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MMMA 74 Kelly vs Highjack PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 4421 p4p, 343 weight class) and Jason Bozzi (ranked 4325 p4p, 332 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good knees
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinya Aoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Bozzi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki fails with the takedown.
Bozzi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aoki misses with a looping right.
Bozzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki .
Aoki scores with a decent looking hook.
Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown but Bozzi sprawls well. He's pushed Aoki 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bozzi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aoki to the ground. Bozzi is now in Aoki 's guard.
Bozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bozzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozzi gets to his feet. Aoki looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki misses with the combination.
Aoki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bozzi working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Bozzi keeps moving.
Aoki slips nicely into half guard.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aoki is keen to just control but Bozzi is a slippery customer.
Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bozzi defends it well.
Bozzi is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bozzi is trying to maintain the position but Aoki is very close to passing his half guard.
Bozzi keeping hold of Aoki 's head, controlling as best he can.
Bozzi wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bozzi wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aoki connects with a nice short shot to Bozzi's temple.
Bozzi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aoki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aoki lands a nice short elbow.
Aoki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bozzi is just riding it out for now. Aoki eventually gives up the hold.
Aoki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Aoki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aoki punishes Bozzi's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Aoki misses the target.
Shinya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Bozzi.
Aoki tries to counter with a takedown but Bozzi is quick to defend against it.
Bozzi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aoki was covering up waiting for the punch and Bozzi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bozzi trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki looking to control.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Bozzi tries to pass.
Bozzi won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozzi being controlled here momentarily.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Bozzi from controlling successfully.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
Aoki pulls Bozzi in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aoki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bozzi on his heels. He'll look to pass Bozzi's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bozzi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aoki distracts Bozzi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but Bozzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shinya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bozzi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bozzi preventing the sweep.
Bozzi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki pulls Bozzi in close to prevent any damage.
Bozzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bozzi 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.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bozzi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bozzi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bozzi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aoki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but Bozzi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bozzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bozzi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aoki seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aoki trying to keep a closed guard but Bozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bozzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bozzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Bozzi 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! This is the final round!
Aoki tries for a takedown but Bozzi circles away easily
and Bozzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bozzi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aoki to the ground. Bozzi is now in Aoki 's guard.
Aoki wants to sweep here but Bozzi controlling him for the moment.
Aoki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Aoki being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki pulls Bozzi in close to prevent any damage.
Bozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bozzi stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki .
Bozzi controlling from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aoki trying to keep a closed guard but Bozzi is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aoki swinging wildly here.
Aoki works over Bozzi's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Bozzi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bozzi manages to circle out of the way.
Aoki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bozzi to the mat! Bozzi manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bozzi is on top in guard.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bozzi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bozzi wants to pass the guard but Aoki is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki pulls Bozzi in to control the position.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bozzi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bozzi stands up from Aoki 's guard - Bozzi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Aoki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bozzi.
Bozzi feints the counter takedown.
Bozzi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Aoki is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is not content to let Bozzi control the position.
Aoki is trying to get back to half guard.
Bozzi taking a break here but Aoki is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bozzi trying to control from Aoki 's half guard. Aoki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki is trying to keep Bozzi in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Bozzi.
I think Bozzi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 3651 p4p, 296 weight class) and Sergio Bujol (ranked 3075 p4p, 268 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Monster. Sergio Bujol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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159 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bujol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bujol.
Balor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Balor wants to control but Bujol is keeping him busy.
Bujol is trying to stand back up but Balor is controlling him
Bujol wants to get back to full guard.
Bujol keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol is trying to stand.
Bujol is not content to let Balor control the position.
Bujol pushes Balor off looking to stand but Balor dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol tries to get to full guard but Balor has control of the leg.
Bujol is trying to escape back to his feet but Balor uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bujol is trying to improve his position.
Bujol is trying to control Balor's posture but Balor avoids it.
Balor is chipping away with strikes.
Balor wants to control but Bujol is keeping him busy.
Balor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bujol is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bujol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bujol tries to bench press Balor off him but Balor keeps the position.
Bujol regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Balor.
Balor trying to control from half guard but Bujol is working away.
Balor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor wants to take a breather but Bujol is having none of it.
Balor is thwarting Bujol's attempts to control the position.
Bujol is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Balor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bujol misses with an uppercut. Balor saw that one coming.
Bujol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bujol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bujol has Balor up against the cage in a clinch.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor misses with a right hand
and Bujol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bujol throws a right hand that Balor ducks under and follows up with a left that Balor also avoids with ease.
Balor is looking to counter punch.
Balor misses with a right hand
and Bujol counters with an inside leg kick.
Balor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balor keeps the fight on the outside.
Balor walks into a stiff left hand from Bujol.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balor slips a jab and a cross from Bujol.
Balor needs to keep his hands up - Bujol had a free shot at his head there.
Balor throws an off balance right hand
and Bujol counters with a two punch combo.
Balor scores with a nice strike.
Bujol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bujol wants to clinch but Balor slips to the side
and Balor counters with a straight right hand.
Bujol works Balor's body with a nice hook.
Bujol closes the distance and clinches.
Bujol can't find room to land a body shot as Balor controls the action.
Bujol breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Balor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bujol has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bujol throws a body punch but Balor moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bujol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balor is looking to counter punch.
Bujol clinches up against the cage.
Balor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bujol avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bujol.
Balor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bujol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Balor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balor.
Balor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Balor.
Bujol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bujol drives through and clinches with Balor against the cage.
Bujol leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bujol - that landed with a thud.
Bujol blocks a body shot from Balor.
Bujol lands a right hand.
Bujol manages to break the clinch.
Bujol throws a right hand that misses
and Balor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bujol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sergio Bujol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sergio Bujol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bujol connects with a body shot that sends Balor's belly button to the back.
Bujol moves into the clinch.
Balor misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bujol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Balor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol throws a solid leg kick but Balor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bujol.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bujol throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Finn Balor has been cut.
Bujol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balor throwing a counter right hand but Bujol manages to avoid it.
Balor misses with a right hand
and Bujol counters with a nice uppercut.
Balor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sergio Bujol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bujol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bujol moves out of range of the body kick.
Balor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bujol looks to land a combination but Balor avoids it well.
Bujol has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A low kick from Balor is predictable there
and Bujol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bujol misses with a head kick.
Bujol misses with a leg kick.
Balor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Balor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bujol is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bujol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balor looks to land a right hand but Bujol moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol misses with a wild combination.
Bujol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balor under the eye.
A punch combination from Bujol misses.
Balor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bujol clinches up with Balor and pushes him back against the cage.
Balor is looking for a takedown.
Bujol tries to work over Balor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Bujol.
Balor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Bujol.
Bujol dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Balor tries to throw a body punch but Bujol avoids it by throwing Balor back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balor.
Balor misses with the head strike.
Bujol being controlled against the cage.
Bujol wants to break free but Balor has control.
Balor can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finn Balor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balor takes a shot to the head.
Bujol lands a body punch.
Balor has a couple of punches blocked by Bujol.
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!
Balor is looking to control Bujol's arms but Bujol gets an underhook and turns him. Now Balor has his back to the cage.
A short right from Bujol on the inside.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bujol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bujol drives through and clinches with Balor against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bujol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balor.
Bujol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balor doesn't manage to clinch there - Bujol circles away.
Balor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bujol takes a swing at Balor's ribcage but misses.
Balor misses with a low kick as Bujol jumps back.
Bujol rushes Balor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Balor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bujol pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Balor on the inside.
Bujol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balor wants a takedown but no success here.
Bujol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Bujol.
A big left from Balor misses.
Bujol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balor.
Balor takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bujol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sergio Bujol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bujol throws the kick towards the body but Balor avoids it.
That kick from Balor tenderised Bujol's leg. Bujol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bujol lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bujol.
Bujol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balor.
Balor misses with a takedown attempt
and Bujol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finn Balor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bujol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bujol misses with a body shot
and Balor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bujol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bujol closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balor.
Balor wants a takedown but no success here.
Bujol lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor prevents a body shot from Bujol.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bujol throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Balor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bujol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balor.
Bujol lands a nice shot that snaps Balor's head back.
Balor throws a leg kick which misses Bujol's front leg but catches the back leg as Bujol tries to avoid it.
Balor cracks a nice hook into Bujol's ribs.
Balor tries to keep at a distance but Bujol has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bujol.
Bujol is pushing Balor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bujol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol slips under a jab from Balor.
Bujol stuffs the takedown.
Bujol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finn Balor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bujol delivers a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Bujol. Beautiful body shot.
Balor needs to keep his hands up - Bujol had a free shot at his head there.
Balor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bujol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bujol blocks the elbow strike.
Balor tries to throw a body punch but Bujol avoids it by throwing Balor back against the cage.
Bujol lands with a right to the head.
Balor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Bujol.
Balor throws a head punch that misses.
Bujol stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bujol.
Balor breaks the clinch.
Balor throws a hook to the side of Bujol's head but Bujol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bujol lands with a hook. Balor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bujol blocks a head kick by Balor.
Sergio Bujol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bujol lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bujol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balor.
Bujol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balor.
Good standup being displayed there by Balor as he connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Bujol as Balor shoots in.
Bujol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balor gets tackled into the cage by Bujol. Bujol maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
Balor wants to break free but Bujol has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Bujol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bujol 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 Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Bujol!
After winning the bout, Sergio Bujol 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chip Chocolate (ranked 2945 p4p, 302 weight class) and Leonard Martinez (ranked 3074 p4p, 321 weight class). Chocolate's entrance music is Cookie Dance. A fine choice. Martinez has chosen MEYHEM LAUREN & DJ MUGGS - Murder Rap as his entrance music. Leonard Martinez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chip Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Leonard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Chocolate on that attempt.
Martinez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chocolate scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martinez tries to buck Chocolate off but Chocolate is having none of it.
Martinez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chocolate misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martinez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Martinez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chocolate 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.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Chocolate lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Chocolate controlling him for the moment.
Martinez has his hands on Chocolate's head, controlling the position.
Martinez working for a triangle but Chocolate defends it easily.
Chocolate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Chocolate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chocolate stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chocolate passes Martinez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chocolate wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martinez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chocolate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martinez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chocolate because Martinez loaded up on that one.
Martinez lands a couple of good shots and Chocolate has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Martinez missing with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes.
Chocolate covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Martinez struggling to land strikes to the head as Chocolate covers up.
Chocolate has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Martinez.
Even with his hooks in, Martinez manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Chocolate is in bad spot here.
Chocolate covering up well under a series of strikes from Martinez.
Martinez gets his hands free as Chocolate looks to control.
Martinez working for a choke but Chocolate reverses nicely into Martinez 's guard.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chocolate landing with the ground and pound.
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
Chocolate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chocolate trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Chocolate sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martinez's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonard Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonard Martinez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martinez digs a good hook to Chocolate's body.
Chocolate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
As Chocolate backs off Martinez throws a huge counter combo but Chocolate manages to avoid it all.
Chocolate avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Chocolate slips under a jab from Martinez.
Chocolate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Chocolate misses its intended target.
Chocolate dips to his left and cracks Martinez with an uppercut!
Chocolate misses with a body shot.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chocolate.
Chocolate clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Leonard Martinez's cut even more.
Chocolate missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocolate misses with a straight right.
Chocolate checks a low kick from Martinez.
Nice body kick there by Martinez.
Chocolate misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Chip Chocolate has been cut.
Chocolate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Martinez throws a head kick but Chocolate moves out of range.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chocolate.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chocolate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chocolate works the jab nicely.
Chocolate looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Chocolate throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Chocolate swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chocolate blocks it well.
Chocolate clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chocolate.
Martinez looks up at the clock. Bad move! Chocolate lands a right hand from hell, dropping Martinez. Chocolate pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chip Chocolate!
Chip Chocolate decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Hymen (ranked 3127 p4p, 324 weight class) and Maurice Vachon (ranked 2976 p4p, 305 weight class). Vachon has chosen Mad Dog Tribute as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buster Hymen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hymen.
Hymen connects with a leg kick. Vachon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vachon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hymen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hymen throws a low kick, looking for Vachon's leg but Vachon calmly moves out of range.
Vachon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hymen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Hymen.
It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut.
Hymen thuds a left hand into Vachon's body.
Hymen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hymen lands with a good body shot.
Hymen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vachon's sensitive parts.
Hymen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hymen, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Maurice Vachon's cut even more.
The fighters circling - Hymen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Vachon.
Vachon checks a low kick from Hymen.
Vachon throws out a counter right but Hymen avoids it with no problem.
Hymen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hymen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen throws a sloppy head kick and Vachon moves out of range easily.
Hymen throws a wild body kick that Vachon sees coming a mile off.
Hymen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vachon.
Hymen scores with a head kick.
Hymen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vachon misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Hymen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hymen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hymen lands a high kick to the side of Vachon's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Hymen dives into guard, looking to finish.
Vachon is rocked!
The cut above Maurice Vachon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hymen wants to control from the top but Vachon keeps moving.
Vachon is still in real trouble! Can Hymen finish him?
Hymen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vachon seems to have recovered his senses.
Hymen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hymen wants to control from the top but Vachon keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hymen defends it easily.
Vachon wants to get back to his feet but Hymen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hymen wants to control from the top but Vachon keeps moving.
Hymen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hymen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hymen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vachon!
Hymen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hymen trying to control but Vachon is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon is trying desperately to improve position.
Hymen controlling his opponent.
Hymen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vachon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vachon is trying to escape the mount.
Vachon regains half guard.
Hymen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon is looking for a sweep. Hymen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hymen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vachon tries to get to full guard but Hymen has control of the leg.
Hymen trying to control the action but Vachon is working from the bottom.
Hymen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vachon pushes Hymen off looking to stand but Hymen dives back in and keeps control.
Vachon is not content to let Hymen control the position.
Hymen is looking to advance position but Vachon won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Hymen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vachon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hymen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vachon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hymen lands a head shot.
Hymen connects with a solid leg kick.
Vachon lands a glancing blow to the side of Hymen's head.
Hymen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vachon can do to turn this around?
Vachon tries to clinch but Hymen moves out of range.
Vachon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hymen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vachon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hymen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vachon wants to counter with a clinch but Hymen pushes him away.
Hymen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maurice Vachon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maurice Vachon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buster Hymen!
Buster Hymen took some time post fight to say the following; 'the title is were it belongs'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Boromir (ranked 1594 p4p, 171 weight class) and Vunny Bin (ranked 1805 p4p, 194 weight class). Boromir comes to the cage accompanied by Møme – Aloha. This should be fireworks!
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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
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Captain Boromir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin looks for the body kick but Boromir saw that one coming.
Boromir dips to his left and cracks Bin with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Boromir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bin doesn't seem phased though.
Bin lands with a kick to the temple. Boromir shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Bin.
Nice defenses there by Bin.
Bin throws a body punch but Boromir moves out of range.
Bin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bin is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Boromir misses.
Bin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boromir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bin.
Bin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boromir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bin scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin moves out of range of the strikes.
Boromir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boromir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin 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.
Bin wants to clinch up but Boromir keeps it at a distance.
Boromir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bin darts in and clinches Boromir up against the cage.
Bin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boromir jumps guard.
Boromir working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir wants to sweep but no luck.
Boromir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boromir throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bin won't allow Boromir to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boromir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boromir is trying to control the position but Bin postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bin misses with the body kick
and Boromir counters with a straight right hand.
Bin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boromir looks to throw the jab but Bin is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin swinging wildly here.
Boromir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boromir at a distance.
Nice cross by Bin.
Bin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boromir manages to avoid it.
Boromir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boromir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Captain Boromir has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Boromir misses.
Boromir misses with an uppercut.
Bin lands a big head kick that sends Boromir tumbling to the mat! Bin takes a step backwards and waves Boromir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boromir is rocked!
Bin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boromir dips to his left and cracks Bin with an uppercut!
Boromir avoids the head kick by Bin.
Bin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boromir is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bin connects with a solid leg kick.
Boromir misses with a looping right.
Bin is looking for the big counter here.
Bin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boromir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
Boromir scores with a hook.
Boromir cracks Bin with an open hand slap.
Boromir is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bin looks for the body kick but Boromir saw that one coming.
Bin misses with a hook. Boromir ducked under it nicely.
Boromir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bin feints and then cracks Boromir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boromir down.
Bin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boromir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boromir checks it well.
Boromir throws a right hand that misses
letting Bin counter with a right hand.
Bin jabs Boromir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bin. That's going to slow Boromir down.
Bin misses the jab.
Boromir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin slips a straight right by Boromir.
Bin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Boromir misses its intended target.
Bin misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin thows a body kick. Boromir tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bin throws a shot from downtown. Boromir moves away and avoids it.
Bin scores with a spinning back kick!
Boromir is breathing heavily.
Bin staying out of range there.
Bin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bin swings for the body but Boromir moves out of range.
Bin ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bin, right into the meat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bin connects with a leg kick. Boromir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boromir scores with the left hand. Bin knows he should have avoided that one.
Boromir moves out of range of the strikes.
Bin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin moves out of range as Boromir strikes.
Bin lands with an overhand left.
Bin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boromir.
Crunch! Bin slams his shin into Boromir's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vunny Bin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Boromir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boromir sprawling to the canvas! Boromir rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bin finish him?!
Bin throws a head kick but Boromir moves out of range.
Boromir 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.
Bin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boromir throws a lazy uppercut
and Bin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boromir throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin.
Bin is looking to chop away at Boromir's legs.
Boromir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot 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!
Boromir throws out a loose jab but Bin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Boromir crashing down! Boromir tries to stagger back to his feet but Bin just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Boromir asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vunny Bin!
During a confident post fight interview, Vunny Bin 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 542 p4p, 63 weight class) and Micah Hays (ranked 603 p4p, 69 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonney circles away.
Bonney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hays closes the distance and pushes Bonney back into the cage.
Hays lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonney landing knees to the body.
Bonney lands a hook that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hays creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays scores with a shoulder strike.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hays misses with the head strike.
Bonney wants to break free but Hays has control.
Hays lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonney or not.
Hays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney breaks the clinch.
Hays throws a hook but Bonney avoids it easily.
Hays wants to clinch.
Hays is looking to clinch but Bonney is avoiding it.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hays. Bonney does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Hays.
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
William Henry Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hays avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonney takes a swing at Hays's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Hays 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hays!
Bonney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonney throws a body kick that misses.
Bonney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hays avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bonney throws a right hand that Hays ducks under and follows up with a left that Hays also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hays tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Bonney there.
Bonney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hays attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice combination there by Bonney.
Bonney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hays.
Bonney jabs Hays right on the nose. Hays blinks but takes it well.
Hays clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Hays scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hays throws a head punch that misses.
Bonney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hays gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hays lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Bonney turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bonney manages to end up in side control.
Hays is not content to let Bonney control the position.
Hays is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bonney is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hays will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hays is looking for a sweep.
Hays being controlled for a moment.
Hays is not content to let Bonney control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hays is looking for a sweep.
Bonney is looking to take a break and control but Hays is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hays's face as Bonney controls the position.
Hays is looking for a sweep.
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 William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bonney attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonney.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonney throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hays pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hays lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hays walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hays.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Hays.
Hays lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonney checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hays 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.
Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bonney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hays takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hays throws a push kick but Bonney slaps the foot to one side.
Hays has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hays there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonney lands a high kick!
Bonney lands a really nice looking cross but Hays seems unphased.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Hays wants to counter with a clinch but Bonney pushes him away.
Bonney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hays's head.
Bonney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hays can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bonney there.
Bonney cracks Hays with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Bonney.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonney.
Hays throws a body shot but no joy.
Hays moves into the clinch.
Hays lands with a light punch inside.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Hays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hays pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hays throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hays's hands.
Bonney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hays looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hays blocks the body kick.
Hays is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a shot from downtown. Hays moves away and avoids it.
Hays ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Hays takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bonney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hays checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonney swings for the body but Hays moves out of range.
Hays lands a head shot.
Bonney thuds a left hand into Hays's body.
Hays clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hays - that landed with a thud.
Bonney tries a body shot but Hays blocks it.
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hays.
Hays lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hays misses with the head strike.
Hays digs a right hand underneath Bonney's ribcage. Bonney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Bonney avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Micah Hays is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonney throws a right and a left that Hays avoids nicely.
Hays connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bonney.
Hays throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hays walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hays tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hays sprawls and moves away.
Bonney connects with a body shot that sends Hays's belly button to the back.
Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hays.
Bonney is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hays lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonney circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Hays misses.
Hays fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonney.
Hays checks the leg kick.
Bonney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Bonney does no damage.
Hays throws a low kick but Bonney moves out of range easily.
Hays looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
Hays fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hays ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Bonney backing away here, and Hays unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonney.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Henry Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hays connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonney. Bonney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hays at a distance.
Hays fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bonney gets tackled into the cage by Hays. Hays maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Bonney breaks the clinch.
Hays throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hays connects with a leg kick. Bonney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Henry Bonney dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hays fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hays stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Hays checks it.
Bonney scores with a hook.
Hays throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonney is looking to land body kicks.
Bonney wants to land a leg kick but Hays is out of range.
Hays gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hays.
William Henry Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hays. Hays circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Hays does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonney throws a lazy right hand but Hays sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Bonney.
Bonney connects with a body shot that sends Hays's belly button to the back.
Hays pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Bonney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hays tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney is looking for a counter combo.
Bonney moves forwards but Hays connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bonney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hays momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney slips under a jab.
Hays checks a low kick from Bonney.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonney.
Hays will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonney misses the jab.
Hays lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Hays.
Bonney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hays scores with a leg kick.
Hays throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney throws a head kick but Hays moves out of range.
Hays avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Hays appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bonney moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonney takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Bonney.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney gets tackled into the cage by Hays. Hays maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Hays controls his hands.
Hays misses with some punches.
Bonney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Hays lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonney manages to break the clinch.
Hays takes one to the chin there.
Hays throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hays lands with a nice body punch.
Hays with a hook.
That kick from Bonney tenderised Hays's leg. Hays is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hays was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
Hays tries to clinch up but Bonney circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonney throws a hook but Hays avoids it easily.
Hays has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hays.
Bonney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
Hays swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hays tries to work over Bonney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hays tries a body shot but Bonney blocks it.
Hays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hays cracks Bonney with a nice body shot.
Micah Hays seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hays lands a nice uppercut.
Hays gets through Bonney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hays lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hays lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Hays lands an uppercut.
Bonney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hays pushes Bonney up against the cage in a clinch.
Hays lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hays prevents it.
A short uppercut from Hays.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Micah Hays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hays throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it.
Hays scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonney connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bonney. Those never looked like landing.
Bonney sets himself, and Hays steps forward looking for the clinch! Bonney avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Micah Hays.
I think Bonney 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Henry Bonney!
William Henry Bonney looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Norman, I told you I would make you famous! But unfortunately for you it means I took your belt! Broken Halo Pride!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter Williams (ranked 534 p4p, 68 weight class) and Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 863 p4p, 108 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is FREE THE MADNESS. Jimmy Dias Jimenez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Carter Williams !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams moves out of range as Dias Jimenez strikes.
Dias Jimenez lands the left hand.
Williams clinches.
A short uppercut from Dias Jimenez.
Williams misses with some punches.
Dias Jimenez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dias Jimenez dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Dias Jimenez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dias Jimenez missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dias Jimenez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Williams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Williams wants to slow Dias Jimenez down by chopping away at his legs.
Dias Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Dias Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams .
Dias Jimenez takes a swing at Williams 's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dias Jimenez moves away.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams avoids the body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Williams 's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dias Jimenez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Williams .
Dias Jimenez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dias Jimenez misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Dias Jimenez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Williams tenderised Dias Jimenez's leg. Dias Jimenez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Dias Jimenez circles away.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dias Jimenez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams .
Good body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dias Jimenez circles away quickly and effectively.
Dias Jimenez flicks out a counter leg kick but Williams steps away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias Jimenez tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez breaks from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Dias Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dias Jimenez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
It looks like Michael Carter Williams has been cut.
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
Williams tries to clinch up but Dias Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dias Jimenez.
A telegraphed right hand from Dias Jimenez misses the target.
Williams tried to counter with a leg kick but Dias Jimenez avoided it.
Williams throws a push kick but Dias Jimenez slaps the foot to one side.
Dias Jimenez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Dias Jimenez backing up. Dias Jimenez nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Dias Jimenez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a series of punches but Dias Jimenez moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez cracks Williams with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Williams looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dias Jimenez finish him?
Williams is rocked!
Williams tries to clinch but Dias Jimenez moves away
and Dias Jimenez counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez is the new middleweight champion!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gray (ranked 606 p4p, 56 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 581 p4p, 54 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gray throws a half hearted mid kick.
OConnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
OConnell 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.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OConnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul OConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OConnell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of OConnell's head.
It looks like Paul OConnell has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Gray as he connects with a hook.
OConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. OConnell doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OConnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gray sends OConnell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gray is motioning to the referee to let OConnell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
OConnell misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
OConnell looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a front kick that sends OConnell stumbling back into the cage.
OConnell looks winded!
Gray throws a monster overhand right that drops OConnell! Gray follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Gray!
An out of breath Gabriel Gray 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tel Britton (ranked 568 p4p, 52 weight class) and Borg Bunting (ranked 907 p4p, 96 weight class). Tel Britton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tel Britton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Bunting!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunting throws out the jab.
Bunting looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Britton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bunting lands a nice looking body shot.
Britton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunting looks to land a combination but Britton avoids it well.
Britton moves out of range of the body kick from Bunting.
Tel Britton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunting misses with a body kick.
Bunting throws a leg kick
and Britton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunting looks to land a left hand but Britton moved out of range nicely.
Britton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arm Breakers/BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
Britton ducks under a wild hook from Bunting.
Bunting lands a really nice looking cross but Britton seems unphased.
A big left from Britton misses.
Britton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bunting.
It looks like Borg Bunting has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Britton's corner calls for a 1-2. Britton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bunting swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Britton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britton connects with a single shot there.
Britton lands a nice looking body shot.
Bunting looks winded!
Bunting takes a swing at Britton's ribcage but misses.
Bunting 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.
Britton steps into range and cracks Bunting with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bunting flops backwards and Britton dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bunting is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bunting is still in real trouble! Can Britton finish him?
Britton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Britton lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bunting quite badly. Bunting pulls Britton in close trying to recover. Britton postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bunting on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bunting doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tel Britton!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tel Britton thanked BuriedAlive// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 97 p4p, 18 weight class) and Remi Highjack (ranked 382 p4p, 55 weight class). Highjack has chosen Iron Maiden - Run to the hills as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remi Highjack!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Highjack counters with a nice uppercut.
Highjack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Highjack has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kelly is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Highjack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly jabs Highjack right on the nose. Highjack blinks but takes it well.
Highjack closes the distance and pushes Kelly back into the cage.
Highjack blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Kelly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Highjack.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Highjack wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Highjack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Highjack.
Highjack scoring well with a low kick there.
Highjack jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Highjack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Highjack wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly throws a hook but Highjack blocks it.
Kelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Highjack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Highjack pushes Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Highjack misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Highjack.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Highjack manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Highjack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Highjack. Highjack obviously looking to wear him down.
Highjack misses with a head kick.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
Highjack lands a slapping body shot.
Kelly throws a head kick but Highjack moves out of range.
Highjack lands a body shot.
Highjack darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Highjack misses with the head strike.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Highjack.
Highjack connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Highjack.
Knees in the clinch landing for Highjack.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Highjack missing with knees to the body.
Highjack blocking some punches.
Highjack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Highjack.
Highjack blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Highjack.
Highjack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack blocking some punches.
Highjack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Highjack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Highjack controls his hands.
Highjack blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly thumps Highjack with a low kick.
Highjack scores with a leg kick.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Highjack's head backwards.
Kelly 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Highjack misses with a low kick.
Highjack 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.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Highjack.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Highjack.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Highjack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly slips under a jab from Highjack.
Highjack tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Highjack tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Highjack.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Highjack wants to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Highjack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
Highjack avoids a kick to the body.
Highjack wants to counter with a clinch but Kelly pushes him away.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly thuds his shin into the meat of Highjack's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Highjack dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Highjack tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Highjack's body.
Gerry Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Highjack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly fires out a quick counter leg kick but Highjack just manages to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Highjack was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Highjack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Highjack avoids it well.
Highjack's corner calls for a 1-2. Highjack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Highjack scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highjack lands a jab to the head.
Kelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Highjack. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kelly throws a jab when Highjack was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Kelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Remi Highjack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Highjack scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws the kick towards the body but Highjack avoids it.
Highjack swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Highjack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Highjack tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Highjack avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kelly 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.
Highjack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Highjack to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Highjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Highjack moves out of range.
Highjack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Highjack jabs at Kelly's body.
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!
Highjack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Highjack scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Highjack.
Highjack rushes Kelly and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly looking to stall.
Highjack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Highjack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Highjack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Highjack.
Highjack misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Highjack working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Highjack.
Remi Highjack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Highjack looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Highjack lands a right hand.
Highjack can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Highjack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly looking to slow down the pace here.
Highjack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Highjack.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Highjack tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Highjack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Highjack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Highjack defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice combination there by Kelly.
Highjack looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Highjack tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
Kelly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly throws a hook but Highjack blocks it.
Highjack cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Highjack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Highjack working aggressively here.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Highjack.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Highjack is keeping busy.
Highjack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Highjack misses with a punch to the body.
Highjack throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Highjack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Highjack blocks a head kick by Kelly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Highjack.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Highjack lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Highjack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Highjack's leg. Highjack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Highjack lands with a straight right. Kelly didn't see that one coming.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Highjack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highjack slips under a jab from Kelly.
A nice side step and Highjack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Highjack connects with an inside leg kick.
Highjack throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Highjack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kelly's head.
Highjack tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Highjack ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Highjack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Highjack.
Kelly misses with a combination
and Highjack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Highjack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Highjack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelly on the side of the head.
Highjack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Highjack connects with a nice looking jab.
Highjack slips under a jab from Kelly.
Highjack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Highjack connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Highjack thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Good exchange - Highjack coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Highjack, as that shot connected.
Highjack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Highjack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Highjack moves out of range easily.
Kelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelly.
Highjack thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Highjack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Highjack.
Highjack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Highjack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Highjack misses with a hook.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Highjack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Highjack.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Highjack releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Highjack as he connects with a hook.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Highjack moves away and avoids it.
Highjack moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Highjack moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Highjack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Highjack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Highjack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Highjack closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Highjack lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Highjack lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Highjack really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Highjack lands a jab to the head.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Highjack counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Highjack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Highjack with a hook.
Highjack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Highjack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Highjack.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly tries to move into range but Highjack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highjack closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Highjack's elbow.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Highjack won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack lands an uppercut.
Kelly is rocked!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Kelly seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Highjack fails to land.
Highjack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Highjack blocks with his arms.
Kelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Highjack.
Highjack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Highjack.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Highjack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Highjack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Highjack.
Highjack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Highjack lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highjack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Highjack misses with a body punch.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Highjack misses with a punch on the inside.
Highjack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Highjack.
Highjack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Kelly is struggling to control the position.
Highjack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Highjack throws a head punch that misses.
Highjack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Highjack misses with the head strike.
Highjack working aggressively here.
Highjack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Highjack misses with a body punch.
Highjack lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highjack blocks an uppercut.
Kelly is trying to push Highjack away but Highjack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Highjack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Highjack misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kelly.
Highjack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Highjack fails to land.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Highjack scores with a shoulder strike.
Highjack working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kelly wants to stall.
Highjack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Highjack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly tries to stall but Highjack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highjack misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Highjack.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Highjack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Highjack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Highjack.
Highjack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Highjack blocks it.
Highjack presses Kelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly trying to control the position but instead, Highjack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelly into the cage.
Highjack is leaning against Kelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Highjack misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Highjack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Highjack dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Highjack ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Highjack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Highjack. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Highjack connects with a solid leg kick.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Highjack's head.
Highjack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a low kick but Highjack avoids it.
Highjack connects with a jab.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highjack throws a shot to the body.
Highjack connects with a leg kick. Kelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Highjack wants to slow Kelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Kelly seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Highjack tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Kelly.
Highjack cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Highjack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Highjack throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Highjack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Highjack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
letting Highjack counter with a right hand.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Highjack.
Highjack tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Highjack throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Highjack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highjack moves forwards but Kelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Highjack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Highjack. That snapped Kelly's head back.
Kelly needs to keep his hands up - Highjack had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick by Kelly misses
and Highjack counters with an outside leg kick.
Highjack takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Highjack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Highjack connects with a body shot.
Highjack tries to clinch up.
Highjack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Highjack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Highjack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Highjack wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Highjack.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Highjack counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly 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.
Highjack tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Highjack is avoiding it.
Highjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Kelly cracks the inside of Highjack's front leg.
Highjack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Highjack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highjack lands a right hook 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!
Highjack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Highjack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Highjack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Highjack avoids the head kick by Kelly.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
Nice cross by Highjack.
Highjack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gerry Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highjack.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remi Highjack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Highjack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remi Highjack!
Remi Highjack decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
83% |
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