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GC 346 Cold vs Machida PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chakrii Weecharangsan (ranked 1643 p4p, 200 weight class) and Magnus Thoressen (ranked 2375 p4p, 266 weight class). Weecharangsan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sarama. Chakrii Weecharangsan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magnus Thoressen's chin.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chakrii Weecharangsan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoressen throws a right hand that Weecharangsan ducks under and follows up with a left that Weecharangsan also avoids with ease.
Weecharangsan is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thoressen! But no joy.
Thoressen tests Weecharangsan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thoressen lands a jab to the head.
Weecharangsan wants to clinch up but Thoressen keeps it at a distance.
Weecharangsan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weecharangsan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Weecharangsan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thoressen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thoressen swats away the attempt to clinch by Weecharangsan.
Thoressen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thoressen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Weecharangsan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weecharangsan instigates a clinch.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weecharangsan looking to throw knees to the head but Thoressen is blocking nicely.
Thoressen wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen misses with a punch on the inside.
Thoressen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thoressen tries to throw a body punch but Weecharangsan avoids it by throwing Thoressen back against the cage.
Weecharangsan misses with an elbow strike.
Weecharangsan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thoressen blocking some punches.
Weecharangsan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thoressen up against the cage.
Weecharangsan landing knees to the head.
It looks like Magnus Thoressen has been cut.
Weecharangsan tries to land a knee to the head but Thoressen blocks with his arms.
Thoressen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Weecharangsan tries a knee to the head but Thoressen blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thoressen.
Thoressen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weecharangsan is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Weecharangsan fails to land.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen misses with a punch on the inside.
Weecharangsan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weecharangsan tries a knee to the head but Thoressen blocks it.
Weecharangsan swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weecharangsan as Thoressen tries to tie him up.
Weecharangsan misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Weecharangsan has Thoressen pressed against the cage.
Weecharangsan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thoressen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thoressen looking to throw knees to the head but Weecharangsan is blocking nicely.
Thoressen lands an uppercut.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Thoressen.
Weecharangsan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weecharangsan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weecharangsan working aggressively here.
Weecharangsan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thoressen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weecharangsan is defending well for now.
Weecharangsan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thoressen missing with knees to the body.
Weecharangsan missing with knees to the body.
Weecharangsan is struggling to control the position.
Thoressen scores with a shot to the side of Weecharangsan's head.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but Weecharangsan blocks it.
Weecharangsan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Thoressen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weecharangsan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weecharangsan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thoressen stalling the fight.
Thoressen lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Weecharangsan.
Weecharangsan struggles to land a body shot inside as Thoressen controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thoressen.
Weecharangsan avoiding damage as Thoressen throws knees to the body.
Weecharangsan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weecharangsan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Weecharangsan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thoressen up against the cage.
Thoressen lands a knee to the head.
Thoressen effectively controlling the action here.
Weecharangsan swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thoressen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Thoressen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weecharangsan instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weecharangsan.
Weecharangsan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Chakrii Weecharangsan has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoressen.
Weecharangsan misses with a punch on the inside.
Weecharangsan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weecharangsan tries to land a knee to the head but Thoressen blocks with his arms.
Weecharangsan just leaning against Thoressen, taking a breather.
Weecharangsan swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weecharangsan leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Thoressen.
Thoressen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Weecharangsan fails to land.
Weecharangsan swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weecharangsan stalling in the clinch but Thoressen improves position.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Thoressen fails to land.
Thoressen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thoressen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weecharangsan is keeping busy.
Weecharangsan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Thoressen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thoressen.
Weecharangsan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thoressens head.
Thoressen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thoressen scores a nice knee to the body.
Weecharangsan is trying to maintain a safe position but Thoressen gets an underhook and turns Weecharangsan into the cage.
Weecharangsan throws a punch but it's blocked by Thoressen.
Thoressen lands a good knee to the midsection. Weecharangsan won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Thoressen fails to land.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but Weecharangsan blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weecharangsan as Thoressen tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Weecharangsan.
Thoressen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thoressen stalling in the clinch but Weecharangsan improves position.
Weecharangsan misses with a punch on the inside.
Weecharangsan lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thoressen looking to throw knees to the head but Weecharangsan is blocking nicely.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thoressen obliges.
Weecharangsan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan tries to land a knee to the head but Thoressen blocks with his arms.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but Weecharangsan blocks with his arms.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Thoressen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Thoressen.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Thoressen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weecharangsan works on Thoressen's body with a couple of short punches.
Weecharangsan slows down the pace here.
Thoressen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thoressen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thoressen stalling in the clinch.
Thoressen lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thoressen lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weecharangsan.
Thoressen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weecharangsan.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but Weecharangsan blocks with his arms.
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!
Thoressen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thoressen lands with a short shot to the head.
Weecharangsan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thoressen blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weecharangsan.
Weecharangsan tries to stall but Thoressen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thoressen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thoressen lands a right hand.
Weecharangsan pushes Thoressen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thoressen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Weecharangsan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weecharangsan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thoressen misses with the head strike.
Weecharangsan tries to stall but Thoressen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Weecharangsan swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weecharangsan throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoressen blocks an uppercut.
Weecharangsan looking to throw knees to the head but Thoressen is blocking nicely.
Thoressen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
Weecharangsan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thoressen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weecharangsan letting Thoressen take a breather here.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weecharangsan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thoressen up against the cage.
Weecharangsan tries to land a knee to the head but Thoressen blocks with his arms.
Weecharangsan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Thoressen fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
Thoressen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weecharangsan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Weecharangsan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Weecharangsan is trying to maintain a safe position but Thoressen gets an underhook and turns Weecharangsan into the cage.
Chakrii Weecharangsan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weecharangsan throws a head punch that misses.
Thoressen throws a head punch that misses.
Thoressen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Thoressen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thoressen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weecharangsan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weecharangsan tries a knee to the head but Thoressen blocks it.
Weecharangsan is looking to control Thoressen's arms but Thoressen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weecharangsan has his back to the cage.
Weecharangsan is trying to maintain a safe position but Thoressen gets an underhook and turns Weecharangsan into the cage.
Thoressen leaning against his opponent.
Weecharangsan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weecharangsan just leaning against Thoressen, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weecharangsan tries a knee to the head but Thoressen blocks it.
Thoressen stalling in the clinch.
Weecharangsan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen blocks an uppercut.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but Weecharangsan blocks with his arms.
Weecharangsan taking a breather.
Thoressen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weecharangsans head.
Thoressen swings wildly with an uppercut but Weecharangsan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weecharangsan stalls.
Weecharangsan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thoressen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weecharangsan is keeping busy.
Thoressen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weecharangsan blocks it with crossed arms.
Weecharangsan lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Weecharangsan.
Thoressen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thoressen throws a punch but it's blocked by Weecharangsan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Weecharangsan fails to land.
Weecharangsan throws a head punch that misses.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen misses with the head strike.
Weecharangsan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weecharangsan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weecharangsan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weecharangsan gets through Thoressen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thoressen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weecharangsan backwards.
Thoressen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weecharangsan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thoressen takes a shot to the head.
Thoressen misses with some punches.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thoressen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weecharangsan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Chakrii Weecharangsan.
Well Thoressen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Thoressen!
After winning the bout, Magnus Thoressen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Fortune (ranked 2129 p4p, 289 weight class) and Sambo Trambai (ranked 2158 p4p, 294 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richie Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Trambai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fortune is trying to push Trambai away but Trambai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trambai lands a left hand.
Trambai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Trambai lands a nice uppercut.
Fortune is trying to break the clinch but Trambai has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Fortune is trying to break the clinch but Trambai has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fortune.
Fortune wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fortune chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trambai can pounce on him.
Fortune just misses with a punch to the body.
Trambai throws a head kick but Fortune moves out of range.
Trambai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trambai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trambai misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Fortune wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trambai drops Fortune with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fortune looks back up at him and smiles so Trambai waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fortune is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Trambai.
Oh Fortune is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trambai lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sambo Trambai!
During a confident post fight interview, Sambo Trambai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 1893 p4p, 216 weight class) and Tzu Chu (ranked 1485 p4p, 182 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tzu Chu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chu scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amodei.
Chu misses with a double jab.
Amodei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amodei wants to clinch up but Chu keeps it at a distance.
Amodei misses with a low kick.
Amodei misses with a straight left.
Chu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei.
Chu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chu dips to his left and cracks Amodei with an uppercut!
Amodei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Amodei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Chu to counter with a crisp jab.
Amodei 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.
Chu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei misses with a body kick.
Chu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amodei circles away quickly and effectively.
Amodei thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chu walks into a stiff left hand from Amodei.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
Chu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amodei scores with a punch to the head.
Amodei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chu.
Chu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Amodei.
Chu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Amodei jabs at Chu's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amodei thuds a left hand into Chu's body.
Chu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Chu. Those never looked like landing.
Chu misses with a lunging right hand
and Amodei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amodei loads up on a big right hand but Chu slips the punch.
Chu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chu was covering up waiting for the punch and Amodei finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Amodei in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Amodei won't allow Chu to sweep him here.
Chu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Amodei tries to free his leg and advance position but Chu is retaining full guard.
Amodei is working hard here to advance position.
Chu told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Amodei trying to control but Chu is working from the bottom.
Chu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chu!
Amodei struggling a bit here.
Amodei tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chu working the ground and pound from side control.
Amodei taking punishment in the form of punches.
Amodei is trying to improve his position.
Chu working the head and body with strikes.
Chu working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Amodei sneaks back into half guard.
Amodei wants to improve his position but Chu is controlling well.
Chu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Amodei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amodei is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chu is looking to take a break and control but Amodei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amodei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chu is working away from the top position though.
Amodei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tzu Chu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Amodei circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Amodei to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Chu. Those never looked like landing.
Chu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chu swings wildly with an uppercut but Amodei uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Chu.
A right handed body shot lands from Chu.
Amodei can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
Amodei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chu.
Amodei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chus head.
Amodei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amodei prevents a body shot from Chu.
Amodei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amodei wants to take the fight to the mat but Chu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Amodei lands with a left to the head.
Amodei blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei tries for a takedown but Chu manages to get underhooks.
Chu misses with a punch on the inside.
Amodei blocks an uppercut.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chu blocks an uppercut.
Amodei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amodei avoids a wild elbow strike from Chu.
Amodei struggles to land a body shot inside as Chu controls his hands.
Chu working aggressively here.
Amodei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amodei backwards.
Amodei dodges an elbow strike from Chu.
Amodei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chu lands with a light punch inside.
Chu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Amodei tries to work over Chu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chu misses with a body punch.
Chu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amodei backwards.
Amodei takes an elbow to the temple.
Chu lands a shot to the body.
Chu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Amodei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amodei tries to throw a body punch but Chu avoids it by throwing Amodei back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chu throws an elbow but misses.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amodei avoids a wild elbow strike from Chu.
Chu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amodei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tzu Chu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chu prevents a body shot from Amodei.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chu.
Chu lands with a light punch inside.
Amodei lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Chu.
Chu misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chu.
Chu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei lands with a right to the head.
Chu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amodei backwards.
Chu prevents a body shot from Amodei.
Amodei lands with a right to the head.
Chu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Chu.
Chu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amodei.
Amodei presses Chu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Amodei misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Amodei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei goes for a takedown attempt but Chu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Amodei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chu throws a series of punches but Amodei avoids them all with ease.
Chu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amodei was well out of range. Poor timing from Chu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chu checks a leg kick.
Chu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei dips to his left and cracks Chu with an uppercut!
Amodei throws a push kick but Chu slaps the foot to one side.
Amodei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chu wants to counter with a clinch but Amodei pushes him away.
Nice jab there from Amodei.
Good exchange - Amodei coming out on top.
Amodei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giuseppe Amodei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Amodei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Amodei in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chu is not content to let Amodei control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tzu Chu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Chu throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chu misses the jab.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei.
Amodei throws a leg kick but Chu checks it.
Chu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Amodei throws a nice looking combination but Chu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amodei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amodei thuds his right hand into Chu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chu throws a body punch but Amodei moves out of range.
Amodei is looking to slow Chu down with leg kicks.
Amodei avoids the head kick by Chu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei connects with a solid leg kick.
Chu throws a body punch but Amodei moves out of range.
Chu looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Chu walks into a straight right hand from Amodei.
Chu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amodei fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chu to the ground. Amodei is now in Chu's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu wants to sweep here but Amodei controlling him for the moment.
Chu keeping full guard, as Amodei tries to pass.
Amodei wants to control from the top but Chu keeps moving.
Chu trying to keep a closed guard but Amodei is proving a slippery customer.
Chu looking for a sweep. Not yet Chu, not yet.
Chu pulls Amodei in close to prevent any damage.
Amodei throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giuseppe Amodei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amodei looking to pass the guard.
Chu keeping moving, preventing Amodei from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chu 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amodei lands a jab to Chu's midsection.
Chu throws a big shot that misses.
Chu misses with an uppercut. Amodei saw that one coming.
Chu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amodei circles away quickly and effectively.
Chu takes one to the side of the head.
Chu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amodei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amodei misses with a two punch combination.
Amodei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chu thuds his right hand into Amodei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giuseppe Amodei is winning the standup battle so far.
Amodei moves in looking to clinch but Chu pushes him off.
Amodei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amodei shoots in looking for a takedown but Chu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amodei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Amodei lands a leg kick that knocks Chu off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Amodei.
Chu throws a right and a left that Amodei avoids nicely.
Chu connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Amodei.
Amodei tries to clinch up but Chu circles away and keeps his distance.
Chu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chu swings for the body but Amodei moves out of range.
Chu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chu drops his hands momentarily and Amodei takes advantage with a crisp shot 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!
Chu swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei misses with a leg kick.
Amodei misses with a double jab.
Amodei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chu avoids it really well and circles away.
Amodei throws a good cross that connects.
Tzu Chu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Amodei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chu keeps the fight on the outside.
Chu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Amodei's hands.
Chu tries to clinch up.
Chu throws a shot to the body.
Chu misses the shot to the body.
Tzu Chu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amodei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chu.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tzu Chu.
I've got Chu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tzu Chu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ricci (ranked 1564 p4p, 189 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 1403 p4p, 170 weight class). Tszyu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Till the End of Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 4, fighting out of New York, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricci.
Tszyu misses with a hook.
Tszyu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ricci.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Ricci.
Tszyu slips under a jab.
Ricci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tszyu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tszyu wants to clinch.
Ricci throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu takes a swing at Ricci's ribcage but misses.
Ricci rushes Tszyu and presses him up against the cage.
Tszyu throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricci.
Ricci swings wildly with an uppercut but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tszyu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tszyu.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ricci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tszyu can't find room to land a body shot as Ricci controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ricci.
A nice left hand lands by Ricci.
A short left from Tszyu.
Good body shot from Ricci.
Nice body punch from Ricci - that landed with a thud.
Ricci lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tszyu has a couple of punches blocked by Ricci.
Ricci presses Tszyu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ricci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu lands a right hand.
Tszyu can't find room to land a body shot as Ricci controls the action.
Tszyu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ricci.
Ricci tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Ricci back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ricci.
Tszyu lands with a right to the head.
Ricci avoids the elbow strike from Tszyu, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the head but Ricci blocks with his arms.
Ricci lands a left hand.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Ricci.
Tszyu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu has had enough of the clinch but Ricci keeps him there for the moment.
Ricci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ricci.
Ricci lands a left hand.
Tszyu misses with the head strike.
Tszyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ricci tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Ricci back against the cage.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Ricci working aggressively here.
Ricci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricci lands a left hand.
Ricci tries a body shot but Tszyu blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Tszyu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu throws an elbow but it misses.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Ricci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ricci has a couple of punches blocked by Tszyu.
Ricci lands a right hand.
Ricci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ricci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tszyu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ricci.
Ricci lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ricci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Ricci.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Tszyu.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ricci.
Tszyu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci prevents Tszyu from breaking the clinch.
Tszyu lands a body punch.
Ricci blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses.
Tszyu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land.
Ricci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tszyu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Ricci.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu has a couple of punches blocked by Ricci.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Ricci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tszyu's elbow.
Tszyu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Ricci dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ricci closes the distance and clinches.
Tszyu lands a nice shot to the body.
Ricci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tszyu misses with a body punch.
Tszyu prevents a body shot from Ricci.
Ricci blocks an uppercut.
Tszyu misses with a body punch.
Ricci scores with a shot to the side of Tszyu's head.
Ricci has a couple of punches blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses
and Ricci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tszyu avoids the head kick by Ricci.
Ricci moves into range and clinches up with Tszyu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu blocks an uppercut.
Ricci misses with a body punch.
Ricci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tszyu can do to turn this around?
Tszyu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ricci lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tszyu or not.
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Ricci clobbers Tszyu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ricci fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu misses with a head kick.
Ricci is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tszyu.
Ricci lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tszyu's sensitive parts.
Tszyu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ricci takes a step back to recover.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tszyu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ricci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tszyu misses with a hook
and Ricci counters with a stiff right hand.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ricci.
Tszyu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Ricci.
Ricci punishes Tszyu's body with a nice straight punch.
Tszyu lunges at Ricci with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ricci's hand.
Tszyu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricci.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricci walks into a stiff left hand from Tszyu.
Tszyu looks for the body kick but Ricci saw that one coming.
Tszyu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ricci checks it well.
Ricci fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tszyu on the side of the head.
Tszyu throws a head kick but Ricci moves out of range.
Ricci tries to counter by clinching up but Tszyu breaks away and moves out of range.
Ricci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tszyu blocks a head kick by Ricci.
Ricci throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tszyu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricci moves out of range of the body kick from Tszyu.
Ricci cracks Tszyu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tszyu slips a straight right by Ricci.
Ricci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tszyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tszyu avoids the head kick by Ricci.
Ricci dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
Ricci was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ricci attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricci moves into the clinch.
Ricci blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricci tries to clinch but Tszyu moves away
and Tszyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ricci stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tszyu.
Ricci gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ricci.
Tszyu tries to throw a body punch but Ricci avoids it by throwing Tszyu back against the cage.
Tszyu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ricci has him pressed against the cage.
Albert Ricci has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ricci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ricci.
A left hand lands to the body for Ricci.
Ricci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike.
Ricci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Ricci lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ricci.
Ricci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tszyu is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricci has double underhooks.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tszyu fails to land.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Ricci.
Tszyu throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricci.
Tszyu prevents a body shot from Ricci.
Tszyu blocking some punches.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Ricci.
Ricci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tszyu blocks a body shot from Ricci.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ricci lands a body punch.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ricci misses with a punch to the body.
Ricci lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Ricci dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Ricci. Beautiful body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ricci checks a leg kick.
Tszyu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tszyu throws a body punch but Ricci moves out of range.
Ricci fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tszyu.
Ricci blocks a leg kick.
Ricci with a jab.
Tszyu tries to land a leg kick but Ricci saw it coming and moves away.
Tszyu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looks like Ricci has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ricci jabs Tszyu right on the nose. Tszyu blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ricci.
Tszyu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ricci.
An inside leg kick lands from Tszyu.
Tszyu connects with an inside leg kick.
Tszyu has taken the fight to 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!
A short body shot lands from Ricci as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tszyu.
Good body shot from Ricci.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricci's elbow.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses.
Tszyu tries a body shot but Ricci blocks it.
Ricci lands with a left to the head.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tszyu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ricci.
Ricci struggles to land a body shot inside as Tszyu controls his hands.
Tszyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricci controls his hands.
Ricci is leaning against Tszyu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tszyu presses Ricci against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ricci blocking some punches.
Ricci blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tszyu.
Ricci is working Tszyu over against the cage.
Tszyu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ricci misses with the head strike.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ricci presses Tszyu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kostya Tszyu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci lands with a left to the head.
Ricci lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tszyu wants to break free but Ricci has control.
Ricci lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ricci lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricci presses Tszyu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ricci.
Ricci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ricci is working Tszyu over against the cage.
Ricci lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ricci stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ricci lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ricci lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tszyu or not.
Still in the clinch, Ricci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ricci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Ricci lands with a right to the head.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricci controls his hands.
Ricci tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Ricci back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricci lands with a left to the head.
Ricci misses with an elbow strike.
Ricci lands a hook that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Ricci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricci tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Ricci back against the cage.
Ricci throws a punch but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Ricci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricci controls his hands.
Ricci lands with a right to the head.
Ricci works on Tszyu's body with a couple of short punches.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
Ricci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ricci digs a right hand into Tszyu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tszyu's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land.
Ricci misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ricci.
Ricci pushes Tszyu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ricci lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricci misses with an elbow over the top.
Albert Ricci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci lands a nice uppercut.
Ricci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricci can't find room to land a body shot as Tszyu controls the action.
Tszyu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ricci blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ricci.
A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land.
Tszyu tries to throw a body punch but Ricci avoids it by throwing Tszyu back against the cage.
Ricci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tszyu's elbow.
Tszyu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ricci tries to work over Tszyu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Tszyu.
Ricci cracks Tszyu with a nice body shot.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci lands a shoulder strike.
Ricci lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu misses with a punch to the body.
Ricci digs a right hand underneath Tszyu's ribcage. Tszyu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Ricci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Ricci showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ricci has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Ricci!
A less than humble Albert Ricci misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Kostya Tszyu stepped up to the mic, saying 'We thought we changed the game plan enough to sneak out a victory, well fought by Duffy. I hope he makes a tough challenge for the champion. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Ribbit (ranked 1376 p4p, 192 weight class) and Jab Brown (ranked 1592 p4p, 220 weight class). Brown has chosen Lützenkirchen - German Kiss as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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30
208 lbs
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214 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frog Ribbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jab Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ribbit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribbit stuffs the takedown.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ribbit counters by moving into the clinch.
Frog Ribbit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jab Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ribbit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown shoots in but Ribbit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ribbit to the ground. Brown is now in Ribbit's guard.
Ribbit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown stands up over Ribbit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ribbit pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribbit is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown is pushing down on Ribbit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ribbit is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Ribbit is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ribbit manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Ribbit uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Ribbit!
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ribbit is aware though and is defending well.
Ribbit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribbit defends well.
Ribbit stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working for a triangle but Ribbit defends it easily.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ribbit stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Brown working for a triangle but Ribbit defends it easily.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ribbit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ribbit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ribbit wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ribbit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ribbit is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ribbit continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jab Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown tries to clinch there but Ribbit circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Ribbit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown looks for a takedown but Ribbit sprawls well.
It looked like Ribbit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ribbit's waist but Ribbit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Ribbit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ribbit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Frog Ribbit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jab Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ribbit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right handed body shot lands from Ribbit.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ribbit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ribbit clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Brown is breathing heavily.
Ribbit turns into Brown and is now in his guard.
Ribbit sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ribbit's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Brown has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ribbit stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Ribbit counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ribbit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ribbit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ribbit landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jab Brown has been cut.
Ribbit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ribbit is working Brown over against the cage.
Ribbit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ribbit prevents it.
Come on Ribbit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ribbit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Knees to the body from Ribbit.
Ribbit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ribbit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Ribbit tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Ribbit lands a knee to the body.
Ribbit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ribbit pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Ribbit tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ribbit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribbit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ribbit counters with a straight right hand.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Ribbit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ribbit counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ribbit.
Ribbit landing knees to the body.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribbit scores with a shoulder strike.
Ribbit scores with a knee to the head.
Ribbit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Ribbit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ribbit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ribbit cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ribbit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ribbit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frog Ribbit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jab Brown's cut.
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!
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Ribbit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Ribbit counters with a right hand to the body.
Frog Ribbit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jab Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Ribbit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown looks for a takedown but Ribbit sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Ribbit counters by clinching up.
Ribbit is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ribbit down to the mat. Ribbit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ribbit sprawls well. Ribbit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
And Ribbit counters with a quick kick to the body but Brown blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown tries for a takedown but Ribbit circles away easily
and Ribbit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ribbit.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ribbit is defending well.
Ribbit lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Ribbit.
Ribbit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ribbit lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ribbit pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ribbit as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Ribbit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Ribbit tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ribbit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ribbit appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Ribbit, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Ribbit against the cage but Ribbit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ribbit sprawls well. Ribbit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown dives in and grabs Ribbit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ribbit pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ribbit pinned against the cage. Ribbit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ribbit tried to counter with a leg kick but Brown avoided it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frog Ribbit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ribbit 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frog Ribbit!
Frog Ribbit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Alvarez (ranked 915 p4p, 139 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 1372 p4p, 190 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
26 - 16 - 2 |
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207 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Winston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Winston circles away.
Winston tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Winston lands a jab-cross combination.
Alvarez rushes Winston and presses him up against the cage.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Winston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alvarez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Winston circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Alvarez finds it's way through Winston's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Winston's front leg but catches the back leg as Winston tries to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Winston circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Winston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Winston will feel that in the morning.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Winston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winston changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A combination from Winston does no damage.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winston misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez jabs Winston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Winston misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Alvarez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Winston tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is struggling to control the position.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Winston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winston on the side of the head.
Alvarez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvarez throws a chopping leg kick but Winston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
As Winston tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Winston manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Winston back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston blocks an uppercut.
Winston prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez digs a right hand underneath Winston's ribcage. Winston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alvarez gets underhooks to prevent Winston's takedown attempt.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Winston.
A frustrated look appears on Winston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winston blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winston blocks an uppercut.
Winston breaks the clinch.
Winston lands a jab.
Winston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winston misses with a double jab.
Winston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alvarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Winston misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Winston backwards.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winston's calf.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winston, pushing him back against the cage.
Winston tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Winston back against the cage.
Winston breaks the clinch.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Winston.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winston counters with a series of strikes. Alvarez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Winston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Winston moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvarez.
Winston lands a jab.
Aaron Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winston.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Winston blocks it.
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 Aaron Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alvarez darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alvarez jabs Winston right on the nose. Winston blinks but takes it well.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Winston circles away.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Winston.
Winston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winston throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston misses with the combination.
Alvarez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Winston is having none of it.
Winston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alvarez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winston. Winston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvarez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Winston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Winston misses with a double jab.
Harry Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winston looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Winston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winston throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Winston back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winston.
Winston blocks an uppercut.
Aaron Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winston throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Winston moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Alvarez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
A head kick by Winston misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Winston throws a leg kick but Alvarez checks it.
As Winston tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Winston manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvarez lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Winston cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Winston loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Alvarez prevents Winston from breaking the clinch.
Alvarez keeps control of Winston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Winston to work.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winston jumps guard but Alvarez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Winston blocking some punches.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Winston tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Winston back against the cage.
Alvarez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Winston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alvarez trying to stall but Winston improves his position.
Alvarez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Winston trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Winston into the cage.
Winston has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 Aaron Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winston is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Winston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.
Winston moves out of range of the body kick.
Winston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez scores with a jab.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Winston lands a lovely overhand right.
Winston checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Winston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez works Winston's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston scores with a leg kick.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Winston takes a step back to recover.
Winston moves out of range of the body kick.
Winston misses with a head kick.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Winston lands a jab to the head.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Winston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winston down.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Winston.
Winston swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winston on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
Winston is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winston tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winston. That did some damage!
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winston dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Aaron Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston scores with a head kick. Alvarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Winston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Winston controls the action.
Winston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winston working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Winston.
Winston stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Winston.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Winston misses with a body punch.
Alvarez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harry Winston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Winston controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Alvarez.
Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston moves out of range of the body kick.
Winston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winston. Winston obviously looking to wear him down.
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Alvarez as the two fighters clinch.
Winston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aaron Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Aaron Alvarez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alvarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 1056 p4p, 151 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 765 p4p, 114 weight class). Anthony Gonzalez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Turner's chin.
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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
35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turner backs up against the cage.
Turner moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Turner blocks the body kick.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ben Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Turner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turner misses with the head strike.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Our sources have told us that Gonzalez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
A body shot lands from Turner.
A right hook to the body lands for Turner.
Turner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Turner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Turner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Turner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonzalez rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Turner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turner! But no joy.
Turner connects with a leg kick. Gonzalez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turner avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
Turner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
Turner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turner defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Turner lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Turner manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez throws a front kick aimed at Turner's knee but Turner avoids it well.
Ben Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Turner counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez ducks right into an uppercut from Turner.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Turner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Turner misses.
Gonzalez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Turner throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turner with a nice cross.
Turner misses with a body kick.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap.
Gonzalez throws a wild body kick that Turner sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turner tries to clinch up.
Turner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner connects with a crisp jab.
Turner misses with a left hand
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Nice body punch from Turner.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Gonzalez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Turner avoids it.
Turner with a jab.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Turner.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Turner.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Gonzalez moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anthony Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez tried to counter with a leg kick but Turner avoided it.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
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!
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Turner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turner lands a front kick.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Turner avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Turner blocks the low kick.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner works Gonzalez's body with a nice hook.
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turner to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ben Turner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzalez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Turner misses with a low kick as Gonzalez jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gonzalez!
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab, jab by Turner - just one landing.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Gonzalez is looking to counter punch.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Turner!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ben Turner waved his t-shirt featuring Sportivité's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narek Sirakanian (ranked 415 p4p, 64 weight class) and Patriootti Pate (ranked 998 p4p, 140 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patriootti Pate!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirakanian gets a clinch.
Pate told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Pate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pate tries to land a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks with his arms.
Sirakanian takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Sirakanian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate.
Pate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian lands with a light punch inside.
Sirakanian working aggressively here.
Pate misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
Sirakanian pushes Pate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pate misses with a body punch.
Sirakanian misses with a punch on the inside.
Sirakanian scores with a shot to the side of Pate's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian lands with a left to the head.
Sirakanian scores with a shot to the side of Pate's head.
Sirakanian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pate backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
Pate lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pate.
A short right from Pate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pate or not.
A head punch on the inside from Pate fails to land.
Sirakanian scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sirakanian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pate backwards.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Pate.
Pate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Sirakanian on the inside.
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
Sirakanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirakanian struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
Pate lands a left hand.
Sirakanian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sirakanian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sirakanian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pate prevents a body shot from Sirakanian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Sirakanian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pate throws a head punch that misses.
Sirakanian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sirakanian dodges an elbow strike from Pate.
Sirakanian struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
Sirakanian blocks an uppercut.
Pate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sirakanian.
Pate throws a head punch that misses.
Sirakanian blocking some punches.
Sirakanian tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
Sirakanian lands with a left to the head.
Pate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sirakanian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sirakanian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pate backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian tries to land a knee to the head but Pate blocks with his arms.
Sirakanian tries a body shot but Pate blocks it.
A short left from Pate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sirakanian.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sirakanian.
Pate lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Pate.
Pate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sirakanian's elbow.
Sirakanian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sirakanian managing to block the knees to the body from Pate.
Sirakanian avoiding damage as Pate throws knees to the body.
Pate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sirakanian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sirakanian throws a head punch that misses.
Sirakanian managing to block the knees to the body from Pate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian tries to throw a body punch but Pate avoids it by throwing Sirakanian back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sirakanian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pate.
Pate throws an elbow but it misses.
Sirakanian breaks the clinch.
Pate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Pate misses.
Sirakanian half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pate swinging wildly here.
Sirakanian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pate ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
That kick from Sirakanian tenderised Pate's leg. Pate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pate checks a leg kick.
Pate wants to counter the offense by Sirakanian and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pate throws a hook but Sirakanian avoids it easily.
Sirakanian throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sirakanian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sirakanian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian misses with a leg kick.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pate throws a body shot but no joy.
Pate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Sirakanian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sirakanian looks to land a left hand but Pate moved out of range nicely.
Pate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sirakanian tried to counter with a leg kick but Pate avoided it.
Pate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirakanian manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian misses with a wild body shot.
Pate wants to counter with a clinch but Sirakanian pushes him away.
Sirakanian scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sirakanian misses the target.
Sirakanian misses with a straight right.
Pate checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick that misses.
Pate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Pate misses.
Sirakanian slips a jab from Pate.
Sirakanian with a jab.
Pate moves out of range of the strikes.
Sirakanian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pate.
Sirakanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pate can do to turn this around?
Pate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pate has closed the distance and engaged Sirakanian in a clinch.
Sirakanian misses with a body punch.
Sirakanian throws a head punch that misses.
Pate tries to land knees in the clinch but Sirakanian avoids the damage to the body.
Pate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sirakanian struggles to land a body shot inside as Pate controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian works on Pate's body with a couple of short punches.
Pate working aggressively here.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sirakanian.
Pate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Pate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate.
Sirakanian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pate's elbow.
Pate tries to land a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks with his arms.
Pate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirakanian dodges an elbow strike from Pate.
Sirakanian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pates head.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Pate.
Pate throws a head punch that misses.
Pate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirakanian misses with a punch to the body.
Narek Sirakanian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirakanian managing to block the knees to the body from Pate.
Sirakanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sirakanian.
Pate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sirakanian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sirakanian managing to block the knees to the body from Pate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sirakanian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sirakanian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pate tries to land knees in the clinch but Sirakanian avoids the damage to the body.
Pate trying to land knees to the body.
Sirakanian works on Pate's body with a couple of short punches.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Sirakanian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pate.
Pate is breathing heavily.
Sirakanian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sirakanian tries to work over Pate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pate tries to land a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks with his arms.
Sirakanian tries a knee to the head but Pate blocks it.
Pate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sirakanian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sirakanian fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirakanian.
Pate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sirakanian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pate lands an elbow just above Sirakanian 's eye.
Pate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pate lands an elbow inside.
Sirakanian can't find room to land a body shot as Pate controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pate.
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sirakanian blocks the elbow strike.
Pate misses with a knee strike.
Sirakanian has a couple of punches blocked by Pate.
Pate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirakanian swings wildly with an uppercut but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sirakanian lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Narek Sirakanian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sirakanian under the eye.
Sirakanian throws a low kick but Pate avoids it.
Pate darts in and clinches Sirakanian up against the cage.
Sirakanian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pate misses with a punch on the inside.
Pate takes a shot to the head.
Sirakanian lands a right hand.
Sirakanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Pate.
Sirakanian lands a hook that snaps the head of Pate backwards.
Pate misses with some punches.
Pate prevents a body shot from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a body punch.
Sirakanian lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pate blocks an uppercut.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pate gets through Sirakanian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate.
Pate digs a right hand underneath Sirakanian's ribcage. Sirakanian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sirakanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pate landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Pate.
Pate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian takes a shot to the head.
Pate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pate blocking some punches.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Pate.
Pate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Narek Sirakanian's cut is getting worse.
Sirakanian misses with some punches.
Pate tries to land a knee to the head but Sirakanian blocks with his arms.
Patriootti Pate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Pate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sirakanian lands a nice uppercut.
Pate trying to land knees to the body.
Pate scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sirakanian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pate blocking some punches.
Pate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sirakanian misses with the head strike.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian blocking some punches.
Sirakanian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sirakanian lands with a short shot to the head.
Pate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sirakanian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pate blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirakanian throws a head punch that misses.
Sirakanian blocks an uppercut.
Sirakanian lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Patriootti Pate has been cut.
Pate has a couple of punches blocked by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pate misses with a knee strike.
Sirakanian scores with a shoulder strike.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sirakanian blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sirakanian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pate as Sirakanian tries to tie him up.
Narek Sirakanian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sirakanian lands with a right to the head.
Pate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sirakanian backwards.
Sirakanian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sirakanian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirakanian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pate backwards.
Pate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sirakanian.
Pate misses with the head strike.
Pate pushes Sirakanian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sirakanian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sirakanian is leaning against Pate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sirakanian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pate working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirakanian misses with a punch to the body.
Pate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sirakanian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate.
Sirakanian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Narek Sirakanian.
Well Sirakanian 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narek Sirakanian!
A relieved looking Narek Sirakanian 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 Steven Cold (ranked 922 p4p, 118 weight class) and Seiryu Machida (ranked 954 p4p, 122 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold tries to keep at a distance but Machida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Cold lands with a left to the head.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Cold blocks it.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cold scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cold's defenses.
It looks like Steven Cold has been cut.
Cold can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
I was talking to Cold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Machida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cold digs a right hand into Machida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machida's gas tank.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cold blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold misses with the head strike.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cold.
A short right from Cold on the inside.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cold.
Cold avoids a wild elbow strike from Machida.
Cold tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cold misses with some punches.
Cold lands with a left to the head.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cold misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Cold.
A shot in the inside from Cold.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Cold takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Cold misses with some punches.
Cold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Cold - that landed with a thud.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Machida lands a hook that snaps the head of Cold backwards.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold misses with the head strike.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
Cold digs a right hand underneath Machida's ribcage. Machida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Cold managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
A short body shot lands from Cold as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Cold is blocking nicely.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cold.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Cold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cold has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Cold blocks it.
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Cold working aggressively here.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machida lands a good knee to the midsection. Cold won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Cold avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida landing knees to the head.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold blocks an uppercut.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Cold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Cold digs a right hand into Machida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machida's gas tank.
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 Steven Cold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven Cold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida tries to clinch up but Cold circles away and keeps his distance.
Cold lands with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Cold.
Cold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Cold.
Machida wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Cold keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida clinches.
Cold tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Cold blocks it.
Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cold misses with some punches.
Cold managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Cold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cold is leaning against Machida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cold managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Cold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Cold is working Machida over against the cage.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Cold blocks with his arms.
Cold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
A short body shot lands from Cold as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida is looking to control Cold's arms but Cold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machida has his back to the cage.
Cold avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cold avoids it.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steven Cold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Cold back against the cage.
Cold tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cold on the inside.
Machida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Cold shrugs off.
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida blocking some punches.
Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Cold lands with a left to the head.
Cold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cold.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cold.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cold.
Cold tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Cold.
Nice body punch from Cold.
Cold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cold.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cold.
Machida is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Cold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Cold finish him?
Cold lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cold.
Cold lands with a short shot to the head.
Cold creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Machida's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Machida drops to his knees and Cold pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Cold!
Steven Cold 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.
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