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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Tomasino Jr (ranked 19588 p4p, 689 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 15824 p4p, 693 weight class). Tomasino Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, i kill cause im hungry. Baby Boy Harris will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Tomasino Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomasino Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been told by Tomasino Jr's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris throws a right and a left that Tomasino Jr avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good leg kick by Tomasino Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Tomasino Jr moves away and avoids it.
Tomasino Jr lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Tomasino Jr's ribs.
Harris throws the left hand but Tomasino Jr avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Tomasino Jr misses its target.
Tomasino Jr tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a head kick but Tomasino Jr moves out of range.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Tomasino Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomasino Jr misses the target.
Harris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Tomasino Jr's head but Tomasino Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomasino Jr clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomasino Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tomasino Jr - that landed with a thud.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr prevents a body shot from Harris.
Tomasino Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomasino Jr.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Tomasino Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tries a body shot but Tomasino Jr blocks it.
Tomasino Jr misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomasino Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Tomasino Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Tomasino Jr lands with a left to the head.
Tomasino Jr tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomasino Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tomasino Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomasino Jr.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
A shot in the inside from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomasino Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomasino Jr's elbow.
A short left from Tomasino Jr.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomasino Jr controls his hands.
Harris misses with some punches.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Tomasino Jr controls the action.
Nice body punch from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris is rocked!
Tomasino Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomasino Jr finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Tomasino Jr fails to land.
Tomasino Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomasino Jr is working Harris over against the cage.
Tomasino Jr lands a big right hand that drops Harris! The killer instinct kicks in and Tomasino Jr finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tomasino Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Tomasino Jr!
An out of breath Henry Tomasino Jr 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 Ernst Stavro Blofeld (ranked 3567 p4p, 491 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 4997 p4p, 627 weight class). Butcher has chosen Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blofeld counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good shot there by Blofeld.
Butcher ducks right into an uppercut from Blofeld.
Blofeld misses with a straight left.
Blofeld fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Butcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Blofeld.
Blofeld throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher throws a lazy uppercut
and Blofeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blofeld.
Butcher wants to clinch
and Blofeld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a jab to the body
and Blofeld counters with a straight right hand.
Blofeld moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
and Blofeld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blofeld on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Butcher. Butcher obviously looking to wear him down.
Butcher misses with a combination
and Blofeld connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Blofeld.
Blofeld looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Butcher scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut there from Blofeld.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blofeld.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blofeld connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blofeld swings widly with a right hand
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher missing with a left hand there. Blofeld was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butcher has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Butcher thows a leg kick but Blofeld checks it
letting Blofeld counter with a right hand.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
Blofeld letting Butcher take a breather here.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ernst Stavro Blofeld has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blofeld managing to block the knees to the body from Butcher.
Blofeld misses with the head strike.
Blofeld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blofeld doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blofeld manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blofeld misses with some punches.
Blofeld lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blofeld being controlled against the cage.
Blofeld softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blofeld makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blofeld fails to land.
Blofeld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Butcher obliges.
Blofeld lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Butcher.
Butcher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blofeld misses with some punches.
Blofeld lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blofeld lands a right hand.
Blofeld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the temple.
Blofeld lands a right hand.
Butcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blofeld will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Butcher up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blofeld.
A head punch on the inside from Blofeld fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernst Stavro Blofeld's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blofeld tries to land a leg kick but Butcher saw it coming and moves away.
Blofeld slips a jab from Butcher.
A good leg kick by Blofeld.
Blofeld looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blofeld throws a poor cross that misses
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blofeld.
Butcher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Blofeld.
A little jabbing left from Butcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butcher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blofelds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Butcher misses.
Blofeld scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Butcher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blofeld. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blofeld looks to land a right hand but Butcher moved out of range.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Blofeld slips under a jab from Butcher.
Blofeld is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Butcher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blofeld in his tracks.
Butcher tries to clinch but Blofeld moves away
and Blofeld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Butcher.
Butcher misses with an uppercut
and Blofeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher throws a leg kick
and Blofeld counters with a nice uppercut.
Butcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blofeld with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blofeld moves out of range of the strikes.
Blofeld throwing a counter right hand but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blofeld swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butcher tries to clinch but Blofeld is having none of it.
A big left from Blofeld misses.
Blofeld swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Butcher.
Butcher tries to land a front kick but Blofeld steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Blofeld.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Blofeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher misses with a left hand
letting Blofeld counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Butcher misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Blofeld misses the target.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blofeld rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Blofeld.
Jab, jab by Blofeld - just one landing.
Butcher misses with a shot to the body
and Blofeld counters with a three punch combo that has Butcher backing up. Butcher nods at Blofeld to acknowledge the strikes.
Blofeld uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher slips a jab from Blofeld.
Butcher throws a right hand that misses
and Blofeld connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butcher scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Blofeld's shoulder, as Blofeld tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Blofeld as he checks the leg kick.
Blofeld checks a low kick from Butcher.
Butcher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Butcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blofeld throws a poor cross that misses
and Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Blofeld. Beautiful body shot.
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Blofeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is winning the standup battle so far.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Blofeld moved out of range nicely.
Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blofeld counters with a straight right hand.
Blofeld connects with a leg kick. Butcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butcher cracks Blofeld with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blofeld slips a jab from Butcher.
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 Ernst Stavro Blofeld will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernst Stavro Blofeld'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. This is the final round!
Butcher missing with a left hand there. Blofeld was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blofeld fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher swings widly with a right hand
and Blofeld counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot by Butcher.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
and Blofeld makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butcher punishes Blofeld's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Blofeld.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher is looking to control Blofeld's arms but Blofeld gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butcher has his back to the cage.
Butcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blofeld.
A right handed body shot lands from Blofeld.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Blofeld avoids the damage to the body.
Blofeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butcher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Butcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blofeld misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Butcher.
Blofeld lands with a light punch inside.
Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but Blofeld blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
Blofeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blofeld throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blofeld is keeping busy.
Blofeld avoids the elbow strike from Butcher, against the cage.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butcher.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butcher.
Butcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blofeld.
Blofeld misses with some punches.
Blofeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blofeld avoids a wild elbow strike from Butcher.
Butcher is trying to stall.
Blofeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher looking to slow down the pace here.
Blofeld swings wildly with an uppercut but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butcher trying to land knees to the body.
Blofeld misses with some punches.
Butcher blocking some punches.
Blofeld blocks the elbow strike.
Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blofeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blofeld lands a right hand.
Blofeld working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blofeld.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Butcher obliges.
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Blofeld.
Blofeld takes an elbow to the forehead.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Butcher content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Butcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blofeld trying to stall but Butcher improves his position.
Blofeld has a couple of punches blocked by Butcher.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Blofeld avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Butcher.
Well Blofeld has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
An out of breath Ernst Stavro Blofeld 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vito Scaletta (ranked 4231 p4p, 419 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 4541 p4p, 438 weight class). Scaletta comes to the cage accompanied by i kill cause im hungry. Vettori has chosen Police On My Back- The Rocketz as his entrance music. Vito Scaletta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
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, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scaletta misses with a looping left.
Vettori is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vettori.
Scaletta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Vettori does it's job there.
Vettori thows a body kick. Scaletta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vettori misses with a lunging right hand
and Scaletta counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scaletta. That's going to slow Vettori down.
Vettori scores with a spinning back kick!
Scaletta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vettori lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Scaletta.
Vettori moves into range and clinches up with Scaletta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori is working Scaletta over against the cage.
Vettori landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vettori unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scaletta is breathing heavily.
Vettori lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vettori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vettori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori is leaning against Scaletta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scaletta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scaletta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Vettori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scaletta avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Vettori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori missing with knees to the body.
Scaletta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Vettori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Vettori.
Vettori is trying to pull guard but Scaletta has him pressed against the cage.
Vettori blocks an uppercut.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Vettori stalling.
Vettori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vettori 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.
Vettori controlling the action here for a moment.
Vettori cracks Scaletta with a nice body shot.
Scaletta tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta.
Scaletta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scaletta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scaletta misses with a combination
and Vettori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scaletta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Scaletta misses.
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Scaletta's defenses.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vettori lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scaletta on the side of the head.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses.
Scaletta misses with a straight left.
Scaletta tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vettori clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Vettori.
Scaletta misses with a punch on the inside.
Vettori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scaletta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scaletta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vettoris head.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scaletta wants to get back to striking at distance but Vettori won't allow it.
Scaletta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scaletta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scaletta lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vettori tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Scaletta.
Scaletta blocks an uppercut.
Vettori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vito Scaletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Vettori.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Scaletta has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scaletta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scaletta throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scaletta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori wants to counter the offense by Scaletta and move into the clinch position.
Scaletta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vettori at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scaletta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scaletta throws a series of punches but Vettori avoids them all with ease.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scaletta's waist but Scaletta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vettori off to one side.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Scaletta moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Scaletta misses the target.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori scores with a takedown into Scaletta's guard.
Vettori is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Scaletta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Scaletta has escaped and now he's on top!
Scaletta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vettori's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta passes Vettori's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scaletta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vettori actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scaletta is just content to waste time from the top position. Vettori takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori has his foot on Scaletta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scaletta works his way back into a safe position though.
Scaletta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scaletta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vettori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vettori wants to stand and escape but Scaletta is having none of it.
Vettori working a defensive guard here.
Scaletta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scaletta preventing the sweep.
Vettori isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Scaletta stacks Vettori on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Scaletta!
Vettori regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta is trying to control. Vettori wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vettori wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scaletta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vettori trying to hold on to Scaletta's head to control him but Scaletta postures up.
Scaletta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vettori is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Scaletta.
Vettori tries to roll over but Scaletta keeps him under control.
Scaletta drops an elbow to the side of Vettori's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori is trying to get back to full guard.
Scaletta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vettori gets full guard.
Scaletta wants to control from the top but Vettori keeps moving.
Scaletta won't allow Vettori to sweep him here.
Scaletta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vettori is keeping the position for now.
Scaletta chips away with some ground and pound.
Scaletta preventing the sweep.
Vito Scaletta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vettori is trying to control the position but Scaletta postures up.
Vettori throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scaletta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori is trying to control the position but Scaletta postures up.
Scaletta trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
Scaletta won't allow Vettori to sweep him here.
Vettori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scaletta chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vettori is on top in guard.
Scaletta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vettori won't allow Scaletta to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scaletta controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Scaletta dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vettori tries to clinch but Scaletta moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Scaletta.
Scaletta 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.
Scaletta lands a jab to the nose.
Scaletta throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori slips a straight right by Scaletta.
Scaletta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori throws a head kick but Scaletta moves out of range.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scaletta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. Scaletta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scaletta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vettori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scaletta misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Scaletta's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Scaletta throws a nice looking combination but Vettori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta throws a jab but it's blocked by Vettori.
Scaletta blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Vettori throws a sloppy head kick and Scaletta moves out of range easily.
Scaletta swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Scaletta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta throws a hook but Vettori avoids it easily.
Vettori connects with a high kick.
Vettori goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Scaletta connects with a jab.
A big right from Scaletta misses.
Scaletta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori tries to counter with a clinch but Scaletta shakes him off and moves away.
Scaletta 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.
Vettori clinches up with Scaletta and pushes him back against the cage.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vettori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Scaletta avoids the damage to the body.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scaletta struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori working aggressively here.
Scaletta lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scaletta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marvin Vettori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettori misses with a knee to the head.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vettori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scaletta blocks it with crossed arms.
Scaletta avoiding damage as Vettori throws knees to the body.
Scaletta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Scaletta.
A shot in the inside from Scaletta.
Vettori lands a left hand.
Vettori tries to land knees in the clinch but Scaletta avoids the damage to the body.
Scaletta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scaletta tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
Vettori blocks a body shot from Scaletta.
Scaletta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scaletta misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori is leaning against Scaletta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scaletta is defending well for now.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Scaletta has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Scaletta takes a shot to the head.
Vettori lands a hook that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
Scaletta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Scaletta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scaletta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vettori cracks the inside of Scaletta's front leg.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Scaletta moved away.
As Vettori backs away, Scaletta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Scaletta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scaletta misses with a looping right.
Scaletta misses with an uppercut. Vettori saw that one coming.
Scaletta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Scaletta moved away.
Scaletta throws a jab when Vettori was well out of range.
Vettori lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scaletta connects with a body shot.
Vettori misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scaletta connects with a body shot that sends Vettori's belly button to the back.
Vettori walks into a left hand.
Vettori pushes Scaletta up against the cage in a clinch.
Scaletta swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scaletta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Vettori there.
Scaletta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scaletta works the jab nicely.
Scaletta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scaletta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vettori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marvin Vettori.
I think Vettori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neculai Costel (ranked 4717 p4p, 201 weight class) and Ori Jokinen (ranked 2776 p4p, 246 weight class). Costel comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Neculai Costel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ori Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Costel on his heels. He'll look to pass Costel's guard now, I'm sure.
Costel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jokinen advances to half guard.
Jokinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jokinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Costel sees it coming and defends easily.
Costel moves into full guard.
Jokinen looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costel wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costel is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Costel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen postures up.
Jokinen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at HELLCADEMY (Ground Training). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Costel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jokinen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Costel controls the pace.
Costel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Costel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Costel trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Costel from controlling successfully.
Jokinen 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.
Costel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jokinen looking to control.
Costel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Costel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Costel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Costel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Costel defends well.
Costel trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Costel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Costel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Costel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Costel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Costel 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.
Costel postures up and lands a big shot to Jokinen's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costel lands a couple of digs.
Costel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Costel landing some decent shots from guard.
Costel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
Costel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen trying to control the position.
Costel landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Costel trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costel with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neculai Costel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Costel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Costel lands an elbow.
Jokinen is rocked!
Jokinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jokinen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jokinen is still in real trouble! Can Costel finish him?
Costel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Costel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jokinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Costel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokinen can do to turn this around?
Jokinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neculai Costel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Costel working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen is trying to improve his position.
Jokinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Costel cracks Jokinen with a big right hand but Jokinen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Costel laying and praying for a moment but Jokinen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jokinen tries to roll over but Costel keeps him under control.
Costel slips a nice elbow through Jokinen's hands, connecting with Jokinen's forehead.
Costel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but Costel is controlling well.
Jokinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Costel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Costel lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has his hands clasped together around Costel's back. He's all about the action.
Costel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Costel slips a nice elbow through Jokinen's hands, connecting with Jokinen's forehead.
Jokinen is refusing to be controlled, as Costel sits in half guard.
Costel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jokinen is just riding it out for now. Costel eventually gives up the hold.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but Costel is controlling well.
Jokinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Costel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Costel's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Costel is doing well to defend. Jokinen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Costel is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ori Jokinen!
Ori Jokinen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ON TAP 160Q Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Neculai Costel was interviewed post fight and said 'Suge pula'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (ranked 692 p4p, 24 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 1257 p4p, 52 weight class). Tutov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Russian National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov throws a nice looking combination but Dillashaw Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tutov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dillashaw Junior sprawls well initially but Tutov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dillashaw Junior tries to roll over but Tutov keeps him under control.
Dillashaw Junior is not content to let Tutov control the position.
Dillashaw Junior wants to control but Tutov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior tries to roll over but Tutov keeps him under control.
Tutov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dillashaw Junior desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tutov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dillashaw Junior keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tutov avoids a kick to the body.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Dillashaw Junior.
Tutov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dillashaw Junior back to the cage. Tutov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Underestimated Dillashaw Junior has been cut.
Dillashaw Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Tutov off the cage and back into range.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tutov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tutov tries to score with a low kick but Dillashaw Junior moves his leg out of the way.
Tutov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Tutov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body punch but Tutov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a leg kick
and Tutov counters with a shoot takedown. Dillashaw Junior fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tutov wants to control from the top but Dillashaw Junior keeps moving.
Tutov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tutov stays in close to Dillashaw Junior's body and controls the position.
Dillashaw Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
Tutov trying to control but Dillashaw Junior is working from the bottom.
Tutov throws an elbow that misses. Dillashaw Junior uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tutov's guard. Nice move by Dillashaw Junior!
Dillashaw Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov is trying to control the position but Dillashaw Junior postures up.
Dillashaw Junior is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tutov 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.
Tutov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tutov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tutov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Tutov being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dillashaw Junior misses the shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land a leg kick but Tutov saw it coming and moves away.
Tutov misses with a combination
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tutov's knee momentarily.
Tutov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Dillashaw Junior digs a good hook to Tutov's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tutov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dillashaw Junior - the referee stops the clock and Tutov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dillashaw Junior. Tutov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tutov takes one to the side of the head.
Dillashaw Junior cracks Tutov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tutov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tutov is looking for the big counter here.
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 Underestimated Dillashaw Junior will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Underestimated Dillashaw Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dillashaw Junior moves out of range as Tutov strikes.
And Dillashaw Junior counters with a quick kick to the body but Tutov blocks it.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a sloppy right hand. Tutov should have avoided that one.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dillashaw Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tutov can do to turn this around?
Dillashaw Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Tutov blocks the leg kick.
Tutov moves out of range as Dillashaw Junior throws a body kick.
Tutov walks into a stiff left hand from Dillashaw Junior.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Dillashaw Junior's shoulder, as Dillashaw Junior tries to avoid the shot.
Tutov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dillashaw Junior counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior darts in and clinches Tutov up against the cage.
Tutov manages to break the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tutov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a straight right. Tutov didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillashaw Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Tutov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Dillashaw Junior there.
Dillashaw Junior lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a body shot.
Tutov shoots in for a takedown but Dillashaw Junior shows good takedown defense.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a nice body punch.
Tutov misses with the combination.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillashaw Junior throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Tutov.
Tutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillashaw Junior moves in looking to clinch but Tutov pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tutov is looking for the big counter here.
Dillashaw Junior stuns Tutov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tutov blocks the body kick.
Dillashaw Junior fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tutov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice hook to Tutov's body. Tutov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tutov checks a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillashaw Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tutov's calf.
Tutov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior thuds a left hand into Tutov's body.
Dillashaw Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tutov at a distance.
Tutov throws a leg kick
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a thumping low kick.
Tutov moves into the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tutov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillashaw Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tutov throws out the jab.
Dillashaw Junior cracks Tutov with an open hand slap.
Tutov moves out of range as Dillashaw Junior throws a body kick.
Tutov avoids the body shot from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tutov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior is out of range and Tutov settles back down.
Tutov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tutov. Dillashaw Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillashaw Junior dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tutov. That did some damage!
Dillashaw Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillashaw Junior bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tutov's head backwards.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to land body kicks.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tutov in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillashaw Junior misses with an uppercut.
Tutov throws a head kick but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab and a cross from Tutov.
Tutov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dillashaw Junior throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tutov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tutov throws a head kick but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Dillashaw Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Tutov's front leg.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tutov scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a jab to the body
and Tutov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Underestimated Dillashaw Junior'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dillashaw Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tutov.
Dillashaw Junior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a nice strike.
Dillashaw Junior fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tutov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook but Tutov blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Tutov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook but Tutov avoids it easily.
Tutov scores with a three punch combo!
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Tutov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tutov.
Dillashaw Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick, looking for Tutov's leg but Tutov calmly moves out of range.
Andrey Tutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dillashaw Junior. Tutov shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice hook to Tutov's body. Tutov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tutov throws a hook but Dillashaw Junior blocks it.
Dillashaw Junior thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a good body shot.
Dillashaw Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Tutov.
Tutov darts in looking for a takedown but Dillashaw Junior gets double underhooks and turns Tutov into the cage.
Dillashaw Junior throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
Tutov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dillashaw Junior throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior takes one on the button.
Tutov throws a series of punches but Dillashaw Junior avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Tutov's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior lands a head kick. Tutov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tutov slips a jab from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tutov.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tutov. Tutov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tutov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tutov misses with a combination
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Tutov throws a body punch but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dillashaw Junior misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Dillashaw Junior. Beautiful body shot.
Tutov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tutov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dillashaw Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Tutov off balance momentarily.
Dillashaw Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Dillashaw Junior throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dillashaw Junior avoids a kick to the body.
Tutov drops his hands momentarily and Dillashaw Junior takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tutov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a low kick, right behind Tutov 's knee.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillashaw Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tutov's calf.
Dillashaw Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Tutov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dillashaw Junior's head backwards.
Tutov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tutov!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillashaw Junior connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dillashaw Junior lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a looping right.
Tutov misses with a few strikes there.
Dillashaw Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Dillashaw Junior comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a nice body punch.
Dillashaw Junior with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dillashaw Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutov is just out of range.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tutov's sensitive parts.
Dillashaw Junior goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillashaw Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillashaw Junior throws a shot from downtown. Tutov moves away and avoids it.
Andrey Tutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillashaw Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillashaw Junior, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
Our winner, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasim Barakat (ranked 1329 p4p, 40 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 1272 p4p, 62 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Qasim Barakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinnie swings widly with a right hand
and Barakat counters with a straight right hand.
Barakat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barakat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barakat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinnie. Shinnie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shinnie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinnie looks to land a right hand but Barakat moved out of range.
Barakat misses with a wild body shot.
Shinnie throws a right and a left that Barakat avoids nicely.
Shinnie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinnie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barakat throws the kick towards the body but Shinnie avoids it.
Barakat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A right-left combo lands from Barakat.
Qasim Barakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barakat throws a solid leg kick but Shinnie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barakat.
Shinnie misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Barakat misses the target.
Barakat connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barakat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barakat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinnie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barakat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie checks a leg kick.
Barakat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shinnie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barakat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barakat looks for the body kick but Shinnie saw that one coming.
Barakat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shinnie misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Barakat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Barakat misses.
Barakat lands with a right hand.
Shinnie misses with a hook.
Shinnie misses with a looping left.
Barakat is looking to counter punch.
Shinnie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shinnie 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.
Barakat avoids the head kick by Shinnie.
A head kick misses from Barakat.
Barakat scores with a hook to the body. Shinnie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shinnie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barakat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Shinnie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shinnie on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barakat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barakat throws a nice head kick!
Shinnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barakat moves away.
Shinnie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shinnie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shinnie looks to land a right hand but Barakat moved out of range.
Barakat misses with a straight left.
Barakat throws a nice head kick!
Barakat drops his hands momentarily and Shinnie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shinnie is looking to land body kicks.
A solid body kick from Barakat.
Barakat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinnie moves away.
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Barakat is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Barakat.
Shinnie lands with a cross.
Shinnie is looking to slow Barakat down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Barakat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barakat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shinnie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barakat.
Shinnie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barakat.
Shinnie is looking to land body kicks.
Barakat lunges at Shinnie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shinnie's hand.
Nice straight punches there by Barakat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barakat.
A shot to the body from Barakat misses
and Shinnie counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Barakat tenderised Shinnie's leg. Shinnie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barakat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shinnie.
Barakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinnie.
Barakat ducks under a wild hook from Shinnie.
Shinnie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Barakat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barakat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinnie.
Barakat misses with a shot to the body
and Shinnie counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barakat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barakat ducks under a wild hook from Shinnie.
Barakat throws a body punch but Shinnie moves out of range.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barakat. Beautiful body shot.
Barakat connects with a crisp jab.
Shinnie throws a series of punches but Barakat avoids them all with ease.
Barakat scores with a head kick. Shinnie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Barakat saw that one coming.
Barakat throws a right and a left that Shinnie avoids nicely.
Shinnie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barakat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barakat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinnie misses with a hook.
Shinnie slips under a jab.
Shinnie scores with a nice head shot.
Shinnie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shinnie is looking to score with low kicks.
Barakat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barakat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinnie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barakat manages to avoid it.
Barakat feints and then cracks Shinnie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shinnie down.
Barakat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinnie can do to turn this around?
Barakat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barakat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shinnie throws the left hand but Barakat avoids the punch easily.
Shinnie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barakat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barakat connects with an inside leg kick.
Shinnie scores with a hook to the body. Barakat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Shinnie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shinnie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barakat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinnie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shinnie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barakat.
Shinnie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Shinnie - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat tries to land a front kick but Shinnie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Barakat slips a straight right by Shinnie.
Shinnie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barakat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shinnie.
Barakat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barakat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barakat fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinnie misses with a looping left.
Barakat lands with a shot to the body.
Barakat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinnie. Shinnie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barakat thumps Shinnie with a low kick.
Barakat delivers a nice body kick.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinnie thinks about the counter body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinnie misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakat misses with a kick to the body.
Qasim Barakat is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinnie scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shinnie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barakat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Shinnie misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barakat, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barakat, as that shot connected.
Shinnie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barakat thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barakat throws a leg kick but Shinnie moved away.
Shinnie misses with a wild body shot.
Shinnie looks to score with a jab to the body but Barakat is just out of range.
A big right from Barakat misses.
A nice side step and Shinnie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shinnie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shinnie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinnie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinnie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barakat lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barakat tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Barakat finds it's target.
Barakat lands a head shot.
Shinnie misses with a double jab.
Barakat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barakat lands with a hook. Shinnie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barakat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shinnie misses with a straight right.
Shinnie looks to throw the jab but Barakat is out of range.
Good exchange - Shinnie coming out on top.
Shinnie misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Barakat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinnie throws an overhand right that lands on Barakat's shoulder, as Barakat tries to avoid the shot.
Barakat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinnie manages to avoid it.
Shinnie checks a low kick from Barakat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie swinging wildly here.
Shinnie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barakat.
Barakat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shinnie throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
Shinnie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barakat. Barakat obviously looking to wear him down.
Shinnie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barakat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barakat cracks Shinnie with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shinnie.
Shinnie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barakat jabs at Shinnie's body.
Barakat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakat lands a jab to Shinnie's midsection.
Shinnie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barakat misses with a kick to the body.
Shinnie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barakat was well out of range. Poor timing from Shinnie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shinnie misses with a shot to the body
and Barakat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barakat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barakat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinnie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barakat.
Barakat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barakat moves away from the strike by Shinnie.
Barakat scores with a push kick.
Barakat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barakat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barakat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barakat slips a jab from Shinnie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barakat throws a low kick, looking for Shinnie's leg but Shinnie calmly moves out of range.
Barakat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shinnies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barakat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinnie misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat misses with a hook. Shinnie ducked under it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shinnie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barakat has got the better of the exchanges.
Barakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barakat avoids the body shot from Shinnie.
Good exchange - Barakat coming out on top.
Barakat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barakat scores with a push kick.
Barakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinnie.
Shinnie swings for the body but Barakat moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinnie.
Shinnie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barakat.
Barakat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinnie takes a swing at Barakat's ribcage but misses.
Barakat lands with a nice body punch.
Barakat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinnie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Qasim Barakat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie throws a lazy right hand but Barakat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinnie misses with a shot to the body
and Barakat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Barakat tenderised Shinnie's leg. Shinnie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shinnie throws a looping overhand right but Barakat ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Barakat.
Shinnie misses with a body kick.
Barakat misses with a two punch combination.
Shinnie connects with a body shot.
Barakat cracks Shinnie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shinnie throws the left hand but Barakat avoids the punch easily.
Barakat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barakat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shinnie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barakat connects with a crisp jab.
Shinnie misses with a few strikes there.
Barakat scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Barakat as he connects with a hook.
Shinnie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barakat.
Barakat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barakat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barakat misses with an uppercut.
Shinnie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barakat throws a big shot that misses.
Barakat moves out of range as Shinnie throws a body kick.
Shinnie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barakat.
Shinnie throws a right and a left that Barakat avoids nicely.
Shinnie avoids the head kick by Barakat.
Barakat misses the jab.
Shinnie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barakat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shinnie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shinnie throws a nice looking combination but Barakat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barakat is looking to land body kicks.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Barakat saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie connects with a looping right hand.
Barakat lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinnie off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Barakat. Those never looked like landing.
Barakat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shinnie throws a hook but Barakat blocks it.
Shinnie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shinnie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barakat throws a head kick but Shinnie moves out of range.
Shinnie throws an off balance right hand
and Barakat counters with a thumping low kick.
Shinnie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barakat tests Shinnie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinnie misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barakat.
Barakat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinnie lands a jab to the nose.
Kevin Shinnie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakat lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Shinnie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Qasim Barakat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barakat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qasim Barakat!
An out of breath and clearly excited Qasim Barakat thanked FORCEE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mellow Mood (ranked 658 p4p, 31 weight class) and William King (ranked 1106 p4p, 50 weight class). King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Summer Sixteen By: Drake kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mellow Mood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mood misses with a double jab
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
Mood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Mood sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
A left lands for King.
Mood scores with a punch to the head.
Mood throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Mood checks the leg kick.
Mood throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King thuds a left hand into Mood's body.
King misses with a kick to the body.
Mood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mood scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mood misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by King.
Mood throws a body kick that misses.
Mood lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mood.
Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Mood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Mood scores with a nice head shot.
King blocks a jab.
Mood cracks King with an open hand slap.
Mood lands a jab to the head.
King blocks the body kick.
King was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
King avoids the body shot from Mood.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mood doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mood blocks a head kick by King.
Mood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Mood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A right-left combo lands from Mood.
Mood lands with a good body shot.
Mood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Mood counters with a nice body kick.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mood just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mood scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
Mood throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
King misses with a hook.
Mood with a jab.
Mood throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Mood scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws the left hand but Mood avoids the punch easily.
Mood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mood throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mood is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mood. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King lands with a good body shot.
Mood is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
King cracks Mood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King scores with a leg kick.
King looks to throw the jab but Mood is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Mood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
Mood throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King misses with a body kick.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mood looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Mood counters with a quick kick to the body but King blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood lands a slapping body shot.
Mood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mood lands with a good body shot.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it.
Mood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mood blocks the body kick.
King throws a right and a left that Mood avoids nicely.
Mood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mood throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mood throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice cross by Mood.
King blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King connects with a body shot that sends Mood's belly button to the back.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
King is looking to land body kicks.
Mood connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mellow Mood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from King misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for King.
Mood avoids the head kick by King.
King moves out of range as Mood throws a body kick.
Mood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King blocks a jab.
Nice shot by King.
King lands a nice hook to Mood's body. Mood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mood lands a front kick.
A jab from Mood finds it's way through King's defenses.
Mellow Mood is winning the standup battle so far.
Mood lands with a cross.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from King.
Mood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mood thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Mood misses with a body shot.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King feints and then cracks Mood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mood down.
Mood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
Mood gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Mood off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but King might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mood has got the better of the exchanges.
Mood looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Mood falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Mood.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
An inside leg kick lands from Mood.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mood was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mood. Mood obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from King.
Mood throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Mood throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Mood misses its target.
King scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
Mood throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Mood tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it.
King is looking to chop away at Mood's legs.
Mood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King misses with an uppercut. Mood saw that one coming.
King scores with a jab to the body.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mood.
A swing and a miss from King.
Mood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
King staying out of range there.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mood.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mood throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
And King responds with a good body kick, but Mood manages to step out the way in time.
Mood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King misses with a head kick.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mood throws a front kick aimed at King's knee but King avoids it well.
King blocks a head kick by Mood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood throws an off balance right hand
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mood.
King jabs Mood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mood avoids the body shot from King.
King lands a nice hook to Mood's body. Mood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mood punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King misses with a body shot.
Mood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mood misses with a right hand
and King finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
King misses with a body shot.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King wants to slow Mood down by chopping away at his legs.
Mood misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mood cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mood scoring well with a low kick there.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Mood's shoulder, as Mood tries to avoid the shot.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mood throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Mood scores with a shot to the body.
King with a nice cross.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King misses with a body kick.
King walks into a left hand.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mood moves out of range of the body kick.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mood misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from King misses.
Mood throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
King avoids the body shot from Mood.
Mood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King takes one to the chin there.
King scores with a body shot.
King lands a slapping body shot.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mood lands a high kick!
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
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!
King tries to work over Mood's front leg with a kick but Mood checks it.
Mood throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King misses with an uppercut. Mood saw that one coming.
King throws a leg kick which misses Mood's front leg but catches the back leg as Mood tries to avoid it.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Mood throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mood's head backwards.
Mood clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Mood is just out of range.
Mood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
Mood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King punishes Mood's body with a nice straight punch.
King avoids the head kick by Mood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Mood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from King.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid body kick from King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mood blocks the body kick.
Mood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Mood connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
King misses with an uppercut
enabling Mood to counter with a crisp jab.
King throws a low kick but Mood avoids it.
Mood throws a quick counter kick to the body but King avoids it.
Mood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mood scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mood looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by King.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Mood - just one landing.
Mood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King catches Mood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mood lands a high kick!
A head kick by King misses
and Mood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King slips a jab and a cross from Mood.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mood.
Mood throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mood.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Mood.
King throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William King.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... William King!
William King 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 730 p4p, 80 weight class) and Marc Spector (ranked 702 p4p, 77 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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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Maynard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Spector!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard moves out of range of the body kick.
Marc Spector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maynard is looking to chop away at Spector's legs.
Spector misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spector.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard with a poor takedown
and Spector counters with a nice uppercut.
Maynard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maynard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spector swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard feinted with a counter takedown.
Maynard throws a body punch but Spector moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spector gets a clinch.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as Spector controls his hands.
Spector tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Spector lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Spector lands a left hand.
Spector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Spector.
Spector throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard .
Maynard tries to work over Spector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spector stalling in the clinch.
Spector blocks a body shot from Maynard .
A short body shot lands from Spector as the two fighters clinch.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Spector.
A head punch on the inside from Spector fails to land.
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Spector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spector blocks an uppercut.
Maynard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Spector.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maynard .
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as Spector controls his hands.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Spector.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spector lands with a left to the head.
Spector goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Spector on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maynard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spector is keeping busy.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector works on Maynard 's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Spector on the inside.
Spector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard 's elbow.
Spector has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maynard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spector can turn it around.
Spector tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
A short right from Maynard on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Maynard as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spector swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spector lands a nice uppercut.
Maynard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maynard tries a body shot but Spector blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Spector.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Spector stops a takedown attempt from Maynard .
Maynard pushes Spector back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Spector.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spector lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maynard tries to pull guard but Spector forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spector tries to stall but Maynard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
I was talking to Maynard 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Spector throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Spector.
A shot in the inside from Spector.
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!
Spector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spector backwards.
Spector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maynard s head.
Maynard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spector misses with a body punch.
Spector lands a nice uppercut.
Maynard lands with a light punch inside.
Spector tries to work over Maynard 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spector blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spector throws a low kick, looking for Maynard 's leg but Maynard calmly moves out of range.
Maynard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maynard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spector lands a right hook to the body.
Spector fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maynard quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Spector takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spector scores with a leg kick.
Spector listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spector misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Maynard misses
and Spector counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spector throws a hook to the side of Maynard 's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spector misses with a low kick.
Spector has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maynard lands the left hand.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Spector.
As Spector tries to get set, Maynard tries to push him back and clinch up but Spector manages to avoid the attempt.
Spector on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spector is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maynard rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maynard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spector counters with a straight right hand.
Maynard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maynard throws the kick towards the body but Spector avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Spector. That snapped Maynard 's head back.
Spector misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Maynard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maynard tries to move into range but Spector moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spector slips under a jab.
Maynard throws a leg kick that misses.
Spector buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spector tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spector looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maynard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spector looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marc Spector seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spector lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by Spector there.
Maynard tries to land a front kick but Spector steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spector takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spector appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Spector.
Marc Spector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spector checks a low kick from Maynard .
Spector misses with a hook.
Spector just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMaynard .
Maynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spector sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maynard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spector. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maynard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spector avoids it.
Spector lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maynard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maynard appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheers as Maynard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spector doesn't seem phased though.
Spector fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maynard checks it well.
Maynard misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Spector's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Spector moves out of range of the body kick from Maynard .
A punch lands to the side of Spector 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maynard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Spector.
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spector connects with a solid leg kick.
Maynard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Spector is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spector is on top in guard.
Maynard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spector controls the pace.
Spector got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maynard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spector has managed to get both his arms back between Maynard 's legs - danger averted.
Spector sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Spector.
Spector feints and then cracks Maynard 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maynard down.
Spector feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard 's calf.
Maynard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spector lands with a kick to the temple. Maynard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spector tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spector scores with a shot to the body.
Spector scores with a decent looking hook.
A clash of legs there as Spector blocks the low kick.
Spector looks to land a body kick but Maynard moved away.
Spector throws the kick towards the body but Maynard avoids it.
Maynard is looking to counter with a body kick.
Spector lands with a nice body punch.
Spector connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maynard . Maynard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Spector throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maynard .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spector throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spector moves out of range of the body kick.
Spector rushes Maynard and presses him up against the cage.
Maynard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spector misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spector's elbow.
Spector stalling in the clinch.
Maynard jumps guard but Spector turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard .
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maynard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Spector - that landed with a thud.
Maynard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marc Spector is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maynard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Spector to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard .
Spector working aggressively here.
Spector lands a right hand.
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spector blocks an uppercut.
Maynard can't find room to land a body shot as Spector controls the action.
Spector blocks a body shot from Maynard .
Maynard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
Spector misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maynard misses with the head strike.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Spector softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spector.
Marc Spector seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Spector avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maynard as Spector tries to tie him up.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Spector.
Spector trying to stall but Maynard improves his position.
Maynard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spector just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Spector avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spector.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maynard looking to stall.
Maynard works on Spector's body with a couple of short punches.
Spector misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spector.
Maynard trying to land knees to the body.
Maynard misses with the head strike.
Spector stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as Spector controls his hands.
Spector lands an uppercut.
Gray Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maynard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard misses with some punches.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Spector comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spector 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Spector!
In his post fight interview, Marc Spector started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 842 p4p, 27 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 922 p4p, 45 weight class). Tyson comes into the arena with Mary had a little lamb blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Powell's choice of entrance music: 8 Mile. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
56 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Powell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tyson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyson throws a low kick but Powell moves out of range easily.
Tyson throws a leg kick
and Powell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Powell under the eye.
Powell pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Powell is rocked!
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Powell 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.
Powell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Powell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Powell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson lands a hook that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Powell has Tyson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Powell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tyson tumbling to the mat - Powell dives into Tyson's guard.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Powell postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.
Powell wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
Powell looking to sit in guard and control but Tyson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell pulls Tyson in close to prevent any damage.
Tyson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Powell.
Powell is pulling down on Tyson's head. It's preventing any offense from Tyson, at least for the moment.
Powell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Powell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson misses with a hook
and Powell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Powell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Powell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Powell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powell takes one on the button.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Powell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Powell misses the target.
Powell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Powell saw that one coming.
Powell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Powell is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?
Powell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Powell seems to have recovered his senses.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Powell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson slips a jab from Powell.
Tyson moves forwards but Powell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson throws a hook but Powell blocks it.
Tyson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPowell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Powell lands an overhand right.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Tyson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Powell.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson.
Tyson walks into a left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Powell on that attempt.
Tyson misses with a hook. Powell ducked under it nicely.
Powell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Powell 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.
Powell staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Tyson coming out on top.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Powell takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimi Powell.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Powell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Powell misses with a hook.
Tyson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Powell.
Tyson sneaks out the side door and pushes Powell away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Powell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell drives through with a takedown into Tyson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tyson is trying to keep Powell in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Powell trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson seems keen to control Powell's posture.
Powell postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
Powell stands up over Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Powell postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.
Jimi Powell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Powell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyson is rocked!
Powell postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Tyson's head off the mat! Tyson is out! He's out! Powell jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
Jimi Powell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 462 p4p, 13 weight class) and Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 61 p4p, 1 weight class). Yabaisama has chosen Liquid Swords as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that William Henry Bonney has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily William Henry Bonney seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabaisama defending well as Bonney loads up on a big left hand.
Bonney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yabaisama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Yabaisama moves out of range easily.
Diagoro Yabaisama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Yabaisama has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Yabaisama.
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Yabaisama is out of range.
Bonney cracks a nice hook into Yabaisama's ribs.
Bonney has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Yabaisama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yabaisama lands with a right hand.
Yabaisama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonney. Bonney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yabaisama avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Yabaisama avoids them all with ease.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Yabaisama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Bonney.
Yabaisama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney fails to land with a series of punches.
Yabaisama misses with a looping left.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yabaisama tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yabaisama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yabaisama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yabaisama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheers as Bonney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yabaisama doesn't seem phased though.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Yabaisama misses the target.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot.
Bonney throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yabaisama avoids it.
Yabaisama throws out a leg kick but Bonney moves out of range and Yabaisama only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Bonney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney avoids the body shot from Yabaisama.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yabaisama.
Bonney lands a head kick. Yabaisama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Yabaisama moves out of range easily.
Bonney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Yabaisama misses
and Bonney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yabaisama.
As Yabaisama looks to move away, Bonney throws a big counter combo but Yabaisama just gets out of the way.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yabaisama cracks Bonney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yabaisama.
Bonney misses with a two punch combination.
Yabaisama steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yabaisama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yabaisama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yabaisama! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yabaisama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yabaisama. That's going to slow Bonney down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Yabaisama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yabaisama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
Yabaisama throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney attempts a counter takedown but Yabaisama avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Yabaisama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut
and Bonney counters with a body kick.
Bonney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yabaisama.
Yabaisama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut.
Yabaisama misses with a looping left.
Bonney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonney connects with a body shot that sends Yabaisama's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yabaisama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Yabaisama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yabaisama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. Yabaisama catches Bonney right on the button with a cross.
Yabaisama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bonney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bonney misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Yabaisama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yabaisama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonney.
Yabaisama throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it.
Yabaisama avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Bonney throws a hook but Yabaisama avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney misses with a low kick.
Yabaisama swings widly with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonney lands a leg kick that knocks Yabaisama off balance momentarily.
Yabaisama moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diagoro Yabaisama will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Yabaisama.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yabaisama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonney.
Bonney shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yabaisama eats them both and turns towards Bonney to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bonney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yabaisama.
Yabaisama was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A head kick misses from Yabaisama.
Bonney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yabaisama bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yabaisama misses with a straight right.
Yabaisama throws a solid leg kick but Bonney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yabaisama.
Bonney connects with a leg kick. Yabaisama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Yabaisama.
Bonney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yabaisama avoids the head kick by Bonney.
A left lands for Bonney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonney moves out of range as Yabaisama throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama misses with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bonney is trying to control. Yabaisama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bonney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yabaisama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bonney wants to stand but Yabaisama is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yabaisama trying to control the position.
Bonney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bonney is sitting in close to Yabaisama's body. Yabaisama has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bonney is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bonney is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Yabaisama.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diagoro Yabaisama! Diagoro Yabaisama retains his bantamweight title!
Diagoro Yabaisama tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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