects with a nice cross there... Ngannou is looking wobbly and Brandis recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ngannou to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Brandis jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fletch Brandis!
A less than humble Fletch Brandis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvey Kulina (ranked 3678 p4p, 423 weight class) and Noam Dar (ranked 7495 p4p, 656 weight class). Noam Dar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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178 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvey Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Noam Dar!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina throws out a powerful jab.
Kulina scores with a decent looking hook.
Dar shoots and misses
and Kulina counters with a nice uppercut.
Dar fails with the takedown
and Kulina counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kulina counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noam Dar.
Kulina throws a body kick that misses
and Dar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kulina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dar is one step ahead there.
Kulina wants to stand and escape but Dar is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina wants to sweep here but Dar controlling him for the moment.
Kulina is adopting a defensive guard.
Dar wants to pass the guard but Kulina is keeping the position.
Dar wants to control from the top but Kulina keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kulina has Dar pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulina's waist but Kulina gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dar off to one side.
That's two 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.
Dar has his takedown stuffed
and Kulina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kulina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Kulina both land. Nice combination.
Nice sprawl there from Kulina as Dar shoots in.
Kulina scores with a three punch combo!
Kulina scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dar shoots and misses
and Kulina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kulina is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dar looks winded!
Dar tries for a takedown but Kulina circles away easily
enabling Kulina to counter with a crisp jab.
Dar fails with the takedown
and Kulina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dar back to the cage. Kulina follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kulina lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from Kulina finds it's target.
Kulina throws a push kick but Dar slaps the foot to one side.
Kulina scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kulina takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvey Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dar tries to move into range but Kulina moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dar shoots in but no luck this time.
Dar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kulina throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kulina as he avoids it easily.
Kulina is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kulina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kulina connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dar momentarily.
We've been told by Kulina's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kulina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kulina scores with a nice right hand.
Kulina lands a right hook to the body.
Dar walks into a left hand.
Kulina scores with a body shot.
Kulina lands a big head kick that sends Dar tumbling to the mat! Kulina takes a step backwards and waves Dar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dar is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kulina.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvey Kulina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kulina counters with a straight right hand.
Dar is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulina finish him?
Kulina lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dar seems to have recovered his senses.
Kulina circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kulina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulina lands a jab-cross combination.
Dar shoots and misses
and Kulina counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvey Kulina is winning the standup battle so far.
Dar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina lands with a hook. Dar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Noam Dar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulina leaves Dar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noam Dar.
Dar is breathing heavily.
A jab from Kulina finds it's way through Dar's defenses.
Kulina scores with the left hand. Dar knows he should have avoided that one.
Dar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dar fails to land the takedown.
Dar walks into a straight right hand from Kulina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kulina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kulina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina lands a big right hand that sends Dar crashing to the mat! Kulina stays standing though and waves Dar back to his feet!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kulina! Dar is backing up but he can't get away as Kulina lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Dar and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alvey Kulina!
Alvey Kulina very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arany Dali (ranked 1083 p4p, 152 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 524 p4p, 80 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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221 lbs
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224 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arany Dali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Megaton!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dali throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Megaton connects with a solid leg kick.
Megaton drives through and clinches with Dali against the cage.
Dali lands a shoulder strike.
Megaton misses with a knee to the head.
Megaton lands a good knee to the midsection. Dali won't want to take too many of those.
Dali misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton lands with a light punch inside.
Megaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Dali on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dali blocks a body shot from Megaton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Megaton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dali.
Megaton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dali seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Megaton can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Megaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Dali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megaton.
A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dali fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dali takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dali scores with a shot to the side of Megaton's head.
Dali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dali throws a head punch that misses.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Megaton.
Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dali.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Dali definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Megaton tries to land knees in the clinch but Dali avoids the damage to the body.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megaton's elbow.
Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megaton.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Dali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
A short right from Dali on the inside.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Dali.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Dali lands a hook that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Megaton.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaton takes a shot to the head.
Dali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dali working aggressively here.
Dali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dali.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Megaton gets through Dali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arany Dali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab from Dali.
Megaton throws a sloppy body shot
and Dali counters with a good, hard body kick but Megaton shrugs it off.
Nice defenses there by Megaton.
Megaton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megaton.
Megaton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dali.
Dali connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dali gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Megaton moves into the clinch.
Dali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Megaton throws a head punch that misses.
Dali misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali scores with a shot to the side of Megaton's head.
Megaton gets through Dali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Megaton.
Megaton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dali misses with some punches.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Dali throws a head punch that misses.
Megaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arany Dali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaton prevents a body shot from Dali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Megaton.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Dali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dali.
Dali misses with some punches.
Dali throws a head punch that misses.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dali blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali lands with a short shot to the head.
Dali tries to work over Megaton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
Dali lands a left hand.
Dali lands a shot to the body.
Dali misses with some punches.
Dali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Dali.
A body shot lands from Dali.
Megaton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dali avoids it.
Dali has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Dali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megaton can do to turn this around?
Megaton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dali misses with a punch to the body.
Dali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dali working aggressively here.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Dali.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Dali.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dali.
Dali tries to throw a body punch but Megaton avoids it by throwing Dali back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dali.
Dali working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arany Dali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dali slips a jab from Megaton.
Megaton slips under a jab from Dali.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megaton! But no joy.
Megaton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Megaton moves out of range as Dali strikes.
Megaton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dali. That one must have hurt.
Megaton walks into a jab.
Megaton clobbers Dali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arany Dali is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dali misses with a right hand
and Megaton counters with an inside leg kick.
Dali misses the shot to the body.
Dali misses with a right hand
and Megaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton walks into a straight right hand from Dali.
Megaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Megaton counters with an inside leg kick.
Dali connects with a right hand. Megaton shakes it off.
That has opened up Mike Megaton's cut even more.
Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dali misses the shot to the body.
Dali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megaton.
Dali thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dali scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Megaton catches Dali right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dali misses with a body punch
and Dali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dali just misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Megaton on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dali throws a leg kick but Megaton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Megaton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Megaton blocks a jab.
Dali throws a body kick that misses
and Megaton counters by moving into the clinch.
Dali misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Megaton.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dali misses with some punches.
Megaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton.
Megaton pushes Dali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dali takes a shot to the head.
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali misses with some punches.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megaton lands with a light punch inside.
Megaton lands a nice knee to the body.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Dali backwards.
Dali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dali lands a right hand.
Megaton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Dali blocks an uppercut.
Megaton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dali backwards.
Dali scores with a shot to the side of Megaton's head.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dali misses with a body punch.
Dali throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton.
Dali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dali throws a head punch that misses.
Dali misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mike Megaton just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from Dali.
Dali misses with an uppercut
and Megaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Dali misses with an uppercut
and Megaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Dali misses.
Dali motions for Megaton to come forward. Dali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Megaton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Megaton can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dali's sensitive parts.
Dali throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dali throws a hook but Megaton blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali looks to land a body kick but Megaton moved away.
Dali misses with a lunging right hand
and Dali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dali lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megaton! But no joy.
Dali ducks under a wild hook from Megaton.
Dali loads up on a big right hand but Megaton slips the punch.
Megaton wants to counter with a clinch but Dali pushes him away.
A head kick by Dali misses
and Megaton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Megaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Dali.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Megaton blocking some punches.
Megaton missing with knees to the body.
Megaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Dali backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dali tries to throw a body punch but Megaton avoids it by throwing Dali back against the cage.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dali lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton working Dali over with knees to the body.
Dali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Megaton misses with a body punch.
A short left from Dali.
A short body shot lands from Megaton as the two fighters clinch.
Dali misses with a punch to the body.
Dali working aggressively here.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Megaton lands with a light punch inside.
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dali tries a body shot but Megaton blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dali.
Megaton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Megaton.
Still in the clinch, Dali scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Mike Megaton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Megaton lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megaton's elbow.
Dali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dali is rocked!
Dali swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Dali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dali misses with the head strike.
Dali can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Dali working aggressively here.
Dali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dali to his knees! Megaton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Megaton!
Mike Megaton is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Megaton thanked WarHorse Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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