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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 1014 p4p, 104 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 3559 p4p, 286 weight class). Stark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama We're All Crazy Now by QUIET RIOT kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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145 lbs
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158 lbs
23 - 21 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
38 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Hyuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
Dong Hyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Stark throws a jab when Dong Hyuk was well out of range.
A jab from Dong Hyuk misses.
Dong Hyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark lands a two punch combo.
Stark misses the jab.
Dong Hyuk swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Dong Hyuk ducks down to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Dong Hyuk ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Stark tenderised Dong Hyuk's leg. Dong Hyuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Stark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stark fakes the leg kick and cracks Dong Hyuk in the body.
Dong Hyuk looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Stark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a right and a left that Dong Hyuk avoids nicely.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong Hyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark throws a good cross that connects.
Stark throws a head kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
Stark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong Hyuk misses the target.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but Stark avoids it.
Stark throws a head kick that half lands.
Dong Hyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Stark clobbers Dong Hyuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've been informed that Stark 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark scores with a hook.
Dong Hyuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Dong Hyuk misses.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Dong Hyuk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Dong Hyuk's shoulder, as Dong Hyuk tries to avoid the shot.
Dong Hyuk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Dong Hyuk moves out of range easily.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stark avoids it.
Stark takes a swing at Dong Hyuk's ribcage but misses.
Dong Hyuk throwing a counter right hand but Stark manages to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark scores with a jab. Dong Hyuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dong Hyuk blocks a head kick by Stark.
Dong Hyuk is looking to counter punch.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong Hyuk misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dong Hyuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Stark moved away.
Danga de danga de dang - Stark scores with a four punch combination!
Stark throws a push kick but Dong Hyuk slaps the foot to one side.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong Hyuk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stark back to the cage. Dong Hyuk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dong Hyuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
It looked like Dong Hyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stark.
Dong Hyuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dong Hyuk at a distance.
Stark looks to land a combination but Dong Hyuk avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong Hyuk needs to keep his hands up - Stark had a free shot at his head there.
Dong Hyuk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stark is out of range and Dong Hyuk settles back down.
Dong Hyuk slips a jab from Stark.
Dong Hyuk is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Dong Hyuk.
Stark checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Dong Hyuk throws a shot to the body.
Stark misses with a left hand
and Dong Hyuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Stark lands with a nice combination. Dong Hyuk backs away looking to recover.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark lands with a right hand.
Dong Hyuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark throws a hook but Dong Hyuk avoids it easily.
Stark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dong Hyuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Stark throws a combination that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
It looked like Dong Hyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Stark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stark misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong Hyuk. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark lands with an overhand left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dong Hyuk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Dong Hyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stark.
Dong Hyuk throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Dong Hyuk avoids the head kick by Stark.
Dong Hyuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Stark misses.
Stark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dong Hyuk on the side of the head.
Stark throws a series of punches but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Dong Hyuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dong Hyuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stark misses with a hook. Dong Hyuk ducked under it nicely.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice hook to Stark's body. Stark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Dong Hyuk moves away and avoids it.
Dong Hyuk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dong Hyuk to score with a decent uppercut.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark connects with the punch.
Dong Hyuk slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Stark throws a lazy head kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark misses with a leg kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Dong Hyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stark.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
An attempted straight right counter from Dong Hyuk misses the target.
Stark throws a hook but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
Stark slips a straight right by Dong Hyuk.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong Hyuk.
Stark slips a straight right by Dong Hyuk.
Stark connects with a looping right hand.
Stark swings widly with a right hand
letting Dong Hyuk counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Stark misses with a hook.
Khal Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Dong Hyuk ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Dong Hyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong Hyuk.
Stark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot lands for Stark.
Dong Hyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Dong Hyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dong Hyuk scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Dong Hyuk throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
Stark with a hook.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Dong Hyuk jabs Stark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stark throws a series of punches but Dong Hyuk avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Stark misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a body kick that misses.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dong Hyuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range nicely.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong Hyuk is looking to counter punch.
Dong Hyuk scores with a body shot.
Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stark throws a lazy head kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Dong Hyuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dong Hyuk misses the jab.
Stark scores with a jab. Dong Hyuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stark throws a hook to the side of Dong Hyuk's head but Dong Hyuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dong Hyuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark misses with a body shot
and Dong Hyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stark looks for the body kick but Dong Hyuk saw that one coming.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Dong Hyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong Hyuk throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
Stark appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Dong Hyuk saw that one coming.
Dong Hyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Dong Hyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dong Hyuk misses with a straight right.
Stark throws a counter combo.
Dong Hyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Jab from Dong Hyuk.
Stark is looking to chop away at Dong Hyuk's legs.
Stark blocks a jab.
Dong Hyuk dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Dong Hyuk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dong Hyuk blocks a jab.
Stark slips under a jab from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Dong Hyuk looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark swings for the body but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Stark jabs Dong Hyuk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Stark.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong Hyuk.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong Hyuk misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stark! But no joy.
Dong Hyuk misses with a looping left.
Stark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dong Hyuk throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong Hyuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Dong Hyuk sees coming a mile off.
A quick step to the side and Dong Hyuk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark misses with an uppercut
and Dong Hyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong Hyuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Dong Hyuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khal Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Dong Hyuk.
A little jabbing left from Stark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Stark misses with a hook. Dong Hyuk ducked under it nicely.
Stark ducks right into an uppercut from Dong Hyuk.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark throws a lazy head kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Dong Hyuk finds it's target.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dong Hyuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong Hyuk digs a good body shot into Stark's ribs.
Dong Hyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Stark misses with a double jab
and Dong Hyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark throws a right hand that Dong Hyuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Dong Hyuk also avoids with ease.
Dong Hyuk checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong Hyuk lands a jab to Stark's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dong Hyuk lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dong Hyuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dong Hyuk.
Stark throws a big counter head kick but Dong Hyuk avoids it with no problem.
Dong Hyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong Hyuk.
Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dong Hyuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stark moves out of range as Dong Hyuk strikes.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
Stark throws the left hand but Dong Hyuk avoids the punch easily.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dong Hyuk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dong Hyuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong Hyuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab from Stark.
Dong Hyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Stark tries to counter with a clinch but Dong Hyuk shakes him off and moves away.
Dong Hyuk avoids the head kick by Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a front kick that sends Stark stumbling back into the cage.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dong Hyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Stark misses.
Khal Stark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A cross from Dong Hyuk lands.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Good shot there by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Shin Dong Hyuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Dong Hyuk.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark cracks Dong Hyuk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dong Hyuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong Hyuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dong Hyuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk jabs at Stark's body.
Stark defending well as Dong Hyuk loads up on a big left hand.
Stark throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice leg kick.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Dong Hyuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dong Hyuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dong Hyuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Dong Hyuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
Dong Hyuk throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Dong Hyuk swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dong Hyuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Dong Hyuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark with a jab.
Dong Hyuk misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Dong Hyuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal Stark!
After winning the bout, Khal Stark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Shin Dong Hyuk spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the camp. Shit... Seems like I can make any fight a close fight.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 1615 p4p, 167 weight class) and Blair Darrow (ranked 1555 p4p, 161 weight class). Souvlaki's entrance music is Greek Anthem. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 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
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Souvlaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darrow sprawls well. Darrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souvlaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Darrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow tries to score with a low kick but Souvlaki moves his leg out of the way.
Souvlaki misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Souvlaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darrow misses with a hook to the body
and Souvlaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darrow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Souvlaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Souvlaki. Those never looked like landing.
Darrow stuns Souvlaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Souvlaki blocks the low kick.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Souvlaki counters with a two punch combo.
Souvlaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darrow.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Darrow with a jab.
Darrow cracks the inside of Souvlaki's front leg.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souvlaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Souvlaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki blocks the body kick.
Souvlaki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Souvlaki attempts a counter takedown but Darrow avoids it well and moves away.
Souvlaki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souvlaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Souvlaki misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Darrow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darrow clinches.
Souvlaki lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souvlaki tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Souvlaki back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souvlakis head.
Darrow tries to work over Souvlaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Souvlaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souvlaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darrow steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. Souvlaki saw that one coming.
Darrow tries to clinch up but Souvlaki circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souvlaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Darrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koulouraki Souvlaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souvlaki is trying to break the clinch but Darrow has him pressed against the cage.
Darrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Darrow looking to throw knees to the head but Souvlaki is blocking nicely.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Souvlaki.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souvlaki backwards.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Souvlaki.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
A short left from Darrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow gets through Souvlaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Souvlaki avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souvlaki backwards.
Souvlaki is rocked!
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Souvlaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souvlaki looking to stall.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Darrow gets through Souvlaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Souvlaki to his knees! Darrow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Gallagher (ranked 1741 p4p, 197 weight class) and Corey Parker (ranked 2517 p4p, 258 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Parker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gallagher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Gallagher moved out of range.
Gallagher scores with a kick to the body.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallagher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker misses with a straight right.
As Parker backs away, Gallagher returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gallagher throws out a leg kick but Parker moves out of range and Gallagher only half commits.
Gallagher slips a jab from Parker.
Gallagher slips a jab from Parker.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Gallagher lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallagher.
Parker throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Gallagher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parker.
Parker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gallagher wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gallagher working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gallagher holds on and takes a little breather.
Parker trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Gallagher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parker defends well.
Gallagher controlling Parker's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gallagher trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Parker looks to throw the jab but Gallagher is out of range.
Parker checks a leg kick nicely.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Parker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Parker misses with a hook. Gallagher ducked under it nicely.
Parker lands a head kick!
Gallagher throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Corey Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gallagher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick.
Liam Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker scores with a hook.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a hook. Gallagher ducked under it nicely.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
Gallagher throws a low kick, looking for Parker's leg but Parker calmly moves out of range.
Parker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Parker scoring with punches from side control.
Parker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gallagher struggling a bit here.
Parker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gallagher is trying to control Parker's posture but Parker avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gallagher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher wants to control but Parker postures up.
Gallagher tries to buck Parker off but Parker is having none of it.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Gallagher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gallagher regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gallagher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
Parker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gallagher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gallagher looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Gallagher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gallagher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gallagher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker fails with the takedown.
Parker catches Gallagher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Parker lands a leg kick that knocks Gallagher off balance momentarily.
Parker lands with a right hand.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Parker fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallagher blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Parker.
Parker shoots in and drives through. Gallagher sprawls well.
Liam Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Parker.
Parker throws the kick towards the body but Gallagher avoids it.
Gallagher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gallagher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Parker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parker connects with a couple of short punches.
Parker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gallagher is trying to control the position but Parker postures up.
Parker works over Gallagher with some ground and pound from guard.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gallagher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Parker sees it coming and defends easily.
Parker is pressing down on Gallagher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Parker 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.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker pulls Gallagher in close to prevent any damage.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gallagher is looking to stand up but Parker won't let him.
Gallagher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gallagher being controlled here momentarily.
Gallagher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to stand but Parker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gallagher postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Parker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gallagher, into his guard.
Gallagher trying to control the position.
Gallagher has control of Parker's left arm, preventing Parker from doing any damage.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gallagher's head.
Parker trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Gallagher looking for a sweep. Not yet Gallagher, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gallagher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gallagher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker lands a glancing blow to the side of Gallagher's head.
Parker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corey Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallagher lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gallagher moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Parker 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! This is the final round!
A big left from Parker misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gallagher, right into the meat.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Parker misses.
Gallagher tries to counter by clinching up but Parker breaks away and moves out of range.
Gallagher moves into the clinch.
Parker has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gallagher regains guard immediately.
Gallagher controlling the position.
Gallagher is trying to control the position but Parker postures up.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher is trying to keep Parker in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gallagher looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gallagher connects with a body shot.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher lands a head shot.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Parker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a wild combination.
Parker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gallagher lands a jab to the nose.
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Gallagher throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Parker's head.
Gallagher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallagher cracks Parker with an open hand slap.
Liam Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher motions for Parker to come forward. Gallagher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gallagher was covering up waiting for the punch and Parker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gallagher is trying to keep Parker in close.
Gallagher has his hands on Parker's head, controlling the position.
Gallagher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parker's guard.
Gallagher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parker is proving hard to escape from.
Gallagher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Gallagher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
Gallagher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parker is proving hard to escape from.
Gallagher gets to his feet - Parker follows without any prompting.
Parker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker scores with a jab.
Gallagher tries to land a front kick but Parker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parker just manages to avoid it.
Gallagher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Parker's corner calls for a 1-2. Parker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gallagher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parker with the counter takedown but Gallagher avoids it easily.
Gallagher pushes Parker away with a front kick.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker gets tackled into the cage by Gallagher. Gallagher maintains the clinch.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
Corey Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gallagher obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher slows down the pace here.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher fakes the leg kick and cracks Parker in the body.
Gallagher scores with a body shot.
Gallagher throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Gallagher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Parker!
An out of breath Corey Parker 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 Gum Shoe (ranked 490 p4p, 69 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 678 p4p, 85 weight class). Ahonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Shoe.
Ahonen's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ahonen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shoe lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Ahonen.
As Ahonen looks to move away, Shoe throws a big counter combo but Ahonen just gets out of the way.
That kick from Shoe tenderised Ahonen's leg. Ahonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shoe lunges at Ahonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ahonen's hand.
Ahonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shoe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ahonen throws a wild body kick that Shoe sees coming a mile off.
Shoe tries to clinch up
and Ahonen counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ahonen.
Shoe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ahonen scores with a nice head shot.
Shoe scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ahonen unleashes a big counter combination but Shoe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ahonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ahonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good work by Ahonen as he checks the leg kick.
Ahonen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shoe defends it well.
Shoe misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ahonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ahonen.
Ahonen takes a swing at Shoe's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Shoe misses its intended target.
Shoe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shoe lands with a nice body kick.
Ahonen throws a leg kick
and Shoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shoe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ahonen.
Shoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahonen.
Shoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ahonen cracks Shoe with a good jab.
That kick from Shoe tenderised Ahonen's leg. Ahonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shoe blocks a head kick by Ahonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shoe tries to land a body kick
and Ahonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Shoe misses with a kick to the body.
Shoe throws an overhand right that lands on Ahonen's shoulder, as Ahonen tries to avoid the shot.
Gum Shoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahonen scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen motions for Shoe to come forward. Ahonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Shoe. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Shoe as Ahonen shoots in.
Shoe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ahonen throws a sloppy head kick
and Ahonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shoe throws out a powerful jab.
Ahonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shoe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ahonen pushes Shoe away with a front kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ahonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Shoe does it's job there.
Ahonen is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Shoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ahonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Shoe finish him?
Shoe ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ahonen's jaw. Ahonen's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Shoe does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gum Shoe!
Gum Shoe took some time post fight to say the following; 'Don't touch my gums, I won't steal your shoes.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Douglas (ranked 520 p4p, 66 weight class) and Elmore James (ranked 591 p4p, 75 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. James has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aMfD2O9Gds as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmore James!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Douglas sprawls well initially but James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Douglas still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Douglas has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
James avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Douglas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Douglas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Douglas trying to control the position but James is working away.
James tries to improve position but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
James is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Douglas off and has taken his back!
Douglas preventing the rear naked choke attempt from James.
James working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
James working for a choke but Douglas reverses nicely into James 's guard.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Douglas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
James keeping moving, preventing Douglas from controlling successfully.
Douglas got a little sloppy there for a moment and James has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Douglas has managed to get both his arms back between James's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing good reports from Douglas's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looking for subs off his back but Douglas has passed one foot through into half guard.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Elmore James has been cut.
Douglas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
James is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Douglas pulls his head out easily.
James looking for submissions off his back.
Douglas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking for submissions off his back.
Douglas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Douglas is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Douglas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
James looking for submissions off his back.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Douglas sits in half guard.
Douglas lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Douglas 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.
Douglas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Douglas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Douglas lands with a punch from half guard.
Douglas working the head and body with strikes.
Douglas controlling the pace.
James looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Douglas pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elmore James'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.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas misses with a looping right.
James tries to counter with a clinch but Douglas shakes him off and moves away.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
Douglas throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from James.
It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut.
Douglas slips a straight right by James.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
James throws a front kick aimed at Douglas's knee but Douglas avoids it well.
Douglas with a hook.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
James thumps Douglas with a low kick.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
Douglas catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Douglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Douglas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas lands a head shot.
Jack Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
James finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from James.
James slips under a jab.
James cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.
James throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
James throws a series of strikes that have Douglas backpedaling.
Douglas slips a jab from James.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Douglas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from James.
Jack Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
A jab from James misses.
A shot to the liver by Douglas. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James misses with a left hand
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
James is looking to clinch.
Douglas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jack Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglas lands with a straight right. James didn't see that one coming.
James motions for Douglas to come forward. James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from James misses.
Douglas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
James throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James misses with a hook.
Douglas scoring well with a low kick there.
Douglas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James 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.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Douglas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
Douglas tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Douglas somewhat.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
Douglas's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James misses with a hook.
James looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Douglas tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Douglas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Douglas is looking to improve his position.
James tries to pass the half guard into mount. Douglas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Jack Douglas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Douglas misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
James shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense.
Douglas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
James looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from James.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
James staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Douglas.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Douglas. Douglas obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas misses with an uppercut
and James counters with a leg kick.
Douglas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Douglas sprawls well initially but James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Douglas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Douglas.
James trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Douglas wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Douglas striking off his back but it's not causing James any problems.
Elmore James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Douglas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Douglas has escaped and now he's on top!
James trying to keep a closed guard but Douglas is proving a slippery customer.
Douglas passes James's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
James trying to control but Douglas postures up.
James actively working from the bottom here.
Douglas working over James with some ground and pound. James looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
James is looking to control Douglas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
Douglas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
James wants to control but Douglas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Douglas lands a nice short elbow.
Douglas drops an elbow to the side of James's head.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Douglas is nestled in close to James, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Douglas trying to control the pace.
James has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Douglas escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Douglas!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a few punches from side control.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James keeps trying to improve his position.
Douglas trying to control the position but James is working away.
James on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Douglas lands some shots froms side control.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Douglas lands a decent elbow from side control.
James is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Douglas 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Douglas!
Jack Douglas took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mini Stipe (ranked 420 p4p, 56 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 146 p4p, 23 weight class). Larusso has chosen Glory of love as his entrance music. Daniel Larusso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mini Stipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stipe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larusso tests Stipe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Stipe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larusso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larusso replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stipe blocks it well.
Stipe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larusso manages to avoid it.
Stipe moves out of range of the body kick.
Larusso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stipe's head backwards.
Stipe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larusso to score with a decent uppercut.
Larusso moves out of range of the leg kick from Stipe.
Larusso punishes Stipe's body with a nice straight punch.
Stipe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larusso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stipe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Stipe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larusso.
Stipe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Larusso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larusso lands with a slapping head kick.
Larusso 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.
Larusso slips a straight right by Stipe.
Despite the aggression on Larusso's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stipe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stipe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larusso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stipe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stipe attempts a counter takedown but Larusso avoids it well and moves away.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stipe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stipe looks to land a left hand but Larusso moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stipe has Larusso up against the cage in a clinch.
Stipe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larusso has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Larusso manages to break the clinch.
Stipe throws a shot from downtown. Larusso moves away and avoids it.
Daniel Larusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larusso.
Larusso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Larusso works Stipe's body with a nice hook.
Larusso is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Larusso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stipe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larusso smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larusso misses with a leg kick
and Stipe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stipe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larusso.
Larusso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larusso thows a leg kick but Stipe checks it
and Stipe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Larusso misses
and Stipe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stipe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larusso is keeping the position for now.
Larusso 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stipe throws a big elbow that misses.
Stipe 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.
Larusso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Larusso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stipe lands a couple of digs.
Larusso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stipe is one step ahead there.
Stipe 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.
Stipe is looking to work some ground and pound but Larusso has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stipe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larusso has momentary wrist control but Stipe slips an elbow through the middle.
Larusso is pulling down on Stipe's head to control his posture.
Stipe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Larusso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stipe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Larusso wants to sweep here but Stipe controlling him for the moment.
Stipe wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
Stipe is looking to work some ground and pound but Larusso has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stipe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stipe looking to sit in guard and control but Larusso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Larusso stands up from Stipe's guard - Larusso perhaps looking for a knockout.
Larusso throws a looping overhand right but Stipe ducks down to avoid it.
Larusso throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Larusso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larusso throws a looping overhand right but Stipe ducks down to avoid it.
Stipe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larusso. Larusso obviously looking to wear him down.
Stipe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larusso misses with a left hand
and Stipe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larusso is controlling Stipe's posture.
Stipe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Larusso will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Larusso drops his hands momentarily and Stipe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Larusso misses with a straight left.
Stipe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stipe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stipe throws a lazy right hand but Larusso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stipe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stipe checks a low kick from Larusso.
Larusso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stipe.
Stipe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stipe looks to land a right hand but Larusso moved out of range.
Larusso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stipe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larusso.
Stipe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larusso wants to land a leg kick but Stipe is out of range.
Larusso connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stipe misses with a body kick.
Larusso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stipe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Larusso - the referee stops the clock and Stipe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Larusso. Stipe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larusso 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 Stipe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stipe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stipe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stipe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larusso breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso throws a right hand that Stipe ducks under and follows up with a left that Stipe also avoids with ease.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Stipe moved away.
Larusso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stipe.
A good leg kick by Stipe.
Larusso looks to land a combination but Stipe avoids it well.
Stipe walks into a stiff left hand from Larusso.
Stipe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stipe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larusso misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larusso.
Stipe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stipe shoots in and drives through. Larusso sprawls well.
Larusso only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Larusso throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larusso.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses.
Stipe tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Stipe throws a hook but Larusso blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Larusso misses.
Larusso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stipe.
Larusso feints a counter leg kick.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stipe moves away.
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Stipe.
Stipe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stipe misses with a hook. Larusso ducked under it nicely.
Larusso looks to land a left hand but Stipe moved out of range nicely.
Larusso looks to score with a jab to the body but Stipe is just out of range.
Stipe misses with a hook. Larusso ducked under it nicely.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stipe moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stipe 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 Larusso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larusso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larusso misses the body punch
and Stipe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larusso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stipe is out of range and Larusso settles back down.
Larusso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stipe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larusso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stipe throws out the jab.
Daniel Larusso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stipe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stipe blocks a head kick by Larusso.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Stipe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a leg kick
and Stipe counters with a straight right hand.
Larusso ducks under a wild hook from Stipe.
Larusso follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Larusso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Stipe.
Larusso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stipe misses with a straight right.
Larusso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stipe looks to land a right hand but Larusso moved out of range.
Larusso works Stipe's body with a nice hook.
Larusso defending well as Stipe loads up on a big left hand.
Larusso swings widly with a right hand
and Stipe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larusso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stipe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stipe lands with a shot to the body.
Larusso lands with a right hand.
Daniel Larusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larusso checks a leg kick nicely.
Larusso throws a shot from downtown. Stipe moves away and avoids it.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Stipe sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso misses with a low kick as Stipe jumps back.
Larusso misses with an uppercut.
Larusso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stipe. That did some damage!
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Stipe.
Nice cross by Larusso.
Larusso throws an off balance right hand
and Stipe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Larusso's guard.
Larusso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mini Stipe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stipe stands and throws Larusso's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Larusso wants to control but Stipe postures up.
Stipe trying to control the action but Larusso is working from the bottom.
Larusso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stipe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Larusso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Larusso moves forwards but Stipe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larusso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stipe.
Larusso lands a head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Larusso blocks the leg kick.
Larusso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stipe throws a sloppy head kick and Larusso moves out of range easily.
Larusso throws a lazy head kick
and Stipe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stipe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larusso is keeping the position for now.
Larusso keeping moving, preventing Stipe from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stipe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso is trying to keep Stipe in close.
Stipe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stipe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stipe lands a couple of digs.
Stipe trying to control but Larusso is working from the bottom.
Stipe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larusso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stipe.
Stipe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mini Stipe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larusso wants to stand but Stipe is controlling the position.
Stipe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stipe throws a big right hand that misses.
Stipe wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
Stipe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Larusso takes one on the button.
Stipe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Stipe.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
Larusso tries to move into range but Stipe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Larusso missing with a left hand there. Stipe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stipe throwing a counter right hand but Larusso manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stipe cracks Larusso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Larusso throws out a loose jab but Stipe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stipe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso scores with a nice right hand.
Stipe throws a shot from downtown. Larusso moves away and avoids it.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
Stipe is looking to counter punch.
Stipe misses the shot to the body.
Larusso doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stipe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larusso throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larusso - that will leave a mark!
Larusso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso throws a sloppy head kick
and Stipe counters with a nice body kick.
Larusso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good work by Stipe as he checks the leg kick.
Stipe tries to clinch but Larusso moves out of range.
Larusso slips under a jab from Stipe.
Larusso tries to work over Stipe's front leg with a kick but Stipe checks it.
Larusso lands with a hook. Stipe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Larusso walks into a stiff left hand from Stipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso throws out a loose jab but Stipe uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Stipe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Larusso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stipe wants to clinch up but Larusso keeps it at a distance.
Stipe lunges at Larusso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larusso's hand.
Stipe ducks under a wild hook from Larusso.
That kick from Larusso tenderised Stipe's leg. Stipe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Larusso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larusso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larusso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stipe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stipe.
Stipe instigates a clinch.
Larusso misses with a punch to the body.
Stipe scores with a shoulder strike.
Stipe has a couple of punches blocked by Larusso.
Daniel Larusso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Larusso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stipe.
Stipe misses with a wild body shot.
Larusso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stipe throws out the jab.
Larusso lands a leg kick that knocks Stipe off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mini Stipe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larusso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Larusso!
Daniel Larusso very nearly forgot to thank Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 260 p4p, 14 weight class) and Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 632 p4p, 35 weight class). Boagrius comes into the arena with Akkadian Empire blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Zaitsev!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaitsev.
Boagrius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zaitsev tries to clinch but Boagrius is having none of it.
Boagrius gets tackled into the cage by Zaitsev. Zaitsev maintains the clinch.
Boagrius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaitsev is struggling to control the position.
Zaitsev presses Boagrius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zaitsev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boagrius blocking some punches.
Boagrius misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaitsev cracks Boagrius with a nice body shot.
Boagrius tries a body shot but Zaitsev blocks it.
Boagrius is leaning against Zaitsev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boagrius.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boagrius.
Boagrius lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius working aggressively here.
Zaitsev scores with a shoulder strike.
Boagrius blocks an uppercut.
Zaitsev tries a body shot but Boagrius blocks it.
Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaitsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitsev misses with some punches.
Zaitsev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boagrius tries a body shot but Zaitsev blocks it.
Boagrius misses with some punches.
Zaitsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Zaitsev - that landed with a thud.
Boagrius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaitsev is trying to stall.
Boagrius scores with a shoulder strike.
Boagrius lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaitsev.
A head punch on the inside from Boagrius fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boagrius.
Boagrius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boagrius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaitsevs head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boagrius misses with a punch to the body.
Boagrius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boagrius tries to throw a body punch but Zaitsev avoids it by throwing Boagrius back against the cage.
A short right from Boagrius on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boagrius fails to land.
Boagrius misses with some punches.
Boagrius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boagrius blocking some punches.
Boagrius misses with the head strike.
Boagrius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boagrius struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaitsev controls his hands.
Boagrius lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaitsev backwards.
Zaitsev trying to stall but Boagrius improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boagrius.
Boagrius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev works on Boagrius's body with a couple of short punches.
Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boagrius throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaitsev.
Boagrius prevents a body shot from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boagrius's elbow.
Boagrius misses with a body punch.
Boagrius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaitsev's elbow.
Boagrius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaitsev blocks a body shot from Boagrius.
Boagrius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boagrius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boagrius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaitsev scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Boagrius fails to land.
Boagrius lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zaitsev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boagrius up against the cage.
Zaitsev stalling in the clinch but Boagrius improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Boagrius.
Zaitsev looks winded!
Boagrius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaitsev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boagrius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boagrius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Boagrius.
Boagrius lands a body punch.
A short right from Boagrius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Boagrius.
Boagrius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boagrius lands an uppercut.
Boagrius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boagrius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boagrius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaitsev's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boagrius.
Boagrius misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Boagrius.
Zaitsev is rocked!
Boagrius digs a right hand into Zaitsev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaitsev's gas tank.
Zaitsev is still on wobbly legs! Can Boagrius finish him?
Boagrius working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orpheus Boagrius dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boagrius works Zaitsev's body with a nice hook.
Zaitsev seems to have recovered his senses.
Zaitsev misses with a combination
and Boagrius counters with a crisp right that sends Zaitsev to the canvas! Boagrius follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orpheus Boagrius!
During a confident post fight interview, Orpheus Boagrius thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 191 p4p, 26 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 128 p4p, 21 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Girard cracks a nice hook into Kocur's ribs.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Girard.
Girard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur throws a leg kick which misses Girard's front leg but catches the back leg as Girard tries to avoid it.
Girard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Girard is out of range.
Kocur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Girard.
Girard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Girard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Girard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Girard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Girard 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.
Kocur throws a chopping leg kick but Girard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Girard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Girard misses the jab.
Girard ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur cracks Girard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Girard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Girard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Girard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kocur moves into the clinch successfully.
Girard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Girard scores with a hook to the body.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Girard controls his hands.
Kocur has Girard pressed against the cage, preventing Girard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girard.
Girard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Girard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Girard scores with a leg kick.
Girard slips under a jab.
Girard looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gaultier Girard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Girard tries to score with a low kick but Kocur moves his leg out of the way.
Girard throws a leg kick but Kocur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kocur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Girard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Girard lands with a nice body kick.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Girard throws a leg kick which misses Kocur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kocur tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Girard checks it.
Girard misses with a right hand
letting Kocur counter with a right hand.
Girard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Girard throws a body kick that misses.
Girard motions for Kocur to come forward. Girard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Girard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Girard. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Girard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Girard misses with an uppercut. Kocur saw that one coming.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Girard avoids the body shot from Kocur.
A swing and a miss from Girard.
Kocur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Girard throws a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Girard. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Girard backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Girard.
Girard tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Girard back against the cage.
Girard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Girard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur lands with a short shot to the head.
Girard has had enough of the clinch but Kocur keeps him there for the moment.
Girard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Girard misses with a knee strike.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Girard.
A right hook to the body lands for Kocur.
Girard lands a nice uppercut.
Girard has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Girard misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Girard.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Kocur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girard gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Girard thuds his right hand into Kocur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kocur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kocur lands a two punch combo.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Girard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Girard.
Kocur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Girard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Girard misses with a body shot.
Girard throws a sloppy head kick and Kocur moves out of range easily.
Girard scores with a spinning back kick!
Girard looks to land a left hand but Kocur moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Kocur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Girard cracks a nice hook into Kocur's ribs.
Girard looks to throw a body kick
and Kocur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Girard connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Girard scores with a hook.
Girard tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Girard
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaultier Girard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kocur blocks the body kick.
Kocur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Girard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kocur misses the jab.
Kocur misses with a hook.
Kocur wants to clinch up but Girard keeps it at a distance.
Girard misses with a kick to the body.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Girard tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur throwing a counter right hand but Girard manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Girard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Girard is just out of range.
A jab from Girard finds it's way through Kocur's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Girard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Girard throws a front kick that sends Kocur stumbling back into the cage.
Girard scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Girard is looking to slow Kocur down with leg kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Kocur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur feints and then cracks Girard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Girard down.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Girard.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Girard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Girard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Girard thumps Kocur with a low kick.
Kocur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kocur throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Girard! But no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Girard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to the body from Girard misses
and Kocur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Girard throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Girard misses.
Girard misses with a kick to the body
and Kocur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Girard's knee momentarily.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Girard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Girard moved out of range nicely.
Girard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur wants to clinch up but Girard keeps it at a distance.
Kocur throws a sloppy head kick and Girard moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Girard.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Girard moves away and avoids it.
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!
Kocur throws a hook but Girard avoids it easily.
Girard throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Girard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Girard.
Kocur scores with a spinning back kick!
Kocur throws out a leg kick but Girard moves out of range and Kocur only half commits.
Girard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Girard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur throws a solid leg kick but Girard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kocur.
Kocur clinches with his opponent.
Kocur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Girard.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kocur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kocur.
Girard prevents a body shot from Kocur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur is working Girard over against the cage.
Girard working aggressively here.
Girard blocks a body shot from Kocur.
Girard lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Girard can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girard.
Kocur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gaultier Girard has been cut.
Girard blocks a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur is working Girard over against the cage.
Girard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girard.
Girard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Girard.
A short right from Girard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Girard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Girard.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Girard lands a left hand.
Girard misses with a body punch.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girard is defending well for now.
Kocur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Girard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Girard is trying to break the clinch but Kocur has him pressed against the cage.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Girard avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur crunches a lovely knee into Girard's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Kocur.
Girard is breathing heavily.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Girard backwards.
Girard prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gaultier Girard's cut.
That's time! Kocur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Girard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Girard lands an overhand right.
Kocur throws the left hand but Girard avoids the punch easily.
Gaultier Girard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Girard throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Girard. That did some damage!
Girard tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Girard loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Girard is just out of range.
Kocur throws the left hand but Girard avoids the punch easily.
Girard looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
That kick from Girard tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Girard.
Kocur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Girard thumps Kocur with a low kick.
Girard keeps the fight on the outside.
Kocur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Girard.
Girard misses with a double jab
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Girard slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard checks a leg kick nicely.
Girard throws a wild body kick that Kocur sees coming a mile off.
Kocur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Girard.
Kocur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocur is looking to clinch but Girard is avoiding it.
Kocur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Girard wants to slow Kocur down by chopping away at his legs.
Kocur gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kocur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
Girard working aggressively here.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Girard has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Girard misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girard tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Girard tries to break the clinch but Kocur is controlling the position.
Girard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Girard avoids it.
Girard misses with some punches.
Kocur gets through Girard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Girard avoids it.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Girard swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Girard misses with some punches.
Girard misses with some punches.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Girard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Girard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Girard working aggressively here.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Girard's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Girard fails to land.
Girard avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Girard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Girard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Girard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Girard controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Girard.
Girard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Girard misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Kocur.
Girard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Girard can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Girard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Girard is trying to push Kocur away but Kocur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Girard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Girard breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kocur.
Girard steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kocur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kocur fakes the leg kick and cracks Girard in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Girard lands.
Kocur throws a solid leg kick but Girard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kocur.
Girard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Girard tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Girard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Kocur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kocur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Kocur!
A relieved looking Joey Kocur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 141 p4p, 23 weight class) and Mush Mouth (ranked 221 p4p, 31 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by Marciano is a stone cold pimp out there. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mush Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mouth.
A nice side step and Mouth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
An inside leg kick from Marciano misses.
Marciano walks into a jab.
We've been told by Marciano's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mouth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marciano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marciano tried to score with a low kick but Mouth checks it.
Mouth feints the counter takedown.
Mouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Mouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Mouth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rocco Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mouth throws a series of punches but Marciano avoids them all with ease.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouth is just out of range.
Marciano blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marciano. Mouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mouth.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mouth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth tries to score with some ground and pound. Marciano controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Mouth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marciano is looking to reverse the position.
Mouth lands an elbow.
Mouth lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouth working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Marciano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mouth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marciano is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marciano takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mouth is looking to take a break and control but Marciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mouth lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouth working the head and body with strikes.
A big shot lands for Mouth! That's hurt Marciano! Will he recover? Mouth fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mush Mouth!
Mush Mouth bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class) and Evil Nixon (ranked 15 p4p, 5 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tyrone Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Nixon tests Tyrone Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Russell Tyrone Jones has been cut.
Nixon lands with a thumping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nixon checks a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab.
Tyrone Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nixon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tyrone Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tyrone Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyrone Jones cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Nixon moves into the clinch successfully.
Nixon pushes Tyrone Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nixon blocks a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones gets through Nixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyrone Jones.
Nixon takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Nixon.
A short body shot lands from Nixon as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nixon.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Tyrone Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyrone Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Nixon tries a body shot but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Nixon blocks a body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyrone Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyrone Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nixon can pounce on him.
Nixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nixon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Nixon does it's job there.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Nixon misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones is looking to wear down Nixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyrone Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nixon's head.
Tyrone Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nixon wants to slow Tyrone Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyrone Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon slips under a jab.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Tyrone Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon moves forwards but Tyrone Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon is looking to slow Tyrone Jones down with leg kicks.
Tyrone Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nixon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyrone Jones is looking to chop away at Nixon's legs.
Tyrone Jones throws out a loose jab but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyrone Jones with a hook.
Nixon tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyrone Jones, right into the meat.
Nixon walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrone Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Nixon counters with a body kick.
Tyrone Jones needs to keep his hands up - Nixon had a free shot at his head there.
Russell Tyrone Jones's cut is getting worse.
Tyrone Jones lands with a cross.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Nixon.
Tyrone Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nixon.
Tyrone Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyrone Jones 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 Nixon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nixon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrone Jones cracks Nixon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Nixon cracks Tyrone Jones with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Nixon's shoulder, as Nixon tries to avoid the shot.
Nixon is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Nixon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones dips to his left and cracks Nixon with an uppercut!
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 Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nixon - that will leave a mark!
Tyrone Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nixon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyrone Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Nixon's head.
Tyrone Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nixon to score with a decent uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyrone Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moved away.
Nixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyrone Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nixon tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Nixon throws a hook but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
It looked like Tyrone Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks.
Nixon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Russell Tyrone Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nixon counters with a body kick.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nixon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Jab from Nixon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyrone Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Tyrone Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones connects with a jab.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Nixon.
Nixon tests Tyrone Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nixon lands with a cross.
Tyrone Jones misses with a right hand
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Russell Tyrone Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nixon moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Tyrone Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nixon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nixon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nixon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon lands a big uppercut and Tyrone Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tyrone Jones looks OK. Nixon waves Tyrone Jones back to his feet!
Tyrone Jones is rocked!
Tyrone Jones cracks a nice hook into Nixon's ribs.
Oh Tyrone Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Tyrone Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Nixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Nixon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrone Jones with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Nixon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyrone Jones throws out a leg kick but Nixon moves out of range and Tyrone Jones only half commits.
Tyrone Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab from Tyrone Jones.
Nixon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tyrone Jones sprawling to the canvas! Tyrone Jones rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nixon finish him?!
Jeez, Russell Tyrone Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tyrone Jones blocks the body kick.
Tyrone Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nixon staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Nixon misses.
Tyrone Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nixon misses with a double jab.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Nixon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrone Jones throws out a loose jab but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones thows a leg kick but Nixon checks it
and Nixon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyrone Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
Nixon blocking some punches.
Nixon gets through Tyrone Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evil Nixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
That's time! Tyrone Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tyrone Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nixon avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
Nixon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nixon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nixon feints and then cracks Tyrone Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyrone Jones down.
Nixon takes one on the button.
Tyrone Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Nixon.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Nixon avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nixon lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good work by Nixon as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nixon looks to land a body kick but Tyrone Jones moved away.
Nixon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nixon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Nixon's shoulder, as Nixon tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Nixon. That snapped Tyrone Jones's head back.
Tyrone Jones misses with a left hand
and Nixon counters with a nice right hand that sends Tyrone Jones toppling to the canvas! Tyrone Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nixon finish him?!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Russell Tyrone Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Evil Nixon!
Evil Nixon is the new light heavyweight champion!
Evil Nixon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Russell Tyrone Jones had this to say: 'Wu Tang is for the children. We teach the children... Wu Tang fuh eva!'.
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