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TGC 63: San Diego vs Baby PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Lock (ranked 22704 p4p, 720 weight class) and Matt Griffin (ranked 5488 p4p, 549 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin darts in looking for a takedown but Lock gets double underhooks and turns Griffin into the cage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lock enables Griffin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lock manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Griffin passes into half guard.
Griffin is working for a kimura but Lock is defending it quite comfortably.
Lock trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin prevents Lock from improving his position.
Lock is in trouble now - Griffin has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin fails to advance to Lock's back.
Griffin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lock manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lock rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Griffin's guard! Nice work there by Lock!
Lock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Griffin has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lock doesn't defend quickly enough and Griffin has managed to lock this one up! Can Lock escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Griffin on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Griffin!
An out of breath Matt Griffin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tarley (ranked 3216 p4p, 440 weight class) and Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 1236 p4p, 198 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Tarley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Tarley coming out on top.
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Tarley swings for the body but Marceau moves out of range.
Tarley misses with the combination.
Marceau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tarley is out of range.
Marceau keeps the fight on the outside.
Marceau scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tarley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tarley loads up on a big right hand but Marceau slips the punch.
Tarley tries to keep at a distance but Marceau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tarley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marceau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marceau tries a body shot but Tarley blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marceau slows down the pace here.
Marceau misses with the head strike.
Tarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marceau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marceau lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marceau.
Tarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marceau blocks an uppercut.
Tarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Marceau.
A right hook to the body lands for Marceau.
Tarley is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marceau.
Marceau lands a hook that snaps the head of Tarley backwards.
Marceau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marceau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarley backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marceau.
Tarley blocks a body shot from Marceau.
Marceau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarley backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarley prevents a body shot from Marceau.
A nice left hand lands by Marceau.
Marceau throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarley.
Marceau throws a head punch that misses.
Marceau blocking some punches.
Marceau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tarley is trying to maintain a safe position but Marceau gets an underhook and turns Tarley into the cage.
Tarley can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A head punch on the inside from Marceau fails to land.
Tarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Marceau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marceau slowing the pace effectively.
Marceau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarley backwards.
Tarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Marceau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarley swings wildly with an uppercut but Marceau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarley lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Marceau - that landed with a thud.
Marceau lands a left hand.
Marceau throws a head punch that misses.
Marceau has a couple of punches blocked by Tarley.
Marceau struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarley controls his hands.
A short right from Marceau.
Marceau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarley working aggressively here.
Marceau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marceau scores with a shoulder strike.
Marceau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marceau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Marceau.
Marceau lands a front kick.
Marceau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tarley on the side of the head.
Tarley is looking to clinch but Marceau is avoiding it.
Tarley looks to throw the jab but Marceau is out of range.
Marceau throws a fast counter high kick but Tarley manages to duck under it in time.
Marceau lands a nice looking body shot.
Marceau scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marceau catches Tarley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marceau lands a big right hand that sends Tarley crashing to the mat! Marceau stays standing though and waves Tarley back to his feet!
Tarley is rocked!
Marceau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Tarley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marceau connects with a body shot that sends Tarley's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarley wants to clinch up but Marceau keeps it at a distance.
Marceau throws out a counter right but Tarley avoids it with no problem.
Tarley seems to have got his legs back now.
Marceau drops Tarley with a big left hand! Tarley is injured, injured bad! Marceau jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Claude Marceau!
Jean-Claude Marceau seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Glatt (ranked 1682 p4p, 243 weight class) and Chris Donavon (ranked 1138 p4p, 179 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Glatt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killed by death. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chris Donavon enters the cage!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doug Glatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Donavon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donavon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donavon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glatt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donavon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donavon ducks under a wild hook from Glatt.
Glatt sets himself, and Donavon steps forward looking for the clinch! Glatt avoids it this time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Glatt. Donavon shrugs it off though.
Glatt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donavon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donavon gets a clinch.
Glatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glatt can't find room to land a body shot as Donavon controls the action.
Glatt working aggressively here.
Glatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glatt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Glatt working aggressively here.
Donavon is pushing Glatt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donavon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glatt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Donavon fails to land.
Donavon swings wildly with an uppercut but Glatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donavon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Donavon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Chris Donavon has been cut.
Donavon tries to clinch but Glatt moves out of range.
Donavon lands a body shot.
Donavon is looking to clinch but Glatt is avoiding it.
Donavon avoids the head kick by Glatt.
Donavon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donavon swings wildly with an uppercut but Glatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Donavon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donavon blocking some punches.
Donavon takes a shot to the head.
Glatt misses with some punches.
Donavon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donavon is leaning against Glatt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glatt.
Glatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donavon tries to work over Glatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
Glatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Glatt has a couple of punches blocked by Donavon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavon.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Glatt fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon swings wildly with an uppercut but Glatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glatt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Donavon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Donavon on the inside.
Glatt looking to stall.
Glatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glatt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donavon is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
Glatt misses with the head strike.
Donavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glatt.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
Donavon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Glatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Donavon.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Glatt.
A head punch on the inside from Donavon fails to land.
Donavon lands a body punch.
Donavon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glatt lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
Glatt misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donavon.
Glatt lands an uppercut.
Glatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donavon doesn't manage to clinch there - Glatt circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Glatt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donavon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Doug Glatt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Donavon tries to clinch up but Glatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Donavon fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Glatt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glatt.
Donavon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glatt lands a shoulder strike.
Glatt wants to stall.
Glatt blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Donavon.
Donavon breaks the clinch.
Donavon is looking to clinch.
Glatt scores with a head kick.
Glatt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donavon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donavon avoids the head kick by Glatt.
Glatt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donavon's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donavon slips a straight right by Glatt.
Donavon misses with a body shot.
Doug Glatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Glatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donavon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donavon rushes Glatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Glatt is working Donavon over against the cage.
Glatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Glatt working aggressively here.
Glatt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Donavon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donavon struggles to land a body shot inside as Glatt controls his hands.
Glatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donavon lands a body punch.
Donavon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glatt pushes Donavon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glatt tries to circle away but Donavon has him pinned against the cage.
Donavon misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavon.
Glatt lands a body shot.
Donavon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Glatt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Donavon can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Donavon fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glatt.
Donavon misses with a body punch.
Donavon can't find room to land a body shot as Glatt controls the action.
Donavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Glatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glatt misses with the head strike.
Glatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donavon misses with the head strike.
Donavon blocking some punches.
Chris Donavon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glatt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Glatt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Glatt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glatt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glatt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon blocks a body shot from Glatt.
Donavon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Donavon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glatt blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Donavon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Donavon.
Glatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glatt scores with a nice strike.
Donavon lands a nice hook to Glatt's body. Glatt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donavon lands a jab to Glatt's midsection.
Donavon throws a body punch but Glatt moves out of range.
Donavon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Chris Donavon's cut even more.
Glatt misses with a hook. Donavon ducked under it nicely.
Donavon fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glatt moves in looking to clinch but Donavon pushes him off.
Donavon clinches.
Glatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Donavon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donavon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glatt breaks from the clinch.
Donavon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glatt.
Donavon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donavon scores with a body shot.
Donavon cracks Glatt with a good jab.
The crowd cheers as Donavon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glatt doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glatt. That's going to slow Donavon down.
Donavon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Glatt rather than just go for the knockout.
Donavon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glatt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donavon under the eye.
Glatt ducks under a wild hook from Donavon.
Glatt misses the jab.
Glatt misses the jab.
A lazy left from Donavon finds it's target.
Glatt throws a push kick but Donavon slaps the foot to one side.
Glatt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donavon, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Doug Glatt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Donavon tries to clinch but Glatt moves away
and Glatt counters with a nice leg kick.
Donavon rushes Glatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donavon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donavon lands a left hand.
Donavon lands with a short shot to the head.
Glatt taking a breather.
Donavon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Glatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glatt prevents a body shot from Donavon.
Glatt breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glatt throws a push kick but Donavon slaps the foot to one side.
Glatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Donavon.
Donavon throws a big shot that misses.
Donavon clinches.
Donavon tries a body shot but Glatt blocks it.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Donavon.
Glatt breaks the clinch.
Glatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glatt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donavon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donavon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donavon swings widly with a right hand
and Glatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Donavon.
Donavon doesn't manage to clinch there - Glatt circles away.
Glatt tries to land a front kick but Donavon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donavon throws a body shot but no joy.
Donavon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donavon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glatt moves away.
Nice defenses there by Glatt.
Donavon throws a hook but Glatt avoids it easily.
Glatt throws a quick counter head kick but Donavon was just out of range.
Chris Donavon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glatt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donavon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Glatt scrambles back to his feet.
Donavon blocks a head kick by Glatt.
Glatt clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glatt gets through Donavon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donavon blocks an uppercut.
Glatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donavon has him pressed against the cage.
Donavon tries to work over Glatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donavon.
Glatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Donavon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
Glatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donavon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glatt lands with an uppercut that bounces Donavon off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Donavon misses the target.
Donavon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doug Glatt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon tries to work over Glatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
Glatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Glatt blocks an uppercut.
Donavon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donavon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glatt backwards.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Glatt.
Donavon lands a nice uppercut.
Donavon swings wildly with an uppercut but Glatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glatt prevents a body shot from Donavon.
Donavon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donavon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glatt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Donavon misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glatt.
Donavon tries to work over Glatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Donavon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Glatt 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wet Wild (ranked 2592 p4p, 302 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 1405 p4p, 176 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wet Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman swinging wildly here.
Wild tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sideman manages to circle out of the way.
Sideman lands a nice shot to the body.
Sideman moves away from the strike by Wild.
Nice defenses there by Sideman.
Sloppy strikes from Sideman. Those never looked like landing.
Wild is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sideman.
Wild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Wild throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Sideman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sideman throws a hook but Wild blocks it.
Sideman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sideman is trying to break the clinch but Wild is controlling him.
Sideman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wild.
Sideman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wild.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Wild.
Sideman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
A right hand to the body from Wild.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sideman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sideman pushes Wild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wild tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Wild.
Sideman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wild misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sideman.
Wild misses with the head strike.
A short left from Wild.
Wild throws a punch but it's blocked by Sideman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman.
Sideman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sideman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wild.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wild throws a jab but it's blocked by Sideman.
Wild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sideman throws an overhand right that lands on Wild's shoulder, as Wild tries to avoid the shot.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sideman misses with an uppercut.
Wet Wild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sideman in his tracks.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wild moves away.
Wild staying out of range there.
Sideman slips a straight right by Wild.
Wild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wild keeps the fight on the outside.
Wild throws a jab when Sideman was well out of range.
A nice side step and Sideman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wild takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wild looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wild cracks Sideman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sideman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sideman throws a right hand that Wild ducks under and follows up with a left that Wild also avoids with ease.
Wild seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Wild is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sideman misses with a few strikes there.
Sideman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wild.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sideman.
Wild wants to clinch.
Sideman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wild swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wild lands with a hook. Sideman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wild has closed the distance and engaged Sideman in a clinch.
Sideman manages to break the clinch.
Wild slips under a jab.
It looked like Wild wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wild's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sideman under the eye.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wild swings widly with a right hand
and Sideman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wild closes the distance and pushes Sideman back into the cage.
Wild digs a right hand into Sideman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sideman's gas tank.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Wild.
Sideman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wild misses the jab.
Sideman throws a body shot but no joy.
Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sideman blocks a jab.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Wild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sideman.
Wild with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild lands with a good body shot.
Sideman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sideman lands with an uppercut that bounces Wild off the cage and back into range.
Wild avoids the body shot from Sideman.
Sideman lands a nice shot that snaps Wild's head back.
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 Wet Wild will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wild moves into the clinch successfully.
Wild digs a right hand into Sideman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sideman's gas tank.
A short right from Wild.
Wild lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sideman or not.
Wild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wild lands an uppercut.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wild misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wild digs a right hand underneath Sideman's ribcage. Sideman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wild lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sideman or not.
Wild gets through Sideman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wild throws a head punch that misses.
Wild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sideman is breathing heavily.
Wild misses with some punches.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sideman throws a shot from downtown. Wild moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman takes one on the button.
Wild works the jab nicely.
Sideman throws a jab when Wild was well out of range.
Wild fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sideman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sideman looks to land a left hand but Wild moved out of range nicely.
Wild works over Sideman's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice shot by Wild.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wild.
Wild tries to counter by clinching up but Sideman breaks away and moves out of range.
A jab from Wild does it's job there.
Wild connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sideman. Wild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wet Wild is winning the standup battle so far.
Wild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sideman throws out a loose jab but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wild drives through and clinches with Sideman against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sideman.
Sideman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wild tries to throw a body punch but Sideman avoids it by throwing Wild back against the cage.
Wild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sideman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Sideman tries to circle away but Wild has him pinned against the cage.
Wild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wild is leaning against Sideman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wild.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wild.
Sideman stalls.
Wild scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wet Wild has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wild lands with a left to the head.
Wild scores with a shoulder strike.
Wild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Wild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild misses with some punches.
Wild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Sideman is rocked!
Wild misses with a punch to the body.
Wild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Sideman is still on wobbly legs! Can Wild finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wild.
Wild lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wild pushes Sideman against the cage. Wild is working some dirty boxing. Wild pushes off with a quick right hook! Sideman goes down! Sideman tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wild moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wet Wild!
Wet Wild took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Tskhadaia (ranked 1221 p4p, 120 weight class) and Ricardo Del Brophy (ranked 2193 p4p, 211 weight class). Del Brophy has chosen Diamonds - Any Given Day as his entrance music. Ricardo Del Brophy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eldar Tskhadaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Del Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tskhadaia shoots in and bounces Del Brophy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tskhadaia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tskhadaia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tskhadaia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Del Brophy pulls Tskhadaia in to control the position.
Tskhadaia throws a big elbow that misses.
Tskhadaia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tskhadaia wants to control from the top but Del Brophy keeps moving.
Tskhadaia 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tskhadaia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tskhadaia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tskhadaia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tskhadaia stands up over Del Brophy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Del Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Brophy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tskhadaia throws a big elbow that misses.
Tskhadaia passes Del Brophy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tskhadaia is stalling here. Del Brophy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tskhadaia seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Del Brophy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tskhadaia is trying to control Del Brophy's posture but Del Brophy avoids it.
Del Brophy controls the position.
Tskhadaia tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Del Brophy easily slips into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tskhadaia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tskhadaia can't escape the position.
Tskhadaia is working hard here to advance position.
Tskhadaia holds on for dear life, controlling Del Brophy's posture momentarily.
Tskhadaia tries to hold on but Del Brophy postures up.
Tskhadaia is trying to escape the mount.
Del Brophy content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tskhadaia is squirming around, avoiding Del Brophy's attempts to control the action.
Tskhadaia is trying desperately to improve position.
Tskhadaia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tskhadaia is looking to improve his position but Del Brophy isn't that keen on the idea.
Tskhadaia tries to hold on but Del Brophy pushes him away.
Tskhadaia working to try and regain half guard.
Tskhadaia tries to hold on but Del Brophy postures up.
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.
Del Brophy prevents Tskhadaia from getting the reversal.
Tskhadaia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tskhadaia tries to reverse the position but Del Brophy maintains control.
Tskhadaia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tskhadaia tries to hold on but Del Brophy pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Del Brophy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tskhadaia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tskhadaia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tskhadaia misses with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Tskhadaia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Del Brophy is looking to regain half guard here but Tskhadaia keeps moving and retains side control.
Tskhadaia landing strikes.
Eldar Tskhadaia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Del Brophy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Del Brophy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tskhadaia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tskhadaia is trying to ground and pound but Del Brophy uses the momentary lack of control by Tskhadaia to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Brophy is refusing to be controlled, as Tskhadaia sits in half guard.
Del Brophy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tskhadaia scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tskhadaia is looking to take a break and control but Del Brophy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tskhadaia thows a huge punch but Del Brophy dodges it nicely.
Tskhadaia working the head and body with strikes.
Tskhadaia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Del Brophy is looking for a sweep. Tskhadaia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tskhadaia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Del Brophy taking some punishment here, with Tskhadaia in his half guard.
Del Brophy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tskhadaia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tskhadaia's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tskhadaia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Del Brophy's guard. Nice work there by Tskhadaia.
Tskhadaia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tskhadaia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tskhadaia throws a big elbow that misses.
Del Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Brophy has momentary wrist control but Tskhadaia slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tskhadaia lands a couple of digs.
Tskhadaia connects with a couple of short punches.
Tskhadaia connects with a couple of short punches.
Del Brophy is rocked!
Tskhadaia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Brophy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tskhadaia.
Del Brophy keeping moving, preventing Tskhadaia from controlling successfully.
Tskhadaia landing some decent shots from guard.
Del Brophy is still in real trouble! Can Tskhadaia finish him?
Tskhadaia postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Del Brophy covers up, he's hurt! Tskhadaia keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Tskhadaia and the ref steps in to end the fight! Tskhadaia can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eldar Tskhadaia!
Eldar Tskhadaia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Fagan (ranked 916 p4p, 111 weight class) and Bill Oddie (ranked 1224 p4p, 156 weight class). Oddie has chosen Wild Thing as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Fagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Oddie!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oddie was well out of range. Poor timing from Fagan.
A jab from Oddie does it's job there.
Fagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oddie.
Fagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fagan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fagan walks into a left hand.
Oddie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Oddie.
Fagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Fagan moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fagan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oddie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oddie. Fagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fagan. Oddie does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oddie.
Oddie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fagan throwing a counter right hand but Oddie manages to avoid it.
Oddie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oddie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fagan.
Fagan defending well as Oddie loads up on a big left hand.
Fagan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fagan just misses with a punch to the body.
As Fagan backs off Oddie throws a huge counter combo but Fagan manages to avoid it all.
A swing and a miss from Fagan.
Oddie lands with a nice body punch.
Fagan throws a jab but it's blocked by Oddie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oddie.
Fagan looks to land a combination but Oddie avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Oddie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oddie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fagan has time to react.
Oddie throws out a powerful jab.
Oddie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fagan.
Oddie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fagan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fagan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oddie under the eye.
Fagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Oddie unleashes a big counter combination but Fagan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oddie throws a head kick that misses.
Bill Oddie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oddie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oddie is looking to slow Fagan down with leg kicks.
Fagan tests Oddie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oddie throws an overhand right that lands on Fagan's shoulder, as Fagan tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oddie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot lands for Fagan.
Fagan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fagan misses with an uppercut.
Oddie misses with a body shot.
Fagan moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Fagan misses its target.
Oddie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Fagan misses.
Fagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Oddie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oddie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fagan.
Oddie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Fagan misses.
A head kick by Oddie misses
and Fagan counters with a nice body shot.
Oddie punishes Fagan's body with a nice straight punch.
Fagan avoids a kick to the body.
Oddie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Fagan misses the target.
Jab, jab by Fagan - just one landing.
Fagan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oddie misses with a looping left.
Fagan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oddie throws a jab but it's blocked by Fagan.
Fagan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Oddie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oddie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fagan.
Fagan tests Oddie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oddie throws out the jab.
Oddie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fagan connects with the punch.
Oddie walks into a jab.
Oddie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fagan.
Fagan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oddie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oddie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fagan moves away.
Oddie feints and then cracks Fagan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fagan down.
Fagan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fagan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oddie lands a head kick!
Oddie throws the left hand but Fagan avoids the punch easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Oddie 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.
Fagan's corner calls for a 1-2. Fagan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oddie defending well as Fagan loads up on a big left hand.
Oddie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fagan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fagan. Oddie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oddie misses with a right hand
and Fagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oddie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oddie misses with a straight left.
Fagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oddie throws a body punch but Fagan moves out of range.
Oddie lands a lovely overhand right.
Fagan misses with an uppercut
and Oddie counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oddie tries a head kick but it misses.
Fagan looks to land a combination but Oddie avoids it well.
Oddie misses with a series of wild punches.
Fagan with a hook.
Oddie scores with a nice strike.
Oddie throws a nice looking combination but Fagan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan slips a jab and a cross from Oddie.
Bill Oddie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oddie throws a shot from downtown. Fagan moves away and avoids it.
Oddie throws a right and a left that Fagan avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Fagan misses its target.
Fagan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oddie staying out of range there.
Fagan throws a jab but it's blocked by Oddie.
Oddie raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fagan checks a low kick from Oddie.
No joy there for Fagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oddie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oddie takes a swing at Fagan's ribcage but misses.
Fagan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Fagan. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oddie throws a looping overhand right but Fagan ducks down to avoid it.
Oddie throws a lazy uppercut
and Fagan counters with a stiff right hand.
Fagan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Oddie on the side of the head.
Fagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fagan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oddie.
Fagan lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Fagan misses with an uppercut.
Oddie looks to land a left hand but Fagan moved out of range nicely.
Fagan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oddie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oddie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oddie tries to land a leg kick but Fagan saw it coming and moves away.
Oddie scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Oddie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Oddie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fagan doesn't seem phased though.
Oddie lands with an overhand left.
Fagan is rocked!
Fagan gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Fagan tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Oddie is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Fagan buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Fagan!! Fagan is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Oddie throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Oddie!
A victorious Bill Oddie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Malcolm (ranked 510 p4p, 63 weight class) and Iker Ramirez (ranked 1416 p4p, 152 weight class). Iker Ramirez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Devon Malcolm's 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devon Malcolm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iker Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malcolm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malcolm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malcolm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malcolm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramirez takes a swing at Malcolm's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez connects with the punch.
Ramirez moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramirez thuds a left hand into Malcolm's body.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Malcolm is looking to counter punch.
Ramirez throws a jab when Malcolm was well out of range.
Malcolm attempts a counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it well and moves away.
Ramirez throws a shot from downtown. Malcolm moves away and avoids it.
Malcolm appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ramirez - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Malcolm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malcolm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Ramirez.
Malcolm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramirez drops Malcolm with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Malcolm looks back up at him and smiles so Ramirez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Malcolm is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez scores with a kick to the body.
Oh Malcolm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malcolm throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez cracks Malcolm on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Malcolm falls backwards against the cage. Ramirez follows up with more strikes that drop Malcolm to his knees. Ramirez keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Malcolm! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iker Ramirez!
Iker Ramirez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 190 p4p, 27 weight class) and Iolyn Madog (ranked 560 p4p, 68 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Madog tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar throws a head kick that half lands.
Madog tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Madog takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Escobar tries to clinch but Madog is having none of it.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Madog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar gets tackled into the cage by Madog. Madog maintains the clinch.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Madog.
Escobar jumps guard.
Madog preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar is working hard here to advance position.
Madog's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Madog trying to stand up but can't free himself from Escobar's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog stopping the sweep attempt from Escobar.
Madog throwing strikes but missing.
Madog is looking to stand up but Escobar won't let him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Madog moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Escobar.
Madog looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Madog misses.
Escobar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Madog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Madog wants to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch position.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Madog finds it's way through Escobar's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar tests Madog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar lands an overhand right.
Escobar tries to work over Madog's front leg with a kick but Madog checks it.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madog.
Escobar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Madog walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Escobar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Madog moves forwards but Escobar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Madog lands with a kick to the ribs.
Escobar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Madog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Madog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Madog misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog checks a low kick from Escobar.
Escobar moves forwards but Madog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Madog's head but Madog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Madog's head but Madog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madog.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Madog.
Madog blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Madog.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Madog throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Madog's head but Madog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madog tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Escobar is able to avoid easily.
Escobar throws a jab when Madog was well out of range.
Madog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Madog saw that one coming.
Madog closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Madog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Madog steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Escobar scores with a nice head shot.
Diego Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Madog moves away and avoids it.
Madog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Madog looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Madog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Madog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madog throws out the jab.
Escobar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Madog scores with a shot to the body.
Madog has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Escobar lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
The fighters circling - Madog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Escobar!
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madog.
Madog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Escobar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Madog stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Madog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Madog scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madog can do to turn this around?
Escobar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Madog off balance momentarily.
Madog takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it.
Madog takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Madog down.
Madog closes the distance and pushes Escobar back into the cage.
Madog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Madog content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Madog struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Madog slowing the pace effectively.
Madog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Madog has had enough of the clinch but Escobar keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar scores with a jab. Madog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Escobar connects with a crisp jab.
Escobar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madog counters with a two punch combo.
Escobar scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Escobar.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Madog steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Madog takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Madog.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Escobar throws a hook but Madog avoids it easily.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Madog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Madog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Madog.
Madog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Madog swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escobar.
Madog closes the distance and pushes Escobar back into the cage.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar wants to stall.
Madog lands a left hand.
Madog blocking some punches.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but Madog has him pressed against the cage.
Madog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madog slips under a jab.
Madog cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madog takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Diego Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Escobar misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madog.
Madog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Madog throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Madog checks the leg kick nicely there.
Madog tries to counter by closing the distance.
Madog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Madog slips a straight right by Escobar.
Madog wants to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch position.
Madog cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Madog.
Escobar throws a good cross that connects.
Donk. Escobar catches Madog right on the button with a cross.
Madog cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madog thinks about the counter body kick.
Madog throws a solid leg kick but Escobar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madog.
Escobar misses the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Escobar scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
Madog lands the left hand.
Madog throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Madog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Madog blocks a low kick nicely.
Madog throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madog fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Madog lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Madog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid body kick from Escobar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madog tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Madog throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Escobar throws a low kick but Madog moves out of range easily.
Madog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iolyn Madog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Escobar misses with a lunging right hand
and Madog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Madog motions for Escobar to come forward. Madog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madog throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
Madog lands with a shot to the body.
Madog misses with a straight left.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madog fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Escobar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madog.
Madog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar ducks right into an uppercut from Madog.
Jab from Escobar.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madog scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Madog down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar slips under a jab from Madog.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Madog tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar is wise to it.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar connects with a single shot there.
Madog slips a straight right by Escobar.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Madog.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Madog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Escobar - the referee stops the clock and Madog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Escobar. Madog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Madog has Escobar up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Madog.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Madog blocking some punches.
Madog lands a shoulder strike.
Madog misses with some punches.
Madog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Madog misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook 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!
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
Escobar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Madog just stands there and leans against the cage.
Madog tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Madog taking a breather.
Madog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Madog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madog misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Madog has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Madog backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madog.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Madog.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Madog backwards.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar pushes Madog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madog.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Madog tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Madog back against the cage.
Madog blocks an uppercut.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Madog.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but Madog has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madog postures up.
Madog trying to stand up but can't free himself from Escobar's guard.
Escobar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Escobar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Escobar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madog is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog 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.
Madog keeping full guard, as Escobar tries to pass.
Escobar trying to control but Madog is working from the bottom.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Madog is keeping the position.
Madog is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Escobar is controlling him.
Escobar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Madog is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Madog throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Madog down.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madog.
Madog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Madog wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Madog moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
Madog lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Madog saw that one coming.
As Escobar backs off Madog throws a huge counter combo but Escobar manages to avoid it all.
Madog throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Madog wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Madog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Madog's head but Madog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar sets himself, and Madog steps forward looking for the clinch! Escobar avoids it this time.
Escobar throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Madog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madog.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Madog sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madog misses the jab.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Madog is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madog's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madog.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escobar connects with a looping right hand.
Madog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madog.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madog wants to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch position.
Madog cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Madog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Escobar misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Madog's leg. Madog is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Madog counters with an outside leg kick.
Madog with a hook.
Madog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madog.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madog has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Madog lands a nice hook to Escobar's body. Escobar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Madog.
Madog tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Madog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madog.
Madog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Madog misses.
Madog attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a jab to Madog's midsection.
Madog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar defending well as Madog loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Madog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Madog counters with a thumping low kick.
Escobar lands a nice looking body kick.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Madog blocks the leg kick.
Madog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Escobar blocks the low kick.
Escobar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
A little jabbing left from Madog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Madog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Escobar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Madog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madog.
Escobar misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madog misses the jab.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Madog's shoulder, as Madog tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar sets himself, and Madog steps forward looking for the clinch! Escobar avoids it this time.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Madog moves out of range easily.
Escobar keeps Madog at a distance using the push kick.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madog.
Jab, jab by Escobar - just one landing.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Madog moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madog throws out the jab.
It looked like Escobar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madog.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Madog fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Madog looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Madog attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Escobar throwing a counter right hand but Madog manages to avoid it.
Escobar moves out of range as Madog throws a body kick.
Escobar slips a jab from Madog.
Escobar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Escobar there.
Escobar throws a good cross that connects.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar sets himself, and Madog steps forward looking for the clinch! Escobar avoids it this time.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Madog avoids nicely.
Madog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Madog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Madog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Madog misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Madog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Madog clobbers Escobar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Madog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madog was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Madog counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Madog should have avoided that one.
Madog throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madog scores with a nice head shot.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Escobar lands with a nice body punch.
Madog misses with a hook.
Escobar slips under a jab from Madog.
Escobar throws the left hand but Madog avoids the punch easily.
Escobar backing away here, and Madog unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Madog has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch but Madog is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Madog.
An inside leg kick lands from Madog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 thudding body kick lands there by Escobar!
Madog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madog misses with an uppercut.
Escobar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madog in his tracks.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Madog checks a leg kick nicely.
Madog checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Madog moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escobar doesn't seem bothered though.
Madog loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Madog misses with an attempted mid kick.
Iolyn Madog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Madog avoids the body shot from Escobar.
A big left from Madog misses.
Madog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Madog moves his leg out of the way.
Madog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar.
A cross from Madog lands.
Madog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar lands a two punch combo.
Madog missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Madog scrambles back to his feet.
Madog slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Madog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings for the body but Madog moves out of range.
Escobar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Madog. That snapped Escobar's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Madog misses with a straight left.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Madog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it.
Escobar 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.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Madog misses the shot to the body.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Madog scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madog loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Madog lands a head kick!
Madog misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Escobar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar retains his lightweight title!
Diego Escobar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timur Umarov (ranked 965 p4p, 125 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 357 p4p, 49 weight class). Umarov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac - When We Ride On Our Enemies. Gallagher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Umarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gallagher throws a big shot that misses.
Umarov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Umarov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Umarov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umarov. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gallagher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Umarov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Umarov there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher misses with a right hand
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallagher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Umarov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Umarov throwing a counter right hand but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Umarov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a jab to Umarov's midsection.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Umarov ducks down to avoid it.
Umarov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallagher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Umarov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gallagher stalks Umarov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Umarov's face. Umarov staggers backwards, shaken.
Umarov slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Gallagher with a nice cross.
Umarov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Gallagher.
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umarov throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
Umarov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a poor cross that misses
and Umarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umarov manages to avoid it.
Umarov is looking to counter punch.
Gallagher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Umarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallagher throws a poor cross that misses
and Umarov counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Gallagher scores with a four punch combination!
Umarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gallagher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the head.
Umarov ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws the left hand but Umarov avoids the punch easily.
Umarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gallagher, right into the meat.
Gallagher throws a lazy uppercut
and Umarov counters with a nice body shot.
Gallagher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Umarov's head backwards.
Gallagher throws a hook to the side of Umarov's head but Umarov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Umarov slips under a jab from Gallagher.
Nice shot lands for Gallagher.
Umarov slips under a jab.
It looked like Umarov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher throws the left hand but Umarov avoids the punch easily.
Umarov ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. Umarov saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Umarov.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher misses with a hook. Umarov ducked under it nicely.
Gallagher swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Umarov counter with a right hand.
Gallagher thuds his right hand into Umarov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gallagher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Umarov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Umarov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Umarov connects with a nice looking jab.
Umarov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gallagher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Umarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher swings for the body but Umarov moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gallagher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gallagher.
Gallagher slips a jab from Umarov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gallagher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Gallagher misses.
Gallagher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Umarov moved out of range.
Umarov 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.
Gallagher punishes Umarov's body with a nice straight punch.
Umarov loads up on a big right hand but Gallagher slips the punch.
Gallagher feints a counter leg kick.
Gallagher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gallagher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gallagher dips to his left and cracks Umarov with an uppercut!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Umarov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Umarov throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher throws out a loose jab but Umarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Umarov misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Umarov moves out of range.
Gallagher dips to his left and cracks Umarov with an uppercut!
Gallagher cracks Umarov with a good jab.
Gallagher swings for the body but Umarov moves out of range.
Umarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Umarov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a right hand
and Umarov counters with a two punch combo.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Umarov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallagher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallagher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher throws a hook but Umarov avoids it easily.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Umarov.
Umarov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umarov.
Gallagher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Umarov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Umarov throwing a counter right hand but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Umarov lands with a shot to the body.
Frank Gallagher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallagher with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umarov with a nice cross.
Umarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Gallagher as he connects with a hook.
Gallagher lands with an overhand left.
Umarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umarov manages to avoid it.
As Gallagher looks to move away, Umarov throws a big counter combo but Gallagher just gets out of the way.
Gallagher stuns Umarov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Umarov walks into a jab.
Gallagher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Umarov misses.
Umarov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but Umarov slips the punch.
Umarov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher throws a right hand that misses
and Umarov counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallagher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Umarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gallagher scores with a hook.
Gallagher lands with a right hand.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but Umarov slips the punch.
Gallagher misses with a hook
and Umarov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallagher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Umarov.
Umarov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gallagher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gallagher is looking to chop away at Umarov's legs.
Umarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gallagher lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umarov blocks a jab.
Gallagher dips to his left and cracks Umarov with an uppercut!
Umarov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Umarov misses.
Umarov takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Umarov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gallagher lands with a good body shot.
Gallagher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Umarov throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Gallagher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gallagher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gallagher lands a really nice looking cross but Umarov seems unphased.
A shot to the body from Gallagher misses
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Gallagher misses.
Gallagher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Umarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallagher blocks a jab.
Gallagher fails to land with a series of punches.
Umarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Umarov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallagher throws a poor cross that misses
and Umarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Umarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
It looked like Umarov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Umarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Umarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Umarov.
Umarov moves out of range of the strikes.
As Gallagher looks to move away, Umarov throws a big counter combo but Gallagher just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gallagher.
Gallagher connects with a looping right hand.
Gallagher scores with a sloppy right hand. Umarov should have avoided that one.
Umarov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a hook but Umarov blocks it.
Umarov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gallagher scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Gallagher misses.
Umarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Gallagher.
Umarov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left lands for Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher swings widly with a right hand
and Umarov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher lands with a nice body punch.
Gallagher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Umarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gallagher connects with a body shot that sends Umarov's belly button to the back.
Gallagher slips a jab from Umarov.
Umarov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallagher.
Umarov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a good cross that connects.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Umarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Umarov ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Umarov is looking to counter punch.
Gallagher lands a nice looking body shot.
Gallagher staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov looks to land a right hand but Gallagher moved out of range.
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Umarov misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Gallagher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Gallagher misses with a right hand
and Umarov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gallagher throws a good cross that connects.
Gallagher throws a hook but Umarov avoids it easily.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Umarov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gallagher misses the jab.
A jab from Gallagher does it's job there.
Frank Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umarov moves out of range as Gallagher strikes.
A quick step to the side and Umarov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Gallagher throws a leg kick that misses.
Gallagher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallagher throws out a loose jab but Umarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umarov slips under a jab from Gallagher.
Nice shot lands for Gallagher.
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!
Umarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Timur Umarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallagher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Umarov slips under a jab from Gallagher.
Umarov throws a poor cross that misses
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Frank Gallagher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gallagher misses with a hook
and Umarov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gallagher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gallagher!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Gallagher 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 Angelo San Diego (ranked 166 p4p, 24 weight class) and Maxxy Baby (ranked 735 p4p, 91 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo San Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxxy Baby!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Diego lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Diego.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baby. San Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
San Diego slips under a jab.
San Diego lands a jab to Baby's midsection.
Baby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baby misses with an uppercut.
San Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baby was well out of range. Poor timing from San Diego.
Baby staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Baby.
San Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
San Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baby looks to throw the jab but San Diego is out of range.
Baby slips a jab from San Diego.
Nice defenses there by San Diego.
A jab from Baby misses.
Baby takes a swing at San Diego's ribcage but misses.
San Diego bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baby scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Diego misses with a double jab.
Baby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baby misses with an uppercut. San Diego saw that one coming.
Baby throws a right hand that misses
and San Diego makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baby throws a right hand that misses
and San Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baby avoids the body shot from San Diego.
San Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baby lunges at San Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by San Diego's hand.
San Diego blocks a jab.
Maxxy Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baby lands with an uppercut that bounces San Diego off the cage and back into range.
San Diego is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh San Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baby fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks San Diego square on the jaw! Damn, San Diego is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxxy Baby!
Maxxy Baby is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Maxxy Baby, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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