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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony O Rangers (ranked 3484 p4p, 319 weight class) and John Dio (ranked 2027 p4p, 221 weight class). O Rangers's entrance music is Helicopter- Bloc Party. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony O Rangers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Dio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dio enables O Rangers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dio is looking to stand up but O Rangers isn't so interested in that idea.
Dio is trying to keep O Rangers in close.
Dio might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control O Rangers haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dio controlling O Rangers's posture.
Dio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dio keeping moving, preventing O Rangers from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Rangers stopping the sweep attempt from Dio.
O Rangers trying to control but Dio is working from the bottom.
Dio trying to keep a closed guard but O Rangers is proving a slippery customer.
O Rangers preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers tries to free his leg and advance position but Dio is retaining full guard.
O Rangers slips nicely into half guard.
Dio gets back to full guard.
Dio can't keep his opponent in guard - O Rangers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dio won't allow O Rangers to pass to mount.
Dio is positioning himself well to prevent O Rangers advancing to mount.
O Rangers works his way into full mount!
O Rangers seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dio is holding on tight.
O Rangers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio regains half guard.
O Rangers content to control rather than advance.
Dio trying to hold on to O Rangers's head to control him but O Rangers postures up.
O Rangers is working for a kimura but Dio is defending it quite comfortably.
Dio is looking to improve his position.
O Rangers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
O Rangers tries to pass to full mount but Dio defends it.
Dio has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dio controls O Rangers momentarily but O Rangers frees himself.
O Rangers stands and throws Dio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Rangers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Rangers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dio, who protects the arm well.
Dio is not content to let O Rangers control the position.
Dio prevents O Rangers from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio holds on to O Rangers's head and controls the position momentarily.
Dio is looking to reverse the position.
Dio is not content to let O Rangers control the position.
O Rangers tries for a kimura but Dio is defending well.
O Rangers wants to control but Dio is keeping him busy.
O Rangers working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Rangers trying to control the action but Dio is working from the bottom.
O Rangers in the domination position with Dio hanging on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony O Rangers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Rangers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dio.
No joy there for O Rangers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
O Rangers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dio scores with a punch to the head.
O Rangers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Rangers throws a head kick that misses.
Dio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dio lands with a shot to the body.
Dio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Rangers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Rangers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dio sprawls well. Dio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Rangers gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dio pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dio has his hands on O Rangers's head, controlling the position.
Dio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dio works over O Rangers with some ground and pound from guard.
Dio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Rangers is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dio has his hands clasped together but O Rangers extends and breaks Dio's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by O Rangers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony O Rangers!
Tony O Rangers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 1803 p4p, 240 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 1409 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anselmo Harris enters the cage!
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zell Dincht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dincht.
Dincht cracks Harris with a good jab.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Harris cracks Dincht with a good jab.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dincht.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Dincht fails to land.
Dincht lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dincht backwards.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dincht.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht misses with a punch on the inside.
Dincht 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dincht.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Dincht.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht misses with a punch on the inside.
Dincht lands an uppercut.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dincht.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Dincht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Dincht controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dincht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dincht working aggressively here.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Dincht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Dincht controls his hands.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries a body shot but Dincht blocks it.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Dincht controls his hands.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dincht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dincht creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dincht's elbow.
Dincht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dincht.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dincht.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dincht.
A head punch on the inside from Dincht fails to land.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dincht works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht misses with the head strike.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Dincht.
Dincht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dincht working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dincht lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Dincht makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harris gets through Dincht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dincht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Dincht lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dincht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dincht working aggressively here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dincht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Dincht tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Dincht back against the cage.
Dincht working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dincht misses with some punches.
Dincht lands with a left to the head.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Dincht struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dincht misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dincht backwards.
Dincht gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 Zell Dincht will probably get the nod.
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.
Dincht throws a leg kick but Harris moved away.
Harris scores with the left hand. Dincht knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris rushes Dincht and presses him up against the cage.
Dincht struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dincht blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dincht misses with a body punch.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Harris.
Dincht misses with the head strike.
A short right from Dincht.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dincht misses with a body punch.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Good body shot from Dincht.
Dincht misses with a punch to the body.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dincht.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dincht lands a body shot.
Dincht misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dincht throws a head punch that misses.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dincht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Zell Dincht has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dincht stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris misses with some punches.
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!
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Dincht tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Dincht throws a head punch that misses.
Dincht lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris misses with some punches.
Dincht swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dincht scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dincht.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dincht's elbow.
Dincht gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a body shot but Dincht blocks it.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht blocks an uppercut.
Dincht misses with the head strike.
Dincht lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Dincht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris is working Dincht over against the cage.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Dincht has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris is working Dincht over against the cage.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Dincht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dincht fails to land.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Zell Dincht will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dincht moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
A hook to the body from Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Dincht backwards.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris pushes Dincht back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dincht misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dincht digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dincht or not.
Harris cracks Dincht with a nice body shot.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
A short right from Harris.
A short left from Harris.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Dincht's ribcage. Dincht let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dincht misses with the head strike.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
Harris is leaning against Dincht and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Dincht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris pushes Dincht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dincht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands a left hand.
Dincht throws a head punch that misses.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dincht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht misses with some punches.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dincht scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dincht can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dincht lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dincht.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Dincht throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dincht working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dincht swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dincht lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dincht backwards.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dincht.
Dincht misses with some punches.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dincht blocks a body shot from Harris.
Dincht lands a shoulder strike.
Dincht working aggressively here.
Dincht throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Dincht can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dincht backwards.
Dincht throws a head punch that misses.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Dincht blocks a body shot from Harris.
Zell Dincht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anselmo Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dincht 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Dincht!
After the fight, Zell Dincht was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 1640 p4p, 197 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 2759 p4p, 302 weight class). Duffy has chosen Brawl - Bloody spit as his entrance music. Vladimir Emelienko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carney Duffy's chin.
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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 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy misses with a left hand
and Emelienko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelienko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duffy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelienko avoids it.
Emelienko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelienko is looking to clinch but Duffy is avoiding it.
Duffy throws a leg kick
and Duffy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelienko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duffy.
Emelienko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duffy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Emelienkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Emelienko blocks a head kick by Duffy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy misses with a right hand
and Emelienko counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Duffy.
A head kick misses from Duffy.
Emelienko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelienko scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duffy.
Duffy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duffy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duffy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelienko.
Emelienko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duffy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duffy misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelienko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelienko cracks Duffy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duffy misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Emelienko blocks a head kick by Duffy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duffy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelienko. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy throws a lazy head kick
and Emelienko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Duffy.
It looked like Emelienko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Emelienko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duffy, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
Emelienko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duffy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
Emelienko lands a nice shot to the body.
Duffy blocking some punches.
Duffy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Duffy on the inside.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
Emelienko gets through Duffy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelienko lands an elbow just above Duffy 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Emelienko.
Emelienko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duffy lands a left hand.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Duffy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Emelienko on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelienko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelienko.
Duffy tries a body shot but Emelienko blocks it.
Duffy misses with the head strike.
Emelienko lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelienko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy avoids the elbow strike from Emelienko, against the cage.
Emelienko pushes Duffy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelienko lands a glancing blow to the side of Duffy's head.
Duffy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to move into range but Emelienko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duffy misses the body punch
and Emelienko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelienko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duffy wants to counter with a clinch but Emelienko pushes him away.
Duffy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelienko's calf.
Emelienko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelienko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelienko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Emelienko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelienko throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duffy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelienko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duffy drives through and clinches with Emelienko against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
Duffy blocking some punches.
Duffy slows down the pace here.
Emelienko swings wildly with an uppercut but Duffy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelienko.
Duffy struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelienko controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duffy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duffy is defending well for now.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Duffy scores with a knee to the head.
Duffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelienko misses with the head strike.
Duffy blocks the elbow strike.
Emelienko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carney Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a head kick.
Duffy throws a head kick but Emelienko moves out of range.
Duffy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko moves into the clinch.
Emelienko throws a punch but it's blocked by Duffy.
Duffy lands a right hand.
Emelienko misses with the head strike.
Duffy misses with a knee to the head.
Emelienko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Duffy.
Emelienko blocks an uppercut.
Emelienko misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Emelienko.
Emelienko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duffy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duffy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy throws an elbow but it misses.
Duffy prevents a body shot from Emelienko.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duffy digs a right hand underneath Emelienko's ribcage. Emelienko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
Emelienko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duffy can do to turn this around?
Duffy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Emelienko.
Vladimir Emelienko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emelienko misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duffy.
Duffy lands an uppercut.
Emelienko managing to block the knees to the body from Duffy.
Duffy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelienko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emelienko tries to land a knee to the head but Duffy blocks with his arms.
Duffy lands with a right to the head.
Duffy blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelienko.
Duffy blocks an elbow strike from Emelienko.
Duffy tries a body shot but Emelienko blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy has a couple of punches blocked by Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Duffy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duffy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Duffy.
Duffy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emelienkos head.
Emelienko throws an elbow but it misses.
Emelienko blocking some punches.
A short right from Duffy on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Emelienko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelienko throws a punch but it's blocked by Duffy.
Duffy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.
Duffy wants to stall.
Duffy blocking some punches.
Emelienko struggles to land a body shot inside as Duffy controls his hands.
Emelienko misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Duffy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Duffy.
Duffy breaks the clinch.
Emelienko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duffy.
Emelienko throws a lazy right hand but Duffy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duffy misses with a hook
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Emelienko moves out of range as Duffy strikes.
Duffy connects with an inside leg kick.
Duffy throws out a powerful jab.
Emelienko wants to clinch but Duffy slips to the side
and Emelienko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duffy gets tackled into the cage by Emelienko. Emelienko maintains the clinch.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duffy blocks an uppercut.
Emelienko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Duffy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelienko, pushing him back against the cage.
Duffy blocking some punches.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Duffy lands with a right to the head.
Duffy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duffy connects with a crisp jab.
Duffy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Emelienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duffy tries to clinch
letting Emelienko counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Duffy.
Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duffy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Duffy misses
and Emelienko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duffy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duffy throws a leg kick but Emelienko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Emelienko connects with a body shot that sends Duffy's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy lands a body shot.
Emelienko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emelienko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duffy moves forwards but Emelienko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duffy thows a leg kick but Emelienko checks it
and Emelienko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duffy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Emelienko to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Emelienko as he checks the leg kick.
Duffy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duffy looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Emelienko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duffy feints and then cracks Emelienko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelienko down.
Duffy motions for Emelienko to come forward. Duffy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Emelienko connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko throws a hook but Duffy avoids it easily.
Duffy slips a jab and a cross from Emelienko.
Duffy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the body.
Duffy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelienko.
Emelienko rushes Duffy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelienko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duffy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelienko scores with a shot to the side of Duffy's head.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Duffy lands an uppercut.
Emelienko lands a hook that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelienko swings wildly with an uppercut but Duffy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carney Duffy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duffy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Duffy.
Duffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelienko misses with some punches.
Emelienko blocking some punches.
Emelienko gets through Duffy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelienko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vladimir Emelienko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duffy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duffy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Duffy misses with a head kick.
It looked like Emelienko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duffy.
Duffy misses with an uppercut.
Duffy lands a really nice looking cross but Emelienko seems unphased.
Duffy cracks Emelienko with a good jab.
Emelienko darts in and clinches Duffy up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelienko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelienko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duffy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duffy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Emelienko prevents a body shot from Duffy.
Duffy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duffy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duffy has a couple of punches blocked by Emelienko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelienko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duffy is rocked!
Duffy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duffy is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelienko finish him?
Duffy tries to circle away but Emelienko has him pinned against the cage.
Duffy stalling.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Emelienko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko blocking some punches.
Duffy lands a nice shot to the body.
Duffy misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Emelienko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelienko 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Emelienko!
Vladimir Emelienko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Carney Duffy spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, what can i say? Enough is enough, my career did not go as i planned.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sake Chu (ranked 3118 p4p, 297 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 3399 p4p, 314 weight class). Chu comes to the cage accompanied by Daughtry - Renegade. Bunny Anstey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sake Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anstey.
Chu throws a low kick, looking for Anstey's leg but Anstey calmly moves out of range.
Anstey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anstey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anstey looks for the body kick but Chu saw that one coming.
Chu tried to score with a low kick but Anstey checks it.
Chu throws the left hand but Anstey avoids the punch easily.
Anstey lands a nice hook to Chu's body. Chu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Bunny Anstey has been cut.
Chu misses with a wild combination.
Anstey looks for a takedown but Chu sprawls well.
Chu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chu looks for the body kick but Anstey saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chu.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sake Chu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anstey.
Chu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anstey.
Chu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anstey.
Anstey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chu.
Anstey darts in looking for a takedown but Chu gets double underhooks and turns Anstey into the cage.
Chu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anstey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Chu misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chu.
Anstey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chu counters with a nice uppercut.
Sake Chu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bunny Anstey.
Anstey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu with a hook.
Chu throws a good cross that connects.
Anstey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anstey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Sake Chu has been cut.
Chu misses with a kick to the body.
And Anstey tries to counter it with a takedown but Chu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anstey throws a head kick that half lands.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chu keeping control of the position.
Anstey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chu defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu is looking for a sweep. Anstey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey is looking to stall here but Chu recovers full guard.
Anstey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anstey trying to control but Chu is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anstey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anstey manages to get himself to full guard.
Anstey being controlled here, momentarily.
Anstey wants to stand but Chu is controlling the position.
Anstey looking for a sweep. Not yet Anstey, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chu controls the pace.
Chu wants to pass the guard but Anstey is keeping the position.
Anstey can't keep his opponent in guard - Chu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anstey wants to improve his position but Chu is controlling well.
Anstey is trying to stand up here but Chu is controlling him well.
Anstey is looking to control Chu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anstey avoid being mounted?
Chu works his way into full mount!
Chu prevents Anstey from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Chu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anstey because Chu loaded up on that one.
Anstey wants to hold on but Chu pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chu misses with a wild body shot.
Chu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anstey misses with an uppercut. Chu saw that one coming.
Anstey needs to keep his hands up - Chu had a free shot at his head there.
Anstey throws a sloppy head kick
and Chu counters with a nice body shot.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
Chu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chu is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chu keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Chu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anstey.
Anstey is working for a submission of some sort.
Chu is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Anstey.
Chu preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Anstey is looking to take a break and control but Chu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anstey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anstey's back!
Anstey trying to get back to his feet but Chu is in full control for now.
Anstey is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Chu trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Anstey doesn't escape.
Chu is trying to stick to Anstey's back but Anstey is turning into Chu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Anstey.
Chu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bunny Anstey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anstey's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anstey has Chu pulled in close to control his posture.
Chu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chu is one step ahead there.
Anstey keeping full guard, as Chu tries to pass.
Anstey is pulling down on Chu's head to control his posture.
Anstey wants to stand but Chu is controlling the position.
Anstey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chu defends it easily.
Anstey wants to sweep but no luck.
Chu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anstey is looking for a triangle but Chu pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anstey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anstey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anstey is trying to hold Chu in close to prevent damage but Chu has managed to pass into half guard.
Chu is taking a breather. Anstey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chu wants to control but Anstey is keeping him busy.
Chu prevents Anstey from improving his position.
Anstey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anstey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anstey wants to stand but Chu is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bunny Anstey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chu scores with a jab to the body.
Chu slips under a jab from Anstey.
That kick from Chu tenderised Anstey's leg. Anstey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chu moves out of range of the strikes.
Chu misses with a body kick.
Chu looks to score with a jab to the body but Anstey is just out of range.
Anstey darts in looking for a takedown but Chu gets double underhooks and turns Anstey into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Chu misses the target.
Anstey walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey drives through with a takedown into Chu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chu is controlling Anstey's posture.
Chu looking to control.
Chu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anstey is one step ahead there.
Chu is trying to control the position but Anstey postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anstey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anstey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anstey scoring with some ground and pound.
Anstey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anstey trying to control but Chu is working from the bottom.
Anstey connects with a couple of short punches.
Anstey stopping the sweep attempt from Chu.
Anstey throws a big elbow that misses.
Anstey postures up in Chu's guard and throws a big left but Chu blocks it.
Anstey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Chu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Chu keeps moving.
Anstey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anstey shoots for a takedown but Chu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anstey shoots in but Chu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sake Chu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bunny Anstey.
A telegraphed right hand from Anstey misses the target.
Anstey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a combination that misses
and Chu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sake Chu is winning the standup battle so far.
Anstey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anstey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Chu!
Chu has one of Anstey's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Chu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chu is trying to control Anstey's posture but Anstey avoids it.
Chu is looking for a sweep.
Anstey scores with punches from side control.
Chu gets back to half guard.
Anstey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chu has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chu tries to roll over but Anstey keeps him under control.
Anstey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anstey working over Chu with some ground and pound. Chu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anstey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chu defending well though.
Anstey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chu wants to improve his position but Anstey is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anstey wants to work for an arm triangle but Chu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anstey 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bunny Anstey!
A relieved looking Bunny Anstey 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 1201 p4p, 169 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 766 p4p, 116 weight class). Phol Murhaa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 14 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alexandrov's hands.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexandrov throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Alexandrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhaa 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 Alexandrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alexandrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alexandrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Murhaa tenderised Alexandrov's leg. Alexandrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexandrov sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhaa 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 Alexandrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alexandrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alexandrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Alexandrov clinches up against the cage.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexandrov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov closes the distance and clinches.
Alexandrov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murhaa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov keeps control of Murhaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Alexandrov should have avoided that one.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Alexandrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexandrov checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Alexandrov ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that Alexandrov avoids nicely.
Murhaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alexandrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Alexandrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexandrov misses the jab.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Alexandrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Alexandrov misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Alexandrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexandrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa moves out of range as Alexandrov strikes.
Alexandrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Alexandrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alexandrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murhaa swings widly with a right hand
and Alexandrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexandrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Alexandrov ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alexandrov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov tries to clinch
and Murhaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexandrov thinking.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Alexandrov's head but Alexandrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phol Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexandrov moves into the clinch.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
Alexandrov tries for a takedown but Murhaa manages to get underhooks.
Alexandrov wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov tries to stall but Murhaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alexandrov breaks the clinch.
Murhaa connects with a crisp jab.
Alexandrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alexandrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alexandrov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alexandrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa digs a good hook to Alexandrov's body.
Alexandrov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murhaa has time to react.
Nice shot lands for Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexandrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murhaa, as that shot connected.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Alexandrov moved out of range.
Alexandrov misses with an uppercut
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Alexandrov's head back.
Alexandrov just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexandrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Alexandrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexandrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alexandrov is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexandrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Alexandrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Alexandrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Alexandrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Alexandrov avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Murhaa lands a jab to Alexandrov's midsection.
Murhaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murhaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murhaa wants it to stay on the feet.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Alexandrov looking to score a takedown here. Murhaa is defending well but Alexandrov drives through and ends up in Murhaa's guard.
Alexandrov postures up in Murhaa's guard and throws a big left but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murhaa trying to control the position here.
Murhaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murhaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murhaa 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.
Alexandrov postures up.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murhaa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexandrov distracts Murhaa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alexandrov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
Alexandrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Murhaa has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Alexandrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murhaa managing to control the position.
Alexandrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alexandrov won't allow Murhaa to sweep him here.
Alexandrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Alexandrov won't allow Murhaa to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexandrov throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is looking to pass into half guard but Murhaa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Murhaa is in guard.
Murhaa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alexandrov 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.
Alexandrov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Murhaa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Murhaa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alexandrov is looking for a sweep. Murhaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murhaa is stalling here. Alexandrov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Murhaa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alexandrov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Alexandrov in side control, throwing shots but Murhaa defends.
Alexandrov cracks Murhaa with a big right hand but Murhaa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alexandrov scores with punches from side control.
Murhaa manages to get back to half guard.
Murhaa is looking to improve his position.
Murhaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov wants to pass the guard but Murhaa is defending well.
Murhaa tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
Alexandrov slips a nice elbow through Murhaa's hands, connecting with Murhaa's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexandrov.
Murhaa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murhaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexandrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Alexandrov dominated that second round.
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 big right from Murhaa misses.
Alexandrov ducks right into an uppercut from Murhaa.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Alexandrov is looking to counter punch.
Alexandrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Alexandrov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murhaa to the ground. Alexandrov is now in Murhaa's guard.
Murhaa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Murhaa cracks a nice hook into Alexandrov's ribs.
Alexandrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Alexandrov clinches up against the cage.
Alexandrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
Alexandrov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murhaa is keeping busy.
Alexandrov has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Alexandrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexandrov misses the target.
Murhaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Alexandrov saw that one coming.
Murhaa drops his hands momentarily and Alexandrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Phol Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexandrov swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexandrov lands with a right hand.
Alexandrov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexandrov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murhaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alexandrov somewhat.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a hook but Alexandrov avoids it easily.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa swings for the body but Alexandrov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexandrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murhaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexandrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Alexandrov avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murhaa was covering up waiting for the punch and Alexandrov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alexandrov wants to pass the guard but Murhaa is keeping the position.
Murhaa controls Alexandrov momentarily but Alexandrov frees himself.
Alexandrov postures up and lands a big shot to Murhaa's brow.
Alexandrov throws a strike but Murhaa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murhaa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa stays in close to Alexandrov's body and controls the position.
Alexandrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murhaa is one step ahead there.
Alexandrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but Alexandrov keeps moving.
Murhaa preventing the sweep.
Murhaa trying to control but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
Murhaa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Murhaa wanted to stand there but Alexandrov had control of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alexandrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murhaa is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Murhaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murhaa 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Parker (ranked 1025 p4p, 150 weight class) and Casper Timmermans (ranked 661 p4p, 97 weight class). Timmermans comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Doom Gloom Heartache and Whiskey 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker cracks the inside of Timmermans's front leg.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Timmermans thuds his right hand into Parker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Casper Timmermans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a series of strikes that have Timmermans backpedaling.
Timmermans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Timmermans checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Timmermans connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Timmermans.
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!
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timmermans.
Some bone on bone action there as Timmermans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parker slips under a jab.
Timmermans scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Timmermans.
Timmermans walks into a straight right hand from Parker.
Timmermans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Timmermans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Timmermans's hands.
Timmermans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timmermans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Timmermans misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Timmermans throws an elbow but misses.
Parker tries to work over Timmermans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timmermans throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Timmermans controls his hands.
Timmermans scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Timmermans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Timmermans manages to break the clinch.
Timmermans closes the distance and clinches.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Timmermans avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmermans.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmermans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker is pressed up against the cage. Timmermans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Parker down to the mat. Parker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Timmermans.
Parker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parker throws a push kick but Timmermans slaps the foot to one side.
Parker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timmermans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Timmermans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timmermans fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Timmermans. Timmermans circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Parker. Timmermans shrugs it off though.
Timmermans looks winded!
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Timmermans lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parker misses with a looping right.
Timmermans throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker tries to counter by clinching up but Timmermans breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Timmermans throws a jab when Parker was well out of range.
Timmermans throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws the left hand but Timmermans avoids the punch easily.
Timmermans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Timmermans attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alex Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Timmermans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Timmermans if he has to take too many more of those.
Parker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Parker is looking to counter with head kicks.
Timmermans with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parker to score with a decent uppercut.
Timmermans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Timmermans manages to break the clinch.
Timmermans instigates a clinch.
Timmermans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmermans is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Parker slows down the pace here.
Timmermans has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmermans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timmermans is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alex Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casper Timmermans.
Timmermans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timmermans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Timmermans lands a nice looking body shot.
Timmermans scores with a sloppy right hand. Parker should have avoided that one.
Timmermans clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Timmermans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timmermans has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Timmermans's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Timmermans avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker blocks a body shot from Timmermans.
Timmermans misses with the head strike.
A short left from Parker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmermans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker tries a body shot but Timmermans blocks it.
Timmermans lands a hook that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker tries to work over Timmermans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Casper Timmermans will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parker lands a high kick!
Timmermans clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Timmermans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Timmermans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Timmermans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker lands with a nice body kick.
Parker misses with a low kick as Timmermans jumps back.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Timmermans circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Timmermans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timmermans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker lands a body shot.
Timmermans is breathing heavily.
Timmermans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Timmermans backwards.
Casper Timmermans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timmermans's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Timmermans misses with some punches.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker tries a body shot but Timmermans blocks it.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Timmermans avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Timmermans prevents a body shot from Parker.
Timmermans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timmermans blocks a head kick by Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timmermans.
Parker throws a sloppy head kick and Timmermans moves out of range easily.
Parker scores with a jab.
Timmermans is rocked!
Timmermans connects with an inside leg kick.
Timmermans is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Timmermans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timmermans seems to have recovered his senses.
Alex Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Timmermans on the side of the head.
Parker stuns Timmermans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parker throws the kick towards the body but Timmermans avoids it.
Timmermans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmermans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Timmermans throws a body shot but no joy.
Timmermans shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
Timmermans misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Timmermans! Parker lets Timmermans back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker ducks right into an uppercut from Timmermans.
Parker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Timmermans throws an off balance right hand
and Parker counters with a big left hand that crumples Timmermans! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Parker!
Alex Parker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 415 p4p, 63 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 273 p4p, 40 weight class). Runnisto comes into the arena with Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös! blaring out of the sound system. Starling Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to move into range but Runnisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Runnisto misses with a two punch combination.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva slips a straight right by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runnisto.
Runnisto throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Runnisto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Runnisto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Runnisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Runnisto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Runnisto avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Runnisto staying out of range there.
Runnisto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runnisto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto moves out of range of the strikes.
Runnisto scores with a punch to the head.
Runnisto 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.
Silva defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Runnisto backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from Runnisto.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva lands a jab to Runnisto's midsection.
Silva misses with a hook
enabling Runnisto to counter with a crisp jab.
Runnisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Runnisto throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Runnisto throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Runnisto takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runnisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runnisto at a distance.
Runnisto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Runnisto misses with a few strikes there.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Runnisto's head.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Runnisto tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Runnisto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Iikka Runnisto has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Runnisto throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto lands with an overhand left.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Runnisto should have avoided that one.
That kick from Runnisto tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Runnisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Runnisto lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto connects with a solid leg kick.
Runnisto blocks a low kick nicely.
Runnisto swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Runnisto misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Runnisto throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
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 Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iikka Runnisto'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.
Runnisto thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Runnisto just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runnisto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Runnisto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Runnisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Runnisto.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Runnisto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Runnisto staying out of range there.
Runnisto scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Runnisto throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Good shot there by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Runnisto throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the body.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Runnisto can pounce on him.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Jab by Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runnisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Runnisto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Runnisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Runnisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a body punch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Runnisto throws a body shot but no joy.
Runnisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Runnisto connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Runnisto as he checks the leg kick.
Runnisto scores with a nice head shot.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva is rocked!
Runnisto throws a monster overhand right that drops Silva! Runnisto follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iikka Runnisto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 241 p4p, 36 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 857 p4p, 126 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
191 lbs
25 - 10 - 2 |
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29
196 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oswald Cobblepot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobblepot takes a swing at Trucks's ribcage but misses.
Trucks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trucks!
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trucks throws a jab when Cobblepot was well out of range.
Trucks looks to land a left hand but Cobblepot moved out of range nicely.
Cobblepot misses with an uppercut.
Trucks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Trucks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trucks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobblepot moves away.
Trucks looks to land a right hand but Cobblepot moved out of range.
Trucks 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.
Trucks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
Cobblepot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trucks circles away quickly and effectively.
Cobblepot lands with an uppercut that bounces Trucks off the cage and back into range.
Cobblepot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trucks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cobblepot has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Croatia in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trucks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trucks throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cobblepot counter with a right hand.
Trucks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cobblepot is out of range and Trucks settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Cobblepot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trucks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
Cobblepot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trucks slips under a jab from Cobblepot.
A little jabbing left from Trucks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trucks misses with a kick to the body.
Trucks walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot throws out a loose jab but Trucks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Trucks misses.
Trucks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cobblepot has time to react.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trucks counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobblepot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobblepot misses with a combination
and Trucks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trucks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobblepot backwards.
Cobblepot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trucks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cobblepot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobblepot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobblepot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cobblepot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trucks throws a head punch that misses.
Cobblepot blocks an uppercut.
Cobblepot has a couple of punches blocked by Trucks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trucks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobblepot.
A nice left hand lands by Trucks.
Cobblepot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trucks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trucks misses with the head strike.
Cobblepot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobblepot takes a shot to the head.
Trucks misses with the head strike.
Cobblepot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobblepot misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cobblepot fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cobblepot fails to land.
Trucks throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot presses Trucks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trucks throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks throws an elbow but it misses.
Cobblepot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trucks blocks an uppercut.
Cobblepot misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobblepot misses with a punch to the body.
Trucks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cobblepot.
Trucks takes a shot to the head.
Trucks blocks an uppercut.
Cobblepot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trucks tries a body shot but Cobblepot blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cobblepot fails to land.
Trucks misses with a body punch.
Trucks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trucks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobblepot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cobblepot misses with a punch on the inside.
Trucks blocking some punches.
Trucks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Cobblepot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobblepot blocking some punches.
Cobblepot working aggressively here.
Cobblepot has a couple of punches blocked by Trucks.
A head punch on the inside from Cobblepot fails to land.
Trucks lands with a right to the head.
Trucks takes a shot to the head.
Cobblepot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trucks swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobblepot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobblepot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cobblepot scores with a hook to the body.
Trucks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobblepot backwards.
Trucks misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trucks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cobblepot's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Trucks fails to land.
Cobblepot tries a body shot but Trucks blocks it.
Trucks throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobblepot.
Cobblepot misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Trucks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cobblepot throws a body punch but Trucks moves out of range.
Cobblepot connects with a jab.
Trucks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trucks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trucks counters with a thumping low kick.
Trucks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobblepot.
Trucks throws out a loose jab but Cobblepot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trucks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trucks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobblepot was well out of range. Poor timing from Trucks.
Trucks with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Trucks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobblepot scores with a jab. Trucks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cobblepot cracks Trucks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cobblepot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trucks takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobblepot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trucks at a distance.
Cobblepot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobblepot lands with a hook. Trucks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trucks's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trucks. Cobblepot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trucks throws the left hand but Cobblepot avoids the punch easily.
Cobblepot looks to score with a jab to the body but Trucks is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cobblepot.
Trucks ducks under a wild hook from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cobblepot moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Trucks.
Trucks throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobblepot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trucks blocks a jab.
Cobblepot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trucks looks to land a body kick but Cobblepot moved away.
Cobblepot lunges at Trucks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trucks's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot scores with a jab to the head.
Cobblepot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trucks lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobblepot off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cobblepot.
Donk. Cobblepot catches Trucks right on the button with a cross.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
Cobblepot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot.
Trucks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobblepot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cobblepot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trucks.
Trucks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobblepot throws out the jab.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobblepot swings widly with a right hand
and Trucks counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a leg kick but Trucks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cobblepot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trucks throws a big shot that misses.
Cobblepot cracks Trucks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trucks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trucks misses with a hook. Cobblepot ducked under it nicely.
Cobblepot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cobblepot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trucks tried to score with a low kick but Cobblepot checks it.
As Trucks looks to move away, Cobblepot throws a big counter combo but Trucks just gets out of the way.
Cobblepot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trucks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cobblepot moves away from the strike by Trucks.
Cobblepot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trucks.
Cobblepot misses the jab.
Cobblepot scores with a hook.
Trucks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cobblepot finds it's way round the side to connect with Trucks's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trucks blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trucks! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks walks into a left hand.
A big left from Cobblepot misses.
Trucks throws a jab when Cobblepot was well out of range.
Cobblepot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trucks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trucks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Cobblepot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobblepot connects with an inside leg kick.
Trucks throws the left hand but Cobblepot avoids the punch easily.
Trucks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trucks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trucks tries a low kick but Cobblepot avoids it.
Cobblepot punishes Trucks's body with a nice straight punch.
Cobblepot moves out of range as Trucks throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobblepot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trucks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobblepot fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswald Cobblepot dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Trucks misses with a wild body shot.
Cobblepot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trucks finds it's way round the side to connect with Cobblepot's head.
Cobblepot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trucks in his tracks.
Trucks avoids the body shot from Cobblepot.
A jab from Cobblepot does it's job there.
Cobblepot avoids the body shot from Trucks.
Cobblepot 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.
Decent striking displayed by Cobblepot there.
Trucks throws a hook but Cobblepot avoids it easily.
Cobblepot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cobblepot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trucks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trucks misses with a straight right.
Cobblepot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trucks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobblepot blocks the body kick.
Trucks misses the jab.
Cobblepot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trucks can do to turn this around?
Cobblepot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trucks manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trucks checks a leg kick.
Trucks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cobblepot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Trucks blocks the leg kick.
Trucks missing with a left hand there. Cobblepot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobblepot misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trucks.
Cobblepot looks to score with a jab to the body but Trucks is just out of range.
Cobblepot moves away from the strike by Trucks.
Cobblepot connects with a jab.
Cobblepot misses the body punch
and Trucks counters with a straight right hand.
Cobblepot throws a right hand that misses
and Trucks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trucks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot throws the left hand but Trucks avoids the punch easily.
Trucks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cobblepot.
Trucks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobblepot.
Trucks throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobblepot jabs at Trucks's body.
Trucks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobblepot.
Oswald Cobblepot is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobblepot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trucks keeps the fight on the outside.
Trucks tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cobblepot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cobblepot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobblepot thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Cobblepot misses.
Trucks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trucks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Cobblepot lands.
Cobblepot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Trucks avoids it easily.
Trucks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobblepot lands with a hook. Trucks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cobblepot lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a looping overhand right but Trucks ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Trucks misses.
Trucks tries to work over Cobblepot's front leg with a kick but Cobblepot checks it.
Trucks throws a looping overhand right but Cobblepot ducks down to avoid it.
Trucks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot catches Trucks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Trucks thuds a left hand into Cobblepot's body.
Cobblepot throws a body punch but Trucks moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Trucks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trucks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cobblepot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trucks checks a low kick from Cobblepot.
Trucks is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Trucks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trucks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobblepot.
As Cobblepot backs off Trucks throws a huge counter combo but Cobblepot manages to avoid it all.
Trucks avoids the body shot from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot backing away here, and Trucks unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cobblepot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trucks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Trucks lands.
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!
Trucks keeps the fight on the outside.
Trucks throws an overhand right that lands on Cobblepot's shoulder, as Cobblepot tries to avoid the shot.
Cobblepot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trucks in his tracks.
Trucks feints and then cracks Cobblepot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobblepot down.
Trucks throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cobblepot misses its target.
Cobblepot clobbers Trucks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Cobblepot misses its intended target.
Trucks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobblepot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by Cobblepot.
Trucks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cobblepot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobblepot misses with a wild body shot.
Trucks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cobblepot with a body shot.
Trucks throws a leg kick but Cobblepot moved away.
Trucks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oswald Cobblepot.
Well Cobblepot 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswald Cobblepot!
Oswald Cobblepot was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shelby (ranked 54 p4p, 8 weight class) and Junior Vilson (ranked 206 p4p, 27 weight class). Vilson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Haiti Voodoo Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tommy Shelby is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Vilson finds it's target.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby takes one to the side of the head.
Shelby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shelby punishes Vilson's body with a nice straight punch.
Shelby wants to clinch up but Vilson keeps it at a distance.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilson manages to avoid it.
Vilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shelby's head backwards.
Vilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Vilson looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
Vilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shelby to score with a decent uppercut.
Shelby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shelby scores with a sloppy right hand. Vilson should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.
Shelby tests Vilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Vilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilson. Shelby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilson cracks the inside of Shelby's front leg.
Shelby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Shelby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shelby slips under a jab from Vilson.
Vilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilson lands a nice shot that snaps Shelby's head back.
Vilson blocks a jab.
Shelby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Vilson misses.
Shelby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby moves away from the strike by Vilson.
Shelby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Shelby is looking to wear down Vilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vilson defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Vilson throws out a powerful jab.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Vilson. Those never looked like landing.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Vilson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Vilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
Shelby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
Vilson throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Shelby checks the leg kick.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shelby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Decent striking displayed by Vilson there.
Nice straight punches there by Shelby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shelby.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch but Vilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shelby connects with a body shot that sends Vilson's belly button to the back.
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Shelby moves his leg out of the way.
Shelby with a jab.
A big right from Vilson misses.
Vilson thuds his right hand into Shelby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Shelby there.
Shelby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vilson counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shelby.
Shelby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vilson.
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Vilson saw that one coming.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Shelby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shelby throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilson.
It seemed like Vilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shelby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tommy Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilson thows a leg kick but Shelby checks it
and Shelby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shelby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vilson tried to score with a low kick but Shelby checks it.
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
Vilson misses with a looping left.
Shelby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shelby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junior Vilson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shelby has time to react.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
Vilson avoids the body shot from Shelby.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Vilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shelby misses with a hook. Vilson ducked under it nicely.
Vilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shelby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vilson with a hook.
Shelby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilson.
Vilson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vilson flicks out a counter leg kick but Shelby steps away.
Vilson misses with a leg kick
and Shelby counters with a three punch combo that has Vilson backing up. Vilson nods at Shelby to acknowledge the strikes.
Shelby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the 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!
Shelby cracks Vilson with an open hand slap.
Shelby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vilson under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Vilson tenderised Shelby's leg. Shelby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vilson throws a good cross that connects.
Vilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shelby.
Vilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shelby scores with a nice strike.
Shelby moves out of range as Vilson strikes.
Shelby scores with a shot to the body.
Shelby takes a swing at Vilson's ribcage but misses.
As Shelby backs off Vilson throws a huge counter combo but Shelby manages to avoid it all.
Vilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vilson misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Shelby misses the target.
Vilson with a jab.
Vilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.
Shelby digs a good body shot into Vilson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
Vilson misses with a straight right.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
Shelby takes a swing at Vilson's ribcage but misses.
Vilson throws the left hand but Shelby avoids the punch easily.
Shelby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Vilson.
Shelby clobbers Vilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tommy Shelby is winning the standup battle so far.
Shelby takes a swing at Vilson's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shelby!
Shelby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shelby throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Vilson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Vilson misses its intended target.
Vilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby staying out of range there.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vilson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shelby lands with a straight right. Vilson didn't see that one coming.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Vilson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shelby with a body shot.
Shelby works the jab nicely.
Vilson takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Vilson slips a jab from Shelby.
Vilson throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Vilson is out of range.
A big left from Shelby misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilson misses the target.
Vilson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shelby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shelby works over Vilson's head and body with a nice combination.
Vilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Vilson.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson throws a low kick, looking for Shelby's leg but Shelby calmly moves out of range.
Vilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vilson throws a looping overhand right but Shelby ducks down to avoid it.
Vilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shelby.
Vilson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Shelby dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shelby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vilson throws a leg kick but Shelby moved away.
Shelby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shelby.
Vilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilson lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shelby connects with a right hand. Vilson shakes it off.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Vilson moved out of range nicely.
Shelby takes a swing at Vilson's ribcage but misses.
Shelby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby lands a slapping body shot.
Shelby throws the left hand but Vilson avoids the punch easily.
Shelby cracks Vilson with an open hand slap.
Vilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Vilson.
An inside leg kick from Vilson misses.
Shelby throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Shelby throws the left hand but Vilson avoids the punch easily.
Vilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shelby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vilson cracks Shelby with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shelby throws a poor cross that misses
and Vilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shelby lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilson manages to avoid it.
Shelby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shelby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilson.
Shelby misses with a lunging right hand
and Vilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vilson connects with a looping right hand.
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Vilson saw that one coming.
Vilson throws a hook but Shelby avoids it easily.
Vilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shelby swings for the body but Vilson moves out of range.
Vilson misses with a straight right.
Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vilson throws a body punch but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilson.
Shelby throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Shelby lands.
Shelby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vilson moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Shelby moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilson thuds his right hand into Shelby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilson looks to land a body kick but Shelby moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Vilson.
Shelby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vilson at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby connects with a crisp jab.
Vilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Vilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shelby.
Vilson staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vilson! But no joy.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Vilson lands the left hand.
Shelby throws a sloppy body shot
and Shelby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Vilson misses its intended target.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Vilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Junior Vilson.
I think Vilson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Junior Vilson!
A relieved looking Junior Vilson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 129 p4p, 16 weight class) and Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 22 p4p, 5 weight class). Grande has chosen Dead By Dawn by Deicide as his entrance music. Jesus Chico Grande has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gold can pounce on him.
Gold walks into a stiff left hand from Grande.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Grande's head but Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grande 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.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold throws a solid leg kick but Grande takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gold.
Grande rushes Gold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gold prevents a body shot from Grande.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Grande lands a right hand.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gold is rocked!
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Grande presses Gold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
Gold working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grande works on Gold's body with a couple of short punches.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Grande.
Gold misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Grande.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grande.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Grande lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golds head.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Grande lands with a right to the head.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Grande on the inside.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Grande lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grande lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold blocking some punches.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grande.
Gold throws an elbow but it misses.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Grande gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Grande.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Grande - that landed with a thud.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Grande tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Grande as the two fighters clinch.
Grande pushes Gold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande misses with some punches.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande misses with a punch to the body.
Gold blocks a body shot from Grande.
Gold blocks a body shot from Grande.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Grande lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Grande.
A right hook to the body lands for Grande.
A nice left hand lands by Grande.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Grande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
Grande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jesus Chico Grande seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grande lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grande softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grande tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande cracks Gold with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golds head.
Grande misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grande digs a right hand underneath Gold's ribcage. Gold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
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!
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold working aggressively here.
Grande lands a nice uppercut.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Grande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grande scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grande throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grande works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grande tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Nice body punch from Grande.
Grande presses Gold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
Grande gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grande tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Grande back against the cage.
Grande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks a body shot from Grande.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Grande is working Gold over against the cage.
Grande lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
Grande tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Nice body punch from Grande.
Still in the clinch, Grande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grande lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
Grande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grande lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gold.
Still in the clinch, Grande scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grande lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grande lands an uppercut.
Grande throws a big uppercut that drops Gold! More strikes from Grande and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gold lies dazed against the cage as Grande celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Chico Grande! Jesus Chico Grande retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Jesus Chico Grande said 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
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