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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tenshin Segawa (ranked 8608 p4p, 316 weight class) and Trai Prugsanapan (ranked 8533 p4p, 313 weight class). Trai Prugsanapan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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146 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tenshin Segawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trai Prugsanapan!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Prugsanapan counters with a nice uppercut.
Prugsanapan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prugsanapan drops Segawa with a beautiful combination! Segawa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Prugsanapan is looking for the KO!
Segawa is rocked!
It looks like Tenshin Segawa has been cut.
Segawa is holding his hands too far apart here. Prugsanapan throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Segawa is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trai Prugsanapan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Medina (ranked 23785 p4p, 793 weight class) and Jengo Makumba (ranked 8716 p4p, 758 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Medina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jengo Makumba!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makumba avoids the body shot from Medina.
Makumba tests Medina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makumba throws the left hand but Medina avoids the punch easily.
Medina lands a jab to the nose.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Makumba! Medina is backing up but he can't get away as Makumba lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Medina and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jengo Makumba!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Magnum (ranked 6120 p4p, 262 weight class) and Chuck Van Damme (ranked 24009 p4p, 345 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Damme's choice of entrance music: Jeet Kune Do Sensei. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Magnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magnum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Magnum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magnum throws a body kick that misses.
Magnum connects with a leg kick. Van Damme looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Magnum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Magnum.
Justin Magnum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Magnum is out of range.
Magnum moves out of range of the body kick.
Magnum appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Magnum. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Magnum.
Van Damme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magnum closes the distance and clinches.
Magnum breaks from the clinch.
Magnum moves into the clinch.
Magnum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme misses with a hook
and Magnum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Magnum.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnum manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Damme misses the target.
Van Damme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme looks for the body kick but Magnum saw that one coming.
Magnum lands a jab to Van Damme's midsection.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Magnum circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Magnum.
Van Damme looks to throw a body kick
and Magnum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magnum lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Magnum scores with a nice head shot.
Magnum misses with a head kick.
Van Damme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magnum's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Magnum duly obliges.
Van Damme is rocked!
Magnum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Damme is still on wobbly legs! Can Magnum finish him?
Magnum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Magnum moves out of range easily.
Van Damme seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Magnum shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Van Damme is backing up but Magnum catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Van Damme covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Magnum Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Magnum!
A very excited looking Justin Magnum rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Chuck Van Damme had this to say: 's*ck my d*ck!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Elliot (ranked 3429 p4p, 326 weight class) and Machiavelli RestInPiece (ranked 7432 p4p, 554 weight class). Elliot comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. On his way into the cage it seems that Ben Elliot has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ben Elliot seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Machiavelli RestInPiece!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RestInPiece misses with a looping left.
Elliot sizes up RestInPiece with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Elliot misses with a wild body shot.
Elliot misses with a straight right.
RestInPiece wants to clinch.
Elliot scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Elliot misses.
RestInPiece is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
RestInPiece moves out of range as Elliot strikes.
RestInPiece drives through and clinches with Elliot against the cage.
RestInPiece holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot lands a right hand that snaps the head of RestInPiece backwards.
Elliot swings wildly with an uppercut but RestInPiece uses good head movement to avoid it.
RestInPiece goes for a takedown in the clinch but Elliot prevents it.
Elliot trying to stall but RestInPiece improves his position.
RestInPiece stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
RestInPiece keeps control of Elliot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elliot.
RestInPiece is trying to pull guard but Elliot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Elliot is trying to push RestInPiece away but RestInPiece has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Elliot is trying to break free.
Elliot misses with a punch on the inside.
RestInPiece lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elliot backwards.
RestInPiece lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
RestInPiece lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elliot backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as RestInPiece takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from RestInPiece as the two fighters clinch.
Elliot is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliot can't break the clinch.
RestInPiece content to slow the pace in the clinch.
RestInPiece breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
RestInPiece fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elliot, pushing him back against the cage.
RestInPiece has Elliot pressed against the cage, preventing Elliot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
RestInPiece taking a breather.
Elliot tries to circle away but RestInPiece has him pinned against the cage.
RestInPiece pulls guard successfully.
Elliot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elliot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Elliot wants to control from the top but RestInPiece keeps moving.
Elliot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliot trying to control the position from guard on top but RestInPiece is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elliot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. RestInPiece is keeping the position for now.
RestInPiece has control of Elliot's left arm, preventing Elliot from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Elliot with a nice head shot there.
RestInPiece wants to stand but Elliot is controlling the position.
RestInPiece will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
RestInPiece uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elliot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A swing and a miss from Elliot.
RestInPiece tries to clinch up but Elliot circles away and keeps his distance.
Elliot misses with a hook to the body
and RestInPiece counters with a nice low kick that buckles Elliot's knee momentarily.
Elliot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
RestInPiece fails with a takedown attempt.
Elliot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ben Elliot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machiavelli RestInPiece.
RestInPiece slips under a jab.
Elliot sets himself, and RestInPiece steps forward looking for the clinch! Elliot avoids it this time.
RestInPiece closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
RestInPiece slows down the pace here.
RestInPiece keeps control of Elliot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elliot misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Machiavelli RestInPiece will probably get the nod.
That's time! Elliot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Elliot throws a body shot but no joy.
Elliot looks to throw the jab but RestInPiece is out of range.
RestInPiece wants to counter with a clinch but Elliot pushes him away.
RestInPiece defending well as Elliot loads up on a big left hand.
RestInPiece misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Elliot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
RestInPiece tries to close the distance and clinch but Elliot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
RestInPiece shoots in looking for a takedown. Elliot tries to sprawl out of it but RestInPiece keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Elliot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
RestInPiece moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elliot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
RestInPiece working aggressively here.
RestInPiece tries to work over Elliot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RestInPiece makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
RestInPiece keeps control of Elliot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
RestInPiece stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
RestInPiece wants a takedown.
RestInPiece working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Ben Elliot has been cut.
Elliot tries to break the clinch but RestInPiece is controlling the position.
Elliot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elliot tries to break free but RestInPiece pushes him back against the cage.
Elliot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elliot is trying to force a seperation but RestInPiece has the dominant position.
Elliot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Elliot tries to break the clinch but RestInPiece is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Elliot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Elliot takes a shot to the head.
Elliot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elliot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
RestInPiece throws a punch but it's blocked by Elliot.
A nice left hand lands by Elliot.
RestInPiece throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elliots head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
RestInPiece leaning his opponent against the cage.
Elliot is looking to break free of the clinch but RestInPiece has double underhooks.
Elliot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
RestInPiece blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
RestInPiece has Elliot pressed against the cage, preventing Elliot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
RestInPiece is looking to control Elliot's arms but Elliot gets an underhook and turns him. Now RestInPiece has his back to the cage.
RestInPiece holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Machiavelli RestInPiece seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
RestInPiece tries to pull guard but Elliot won't allow it.
Ben Elliot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machiavelli RestInPiece.
Nice body punch from RestInPiece.
RestInPiece is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Elliot is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Machiavelli RestInPiece.
RestInPiece gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RestInPiece lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Elliot stalling in the clinch but RestInPiece improves position.
RestInPiece's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Elliot blocks a body shot from RestInPiece.
Elliot is trying to force a seperation but RestInPiece has the dominant position.
RestInPiece has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from RestInPiece.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
RestInPiece drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee is keeping an eye on RestInPiece - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
RestInPiece lands a body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as RestInPiece takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Elliot is trying to push RestInPiece away but RestInPiece has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on RestInPiece - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by RestInPiece.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliot is pressed up against the cage. RestInPiece has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Elliot down to the mat. Elliot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
RestInPiece shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elliot defends it nicely.
RestInPiece keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elliot.
Elliot throws a hook but RestInPiece avoids it easily.
RestInPiece moves in looking to clinch but Elliot pushes him off.
RestInPiece gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Elliot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but RestInPiece has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elliot working hard to break the clinch.
Elliot is trying to push RestInPiece away but RestInPiece has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Elliot tries to break the clinch but RestInPiece is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Elliot lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of RestInPiece backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machiavelli RestInPiece showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Elliot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Elliot misses.
RestInPiece bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elliot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elliot throws a shot from downtown. RestInPiece moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Elliot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
RestInPiece uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elliot.
RestInPiece doesn't manage to clinch there - Elliot circles away.
Elliot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but RestInPiece was well out of range. Poor timing from Elliot.
RestInPiece is looking to clinch but Elliot is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RestInPiece uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elliot.
Nice jab there from Elliot.
Elliot is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
RestInPiece scores with a leg kick.
Elliot misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elliot looks to land a left hand but RestInPiece moved out of range nicely.
RestInPiece tries to clinch up but Elliot circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by RestInPiece.
Elliot misses with a few strikes there.
RestInPiece tries to counter by closing the distance.
RestInPiece shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elliot sprawls well. Elliot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. RestInPiece gets slowly back to his feet.
Elliot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
RestInPiece is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Elliot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
RestInPiece tries to counter with a clinch but Elliot shakes him off and moves away.
Elliot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elliot throws a looping overhand right but RestInPiece ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RestInPiece wants to clinch up but Elliot keeps it at a distance.
Ben Elliot is winning the standup battle so far.
Elliot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elliot sets himself, and RestInPiece steps forward looking for the clinch! Elliot avoids it this time.
Elliot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between RestInPiece's hands.
RestInPiece tries to clinch up.
Elliot swats away the attempt to clinch by RestInPiece.
Ben Elliot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elliot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elliot tries to keep at a distance but RestInPiece has taken the fight into the clinch.
RestInPiece digs a right hand underneath Elliot's ribcage. Elliot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
RestInPiece lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from RestInPiece.
Elliot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliot is trying to push RestInPiece away but RestInPiece has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
RestInPiece swings wildly with an uppercut but Elliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elliot throws a head punch that misses.
RestInPiece lands a shoulder strike.
RestInPiece drags the fight down to the ground.
RestInPiece is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Elliot looking to sit in guard and control but RestInPiece gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
RestInPiece trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
RestInPiece prevents Elliot from getting back to his feet.
RestInPiece gets to his feet. Elliot looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
RestInPiece drives through and clinches with Elliot against the cage.
Elliot wants to break the clinch but can't.
RestInPiece has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Elliot uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RestInPiece has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Elliot is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
RestInPiece prevents Elliot from breaking the clinch.
Elliot swings wildly with an uppercut but RestInPiece uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elliot wants to break free but RestInPiece has control.
RestInPiece tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Elliot tries to circle away but RestInPiece has him pinned against the cage.
Elliot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elliot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but RestInPiece has him pressed against the cage.
RestInPiece lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elliot can't break the clinch.
RestInPiece dips a shoulder and cracks Elliot with a mighty uppercut! Elliot falls back against the cage and RestInPiece unloads with a barrage of strikes! Elliot is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - RestInPiece screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machiavelli RestInPiece!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Derrick (ranked 5212 p4p, 617 weight class) and Mick Dunlop (ranked 4098 p4p, 532 weight class). Emil Derrick looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Derrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Dunlop!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Derrick.
Dunlop scores with the left hand. Derrick knows he should have avoided that one.
Derrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dunlop.
Derrick avoids the head kick by Dunlop.
Derrick works Dunlop's body with a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dunlop.
Dunlop tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunlop 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.
Derrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dunlop cracks Derrick with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Dunlop.
Derrick is breathing heavily.
Derrick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dunlop works on Derrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Dunlop manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Dunlop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunlop lands with an uppercut that bounces Derrick off the cage and back into range.
Dunlop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Derrick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dunlop connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop throws a sloppy head kick and Derrick moves out of range easily.
Derrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunlop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Dunlop.
Derrick is rocked!
Dunlop wobbles Derrick with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Dunlop dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Derrick to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mick Dunlop!
During a confident post fight interview, Mick Dunlop 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gootti Kustaa (ranked 2583 p4p, 365 weight class) and Bear Stevenson (ranked 2650 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gootti Kustaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bear Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kustaa slips a straight right by Stevenson.
Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Kustaa attempts a counter takedown but Stevenson avoids it well and moves away.
Kustaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Stevenson.
Kustaa moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Kustaa tries to counter with a takedown but Stevenson is quick to defend against it.
Stevenson shoots in and bounces Kustaa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kustaa wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.
Kustaa keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kustaa wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.
Stevenson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Kustaa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kustaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Kustaa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stevenson is looking to escape.
Stevenson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kustaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kustaa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stevenson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stevenson tries to kick Kustaa off but Kustaa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stevenson is looking to control Kustaa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stevenson avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa wants to free his trapped foot but Stevenson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stevenson is staying active underneath Kustaa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kustaa content to control rather than advance.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Stevenson is trying to stand up here but Kustaa is controlling him well.
Stevenson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson with a nice cross.
Kustaa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stevenson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kustaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kustaa is in close to Stevenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kustaa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Kustaa prevents Stevenson from getting back to his feet.
Stevenson trying to control the position.
Kustaa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevenson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kustaa wants to pass the guard but Stevenson is keeping the position.
Kustaa 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.
Kustaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kustaa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stevenson is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kustaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kustaa preventing the sweep.
Stevenson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bear Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kustaa ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Kustaa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stevenson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stevenson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kustaa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Stevenson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kustaa is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kustaa gets back to half guard.
Stevenson throwing shots but Kustaa is blocking nicely.
Stevenson is trying to control the action in half guard but Kustaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stevenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to pass to mount but Kustaa is defending the position.
Kustaa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kustaa tries to get out of the position.
Stevenson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kustaa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stevenson is looking to advance position but Kustaa won't allow it.
Stevenson throwing shots but Kustaa is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kustaa is trying is best to control the position here.
Stevenson trying to control the pace.
Kustaa is staying active underneath Stevenson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stevenson controlling the action here.
Kustaa wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kustaa is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kustaa wants to improve his position but Stevenson is controlling well.
Stevenson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Kustaa ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Kustaa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stevenson thuds a left hand into Kustaa's body.
Bear Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kustaa blocks a jab.
Kustaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevenson.
Kustaa feinted with a counter takedown.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kustaa on the side of the head.
It looks like Gootti Kustaa has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws an off balance right hand
and Kustaa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stevenson!
Kustaa tries to advance to mount but Stevenson denies him.
Stevenson tries to improve position but can't.
Stevenson is trying to control Kustaa's posture but Kustaa avoids it.
Kustaa advances to full mount.
Kustaa lands a big shot there that rocks Stevenson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kustaa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Bear Stevenson has been cut.
Kustaa lands a big shot there that rocks Stevenson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kustaa tries to control but Stevenson wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kustaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevenson is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kustaa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stevenson hang on?
The referee warns Stevenson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stevenson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kustaa with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bear Stevenson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kustaa throws a low kick but Stevenson avoids it.
That has opened up Bear Stevenson's cut even more.
Stevenson lunges at Kustaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kustaa's hand.
Kustaa avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Kustaa scores with a nice strike.
Stevenson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stevenson misses with a body punch
and Kustaa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kustaa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kustaa lands a couple of elbows.
Kustaa is in close to Stevenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Kustaa from controlling successfully.
Kustaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kustaa won't allow Stevenson to get back to his feet.
Kustaa wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kustaa throwing strikes but missing.
Kustaa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kustaa with a nice head shot there.
Stevenson looking for a sweep. Not yet Stevenson, not yet.
Kustaa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stevenson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kustaa's best efforts.
Bear Stevenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to control from the bottom.
Stevenson is trying to get back to full guard.
Kustaa wants to take a breather but Stevenson is having none of it.
Kustaa slips a nice elbow through Stevenson's hands, connecting with Stevenson's forehead.
Bear Stevenson'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 Bear Stevenson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gootti Kustaa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Smith Jr (ranked 1705 p4p, 249 weight class) and Damatang Camara (ranked 2258 p4p, 327 weight class). Smith Jr comes to the cage accompanied by You Will Know My Name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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213 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damatang Camara!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara dodges the punch combination from Smith Jr.
Camara tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Camara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camara.
Camara thows a leg kick but Smith Jr checks it
and Smith Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Camara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Camara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camara.
Camara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camara misses with a leg kick
enabling Smith Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith Jr misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camara! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara motions for Smith Jr to come forward. Camara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith Jr throwing a counter right hand but Camara manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Camara counters with a series of strikes. Smith Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camara.
A jab from Smith Jr misses.
Smith Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Camara counters with a good low kick that Smith Jr was not able to check.
Camara walks into a left hand.
Camara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camara throws out the jab.
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!
Camara throws a one two combo.
We've been told by Smith Jr's head coaches at Stark Slugger Society that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Camara looks winded!
Smith Jr works Camara's body with a nice hook.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith Jr is just out of range.
Camara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camara is rocked!
Camara misses with a low kick.
Camara is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith Jr finish him?
Camara ducks under a wild hook from Smith Jr.
Camara seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith Jr cracks Camara with a hook to the temple - Camara is on wobbly legs here! Smith Jr swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Camara falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Smith Jr wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Corey Smith Jr!
Corey Smith Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Barkley (ranked 1296 p4p, 131 weight class) and Sergey Korotkiy (ranked 1951 p4p, 200 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sergey Korotkiy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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275 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Korotkiy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Korotkiy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barkley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barkley throws a series of punches but Korotkiy moves out of range.
Barkley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Korotkiy on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Barkley misses.
Barkley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korotkiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Korotkiy 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.
Barkley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korotkiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Korotkiy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Korotkiy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley misses with a few strikes there.
Korotkiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Barkley.
Barkley is looking to clinch but Korotkiy is avoiding it.
Barkley leaves Korotkiy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley tries to clinch but Korotkiy moves out of range.
Barkley scores with a sloppy right hand. Korotkiy should have avoided that one.
Ross Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korotkiy manages to avoid it.
Korotkiy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Korotkiy ducks under a wild hook from Barkley.
Barkley is looking to clinch but Korotkiy is avoiding it.
Barkley lands with a right hand.
Korotkiy takes one to the chin there.
Korotkiy is rocked!
Barkley cracks Korotkiy with a left hook right on the temple and Korotkiy goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Barkley lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Korotkiy is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ross Barkley!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daichi Kishimoto (ranked 401 p4p, 13 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 1072 p4p, 54 weight class). Joe has chosen Rocky Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daichi Kishimoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kishimoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kishimoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kishimoto looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kishimoto is working hard here to advance position.
Kishimoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kishimoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kishimoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kishimoto trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Kishimoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kishimoto wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kishimoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kishimoto preventing the sweep.
Kishimoto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Joe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kishimoto has Joe in his guard.
Joe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kishimoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joe has managed to get both his arms back between Kishimoto's legs - danger averted.
Kishimoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joe is posturing up here but Kishimoto has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Joe tries to roll out but it's too tight and Joe has to tap! Slick submission there by Kishimoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daichi Kishimoto!
Daichi Kishimoto retains his bantamweight title!
Daichi Kishimoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Glass Joe was interviewed post fight and said 'Daichi Kishimoto is a great fighter and will be holding this belt for a long time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 334 p4p, 30 weight class) and Bill Shorton (ranked 1327 p4p, 133 weight class). Piano 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rick going ham on a bitch. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Shorton!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Shorton misses its intended target.
Bill Shorton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shorton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Shorton misses.
Piano misses with the body kick
and Shorton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piano ducks under a wild hook from Shorton.
Good exchange - Shorton coming out on top.
Piano drives through and clinches with Shorton against the cage.
Piano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shorton throws a punch but it's blocked by Piano .
Shorton misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piano .
Shorton is working Piano over against the cage.
Piano misses with some punches.
Piano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shorton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shorton swings wildly with an uppercut but Piano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shorton blocks a body shot from Piano .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano breaks the clinch.
Piano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shorton.
Shorton throws a hook but Piano avoids it easily.
Piano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donk. Piano catches Shorton right on the button with a cross.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shorton moves away.
Shorton throws an off balance right hand
and Piano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Piano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Piano misses with a looping left.
Piano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shorton.
Piano tries to land a front kick but Shorton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shorton misses with a body shot.
Piano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shorton.
Shorton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shorton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shorton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Piano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shorton backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shorton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Piano 's head backwards.
Shorton has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Shorton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Shorton.
Shorton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shorton looks winded!
Piano scores with a jab to the body.
Piano throws a body kick that misses.
Shorton walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Piano swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Rick Piano was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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pop
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