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GAMMA#846 Rones v Regueiro PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BM Websphere (ranked 304 p4p, 348 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 41 p4p, 46 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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25 - 14 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BM Websphere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Websphere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Websphere throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
Nice shot by Xiang Pao.
Websphere has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Websphere.
Xiang Pao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Websphere up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Websphere has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Xiang Pao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Websphere escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiang Pao throws a poor cross that misses
and Websphere moves into the clinch.
Xiang Pao misses with a knee to the head.
Websphere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiang Pao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Websphere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Websphere moved out of range.
Websphere wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Websphere throws a body kick.
Xiang Pao connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Websphere thuds his right hand into Xiang Pao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Websphere forces Xiang Pao back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Websphere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xiang Pao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Websphere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Websphere really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Websphere lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with an uppercut but Websphere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiang Pao scores with a shoulder strike.
Xiang Pao manages to break the clinch.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight left.
Websphere changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiang Pao.
Websphere throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Websphere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Websphere misses with a low kick.
Websphere scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiang Pao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Websphere connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Websphere.
Websphere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Websphere.
Websphere punishes Xiang Pao's body with a nice straight punch.
Websphere looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a big shot that misses.
Xiang Pao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Websphere swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiang Pao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xiang Pao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Websphere closes the distance and pushes Xiang Pao back into the cage.
Websphere misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Websphere.
Websphere avoids the elbow strike from Xiang Pao, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Websphere fails to land.
Websphere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiang Pao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Websphere blocks it with crossed arms.
Websphere pushes Xiang Pao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao leaning against his opponent.
Xiang Pao tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Websphere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiang Pao misses with a body punch.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with an uppercut but Websphere uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao tries to stall but Websphere uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Websphere presses Xiang Pao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Websphere connects with a nasty looking knee right to Xiang Pao's face.
 It looks like Bo Xiang Pao has been cut.
Xiang Pao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Websphere lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiang Pao backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Xiang Pao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiang Pao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Websphere moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Websphere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xiang Pao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xiang Pao looks to land a body kick but Websphere moved away.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick but Websphere moves out of range easily.
Xiang Pao swings widly with a right hand
and Websphere counters with an outside leg kick.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Websphere.
Websphere looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Websphere has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Websphere there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Websphere.
Xiang Pao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Websphere misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Websphere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Xiang Pao, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 BM Websphere will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao scores with a punch to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Xiang Pao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Xiang Pao throws a good cross that connects.
Websphere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Websphere tried to counter with a leg kick but Xiang Pao avoided it.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
Websphere displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiang Pao throws out the jab.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiang Pao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy uppercut
and Websphere counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Websphere.
Websphere finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Websphere throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Websphere takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiang Pao connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Websphere was well out of range.
Websphere throwing a counter right hand but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao throws a sloppy head kick and Websphere moves out of range easily.
Websphere throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Websphere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Websphere defending well as Xiang Pao loads up on a big left hand.
Xiang Pao catches Websphere with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Websphere wants to clinch up but Xiang Pao keeps it at a distance.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao jabs at Websphere's body.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
Websphere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Websphere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Websphere.
Xiang Pao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xiang Pao moves forwards but Websphere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Websphere misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xiang Pao walks into a jab.
Xiang Pao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xiang Pao throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Websphere to counter with a crisp jab.
Websphere misses with a hook.
Websphere takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Websphere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Websphere staying out of range there.
Websphere uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xiang Pao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Websphere is out of range and Xiang Pao settles back down.
Websphere fires out a quick counter leg kick but Xiang Pao just manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Websphere.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xiang Pao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Websphere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Websphere avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Websphere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiang Pao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight left.
Websphere tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Websphere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiang Pao. Websphere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook
and Websphere counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Websphere fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook. Websphere ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Websphere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiang Pao doesn't seem phased though.
Xiang Pao throws a looping overhand right but Websphere ducks down to avoid it.
Websphere wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Xiang Pao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Websphere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Websphere.
Websphere looks to throw the jab but Xiang Pao is out of range.
A good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
A good leg kick by Websphere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere throws a leg kick which misses Xiang Pao's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiang Pao tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xiang Pao just misses with a punch to the body.
Websphere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xiang Pao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Websphere on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Websphere.
A low kick lands for Xiang Pao.
Good leg kick by Websphere.
Xiang Pao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Websphere at a distance.
Websphere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiang Pao misses with a lunging right hand
and Websphere moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Websphere fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Websphere has a couple of punches blocked by Xiang Pao.
A left hand lands to the body for Websphere.
Websphere pushes Xiang Pao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xiang Pao dodges an elbow strike from Websphere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bo Xiang Pao's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Websphere misses the target.
Xiang Pao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Websphere throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
Websphere throws a leg kick
and Xiang Pao counters with a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Xiang Pao blocks the leg kick.
Xiang Pao throws a good cross that connects.
Xiang Pao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Websphere on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Websphere is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xiang Pao.
Websphere instigates a clinch.
Websphere misses with some punches.
Xiang Pao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao blocking some punches.
Xiang Pao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Websphere avoids it.
Xiang Pao missing with knees to the body.
Xiang Pao misses with a knee to the head.
Xiang Pao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Websphere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Websphere under the eye.
Websphere sizes up Xiang Pao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Websphere.
Xiang Pao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Xiang Pao cracks Websphere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xiang Pao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xiang Pao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Websphere counters with a straight right hand.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook
and Websphere counters with a nice body shot.
Websphere misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Websphere moves away from the strike by Xiang Pao.
Websphere tries to counter by clinching up but Xiang Pao breaks away and moves out of range.
Xiang Pao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xiang Pao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Websphere's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Websphere wants to clinch up but Xiang Pao keeps it at a distance.
Websphere slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Websphere is looking to counter the offense by Xiang Pao and move into the clinch.
A low kick lands for Xiang Pao.
Websphere cracks Xiang Pao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Xiang Pao finds it's way through Websphere's defenses.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Websphere.
Xiang Pao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Websphere counters with a straight right hand.
Xiang Pao misses with a low kick.
Websphere seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Websphere checks the leg kick.
Xiang Pao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Websphere.
Websphere looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiang Pao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Websphere blocks it.
Xiang Pao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Websphere goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xiang Pao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Websphere is looking to counter punch.
Websphere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Websphere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao stuns Websphere with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xiang Pao blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiang Pao. Websphere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Websphere. Beautiful body shot.
Websphere chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Websphere takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Websphere tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Xiang Pao manages to circle out of the way.
Xiang Pao misses with a wild body shot.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook. Websphere ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Websphere.
Websphere avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Websphere drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xiang Pao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Websphere thumps Xiang Pao with a low kick.
Websphere cracks a nice hook into Xiang Pao's ribs.
Websphere displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiang Pao throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao lands a nice looking body shot.
Websphere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiang Pao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xiang Pao catches Websphere with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Websphere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the strikes.
Websphere missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Websphere tries to score with a low kick but Xiang Pao moves his leg out of the way.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Websphere moved out of range.
Xiang Pao jabs at Websphere's body.
Websphere takes one to the chin there.
Xiang Pao scores with a hook.
Websphere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Websphere thumps Xiang Pao with a low kick.
Websphere throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Websphere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Xiang Pao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xiang Pao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Xiang Pao!
A very excited looking Bo Xiang Pao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 346 p4p, 351 weight class) and Uesugi Mochinori (ranked 49 p4p, 50 weight class). McCraken's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bulgine. Mochinori has chosen Japanese Battle Music as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uesugi Mochinori!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mochinori throws an off balance right hand
and McCraken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mochinori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mochinori takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
McCraken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mochinori.
Mochinori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mochinori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCraken.
Mochinori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCraken.
Mochinori has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from McCraken misses the target.
McCraken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mochinori misses with a low kick.
McCraken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCraken tests Mochinori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mochinori looks to throw the jab but McCraken is out of range.
Mochinori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCraken misses with a left hand
and Mochinori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCraken 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.
McCraken avoids the head kick by Mochinori.
Mochinori throws a low kick but McCraken avoids it.
Mochinori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCraken moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mochinori misses with a hook.
McCraken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mochinori missing with a left hand there. McCraken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCraken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCraken scores with a shot to the body.
McCraken takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCraken moves out of range of the body kick from Mochinori.
McCraken swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mochinori throws a shot from downtown. McCraken moves away and avoids it.
Mochinori throws a leg kick that misses.
Mochinori just misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Mochinori moves away and avoids it.
Mochinori tries to work over McCraken's front leg with a kick but McCraken checks it.
McCraken feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McCraken throws a low kick, looking for Mochinori's leg but Mochinori calmly moves out of range.
Mochinori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCraken with a body shot.
Mochinori wants to slow McCraken down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Mochinori misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCraken.
Mochinori misses with a looping left.
McCraken looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mochinori misses with a kick to the body
and Mochinori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mochinori throws a front kick aimed at McCraken's knee but McCraken avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCraken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCraken scores with a sloppy right hand. Mochinori should have avoided that one.
McCraken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mochinori.
It looks like McCraken has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McCraken throws a chopping leg kick but Mochinori manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mochinori throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCraken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mochinori misses with a looping right.
McCraken moves away from the strike by Mochinori.
Mochinori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCraken slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by McCraken.
Mochinori throws a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mochinori!
McCraken with a nice calf kick.
McCraken thuds a left hand into Mochinori's body.
Mochinori ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
McCraken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraken. Mochinori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mochinori throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCraken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCraken.
Mochinori throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
McCraken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mochinori now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mochinori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McCraken is looking for a counter combo.
McCraken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from McCraken misses the target.
McCraken scores with a jab.
Uesugi Mochinori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mochinori swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
McCraken avoids a kick to the body.
McCraken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCraken avoids the head kick by Mochinori.
Mochinori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mochinori misses with a leg kick
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Mochinori misses.
McCraken lands a nice hook to Mochinori's body. Mochinori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCraken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mochinori.
McCraken wants to land a leg kick but Mochinori is out of range.
McCraken throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mochinori connects with a single shot there.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
Mochinori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mochinori takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mochinori moves out of range of the body kick from McCraken.
Mochinori throws a hook but McCraken avoids it easily.
Mochinori tried to score with a low kick but McCraken checks it.
Mochinori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCraken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCraken connects with a body shot.
Mochinori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCraken thinks about countering with a head kick.
McCraken throws a hook but Mochinori blocks it.
A nice combination there by Mochinori.
McCraken lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mochinori fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCraken blocks a leg kick.
Mochinori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCraken.
As McCraken backs off Mochinori throws a huge counter combo but McCraken manages to avoid it all.
Mochinori throws a head kick that misses.
McCraken blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dougal McCraken will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCraken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCraken.
Mochinori throws out a loose jab but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by McCraken. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCraken.
Mochinori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCraken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like McCraken wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mochinori. McCraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mochinori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCraken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCraken throws a body kick that misses.
Mochinori steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCraken.
McCraken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mochinori swinging wildly here.
Mochinori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCraken. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mochinori tries to land a front kick but McCraken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mochinori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mochinori checks a leg kick.
Mochinori with a nice calf kick.
Mochinori checks a leg kick nicely.
Mochinori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCraken doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori tries to clinch but McCraken moves out of range.
Mochinori throws a hook to the side of McCraken's head but McCraken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCraken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mochinori.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
Mochinori moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCraken takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mochinori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCraken is able to avoid easily.
Mochinori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mochinori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCraken.
Mochinori throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraken is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Mochinori is predictable there
enabling McCraken to counter with a crisp jab.
Mochinori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCraken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCraken blocks a jab.
Mochinori blocks a leg kick.
Mochinori throws a leg kick but McCraken sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice jab there from McCraken.
Mochinori uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCraken throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken lands a nice looking body shot.
Mochinori cracks McCraken with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mochinori slips a straight right by McCraken.
McCraken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mochinori.
Mochinori fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCraken is out of range.
Mochinori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCraken.
Mochinori throws a looping overhand right but McCraken ducks down to avoid it.
McCraken throws a lazy right hand but Mochinori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mochinori throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
Mochinori tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCraken is able to avoid easily.
McCraken scores with a hook.
McCraken moves out of range of the body kick.
Mochinori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCraken can pounce on him.
Mochinori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCraken.
A low kick from McCraken misses
and McCraken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mochinori looks to throw a body kick
and McCraken counters with a right hand to the body.
Good work by McCraken as he checks the leg kick.
Mochinori thows a body kick. McCraken tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mochinori throws a wild body kick that McCraken sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from McCraken.
Dougal McCraken is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by McCraken.
Mochinori throws a solid leg kick but McCraken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mochinori.
Mochinori thumps McCraken with a low kick.
Mochinori throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCraken.
McCraken defending well as Mochinori loads up on a big left hand.
Mochinori looks to land a left hand but McCraken moved out of range nicely.
Mochinori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mochinori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mochinori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mochinori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Mochinori.
McCraken just misses with a punch to the body.
Mochinori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mochinori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mochinori throws a lazy right hand but McCraken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Mochinori looks to move away, McCraken throws a big counter combo but Mochinori just gets out of the way.
McCraken tries to clinch up.
Mochinori throws an overhand right that lands on McCraken's shoulder, as McCraken tries to avoid the shot.
Mochinori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mochinori checks the leg kick.
Mochinori swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling McCraken to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Mochinori.
Danga de danga de dang - McCraken scores with a four punch combination!
McCraken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. McCraken catches Mochinori right on the button with a cross.
Mochinori looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from McCraken, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mochinori.
A good leg kick by McCraken.
Mochinori misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCraken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mochinori tries to land a front kick but McCraken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 Dougal McCraken will probably get the nod.
That's time! McCraken'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!
Mochinori lands a leg kick that knocks McCraken off balance momentarily.
McCraken scores with a nice head shot.
Mochinori avoids the body shot from McCraken.
McCraken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mochinori.
Mochinori misses with a low kick.
It looked like McCraken wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from McCraken tenderised Mochinori's leg. Mochinori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mochinori avoids a kick to the body.
Mochinori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
Mochinori misses with a left hand
and McCraken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCraken scores with a leg kick.
Mochinori looks to throw a body kick
and McCraken counters with an inside leg kick.
Mochinori swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCraken counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McCraken avoids a kick to the body.
McCraken catches Mochinori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCraken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mochinori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mochinori misses with an uppercut. McCraken saw that one coming.
McCraken works over Mochinori's head and body with a nice combination.
McCraken with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a double jab.
Mochinori throws a leg kick but McCraken sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCraken blocks the body kick.
McCraken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mochinori throws a push kick but McCraken slaps the foot to one side.
Mochinori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCraken momentarily.
Mochinori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCraken lands a nice looking body shot.
Mochinori throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
McCraken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mochinori delivers a nice body kick.
McCraken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mochinori lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCraken's sensitive parts.
McCraken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by McCraken.
McCraken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCraken lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mochinori scores with a jab to the body.
Mochinori misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori lands a nice looking body kick.
McCraken looks for the body kick but Mochinori saw that one coming.
Mochinori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCraken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mochinori.
McCraken swings for the body but Mochinori moves out of range.
And Mochinori responds with a good body kick, but McCraken manages to step out the way in time.
Mochinori takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
McCraken lands a slapping body shot.
Mochinori looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
McCraken scores with a jab to the body.
Mochinori throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCraken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mochinori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mochinori tries to clinch up.
McCraken cracks Mochinori with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mochinori misses with a series of wild punches.
Mochinori thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCraken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Mochinori is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori connects with the punch.
McCraken is looking to slow Mochinori down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Mochinori.
McCraken lands a jab to the head.
Mochinori tries a head kick but it misses.
Mochinori misses with a head kick.
McCraken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraken. Mochinori does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCraken throws an overhand right that lands on Mochinori's shoulder, as Mochinori tries to avoid the shot.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCraken slips under a jab.
Mochinori missing with a left hand there. McCraken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mochinori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McCraken connects with a nice looking jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mochinori checks a leg kick.
McCraken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Mochinori tenderised McCraken's leg. McCraken is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCraken connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCraken scores with a leg kick.
McCraken moves away from the strike by Mochinori.
Mochinori moves out of range as McCraken throws a body kick.
Mochinori moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
Mochinori blocks the body kick.
McCraken scores with a one two! Mochinori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Uesugi Mochinori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mochinori throws a head kick that misses
and McCraken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mochinori pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCraken is out of range and Mochinori settles back down.
Nice jab there from McCraken.
Mochinori lands with a hook. McCraken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters circling a little - McCraken finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mochinori tries to land a front kick but McCraken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCraken checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mochinori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mochinori takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
Dougal McCraken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCraken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dougal McCraken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCraken 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
Dougal McCraken managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UnderGround Clothing Co., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Bohi (ranked 576 p4p, 1138 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 76 p4p, 144 weight class). Valdez has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bohi. That's going to slow Valdez down.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Valdez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valdez.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Bohi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like DeMario Valdez has been cut.
Valdez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bohi swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valdez! But no joy.
Bohi throws a leg kick which misses Valdez's front leg but catches the back leg as Valdez tries to avoid it.
Dakota Bohi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valdez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Valdez misses with a straight right.
Valdez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bohi lands a leg kick that knocks Valdez off balance momentarily.
Bohi tries to score with a low kick but Valdez moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Valdez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Valdez coming out on top.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bohi can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bohi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bohi was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Bohi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bohi connects with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bohi misses.
Valdez swings for the body but Bohi moves out of range.
Valdez throws a hook to the side of Bohi's head but Bohi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bohi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valdez on the side of the head.
A jab from Bohi misses.
Bohi throws a low kick but Valdez moves out of range easily.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valdez slips a jab from Bohi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valdez! But no joy.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bohi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez wants to counter the offense by Bohi and move into the clinch position.
Valdez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bohi moves out of range of the body kick from Valdez.
Bohi tried to score with a low kick but Valdez checks it.
Valdez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bohi misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Bohi moved out of range nicely.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses
and Valdez counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohi.
Bohi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valdez blocks a head kick by Bohi.
A head kick by Bohi misses
and Valdez counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Valdez there.
Bohi walks into a straight right hand from Valdez.
Bohi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohi.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Bohi ducks down to avoid it.
Bohi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valdez moves out of range as Bohi throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi throws a hook but Valdez avoids it easily.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bohi connects with a body shot that sends Valdez's belly button to the back.
Valdez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valdez moves out of range as Bohi strikes.
Bohi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bohi with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick from Bohi misses.
Bohi swings widly with a right hand
and Valdez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bohi 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.
Bohi connects with a single shot there.
Valdez tests Bohi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bohi lands with a kick to the temple. Valdez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bohi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bohi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi throws a leg kick
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Bohi misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bohi.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohi throws a front kick aimed at Valdez's knee but Valdez avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Bohi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bohi.
Bohi throws a low kick but Valdez avoids it.
Bohi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bohi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valdez checks it well.
Valdez misses with a two punch combination.
Valdez throws a hook to the side of Bohi's head but Bohi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohi thows a leg kick but Valdez checks it
and Valdez counters with a stiff right hand.
Bohi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bohi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Bohi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Valdez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bohi has got the better of the exchanges.
Valdez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bohi.
Valdez checks a low kick from Bohi.
Valdez scores with a nice right hand.
Valdez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Valdez looks to throw the jab but Bohi is out of range.
Bohi doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdez circles away.
Valdez throws out a counter right but Bohi avoids it with no problem.
Bohi scores with a punch to the head.
Bohi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bohi wants to slow Valdez down by chopping away at his legs.
Bohi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohi throws out a powerful jab.
Bohi wants to slow Valdez down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohi misses with an uppercut
and Valdez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Valdez blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valdez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bohi throws a head kick that half lands.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses.
Bohi scores with a nice body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valdez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
Bohi throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Valdez.
Bohi throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Valdez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bohi blocks an uppercut.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Valdez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
Valdez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez is looking to control Bohi's arms but Bohi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valdez has his back to the cage.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bohi is keeping busy.
Valdez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valdez digs a right hand into Bohi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bohi's gas tank.
Bohi blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valdez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Valdez.
A short left from Bohi.
Bohi blocks a body shot from Valdez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bohi throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valdez slows down the pace here.
Valdez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valdez.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
Bohi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valdez's elbow.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Bohi misses with a body punch.
Bohi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Valdez scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Bohi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohi misses with some punches.
Valdez slows down the pace here.
Valdez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bohi gets an underhook and turns Valdez into the cage.
Valdez stalls.
DeMario Valdez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valdez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohi.
Valdez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bohi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez wants to stall.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Bohi throws a head punch that misses.
Bohi struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohi tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bohi misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMario Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bohi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valdez is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bohi.
Valdez wants to counter the offense by Bohi and move into the clinch position.
Valdez jabs Bohi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bohi throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valdez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bohi's head.
A punch lands to the side of Bohi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valdez connects with a jab.
Valdez throws a shot from downtown. Bohi moves away and avoids it.
Bohi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bohi throws a push kick but Valdez slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valdez scores with a hook to the body. Bohi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bohi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bohi.
Bohi misses with a hook. Valdez ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bohi finds it's way through Valdez's defenses.
Valdez takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Valdez misses.
Bohi misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses.
Bohi throws a big shot that misses.
Valdez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bohi wants to land a leg kick but Valdez is out of range.
Bohi throws a head kick that Valdez semi-blocks.
Valdez misses with a hook. Bohi ducked under it nicely.
Bohi throws the kick towards the body but Valdez avoids it.
Bohi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bohi throws an overhand right that lands on Valdez's shoulder, as Valdez tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a looping left.
Bohi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valdez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bohi scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. Bohi saw that one coming.
Valdez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez misses with a hook.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
It looked like Bohi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bohi misses with a looping right.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Valdez with a hook.
Bohi connects with a body shot that sends Valdez's belly button to the back.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bohi.
Valdez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Valdez lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi lunges at Valdez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valdez's hand.
Bohi scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bohi.
Bohi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Bohi.
Valdez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bohi throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Bohi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dakota Bohi is winning the standup battle so far.
Bohi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bohi. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bohi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valdez in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bohi was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Bohi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valdez swings for the body but Bohi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bohi looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Bohi - just one landing.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bohi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi misses with a looping right.
Bohi looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Bohi throws a leg kick
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez misses with a hook. Bohi ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Valdez finds it's target.
 Bohi is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DeMario Valdez.
I think Valdez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... DeMario Valdez!
A determined DeMario Valdez didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Dakota Bohi spoke after the fight, saying 'My career is over. I would like to thank all of my coaches for everything they have done for me. I would be 9 feet under if it wasn't for them. Thank you to my family for sticking by my side through thick and thin. It's been a great run.
*Takes Gloves off and puts them in the center of the cage*'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 435 p4p, 663 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 55 p4p, 87 weight class). Hoppe comes into the arena with Wind of Change blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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33
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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 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Thai lands but Hoppe takes it in his stride.
Thai has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hoppe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hoppe is looking to clinch but Thai is avoiding it.
Thai takes a swing at Hoppe's ribcage but misses.
Hoppe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hoppe's head.
Hoppe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Hoppe moves out of range easily.
Hoppe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoppe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Hoppe misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoppe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoppe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoppe. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thai! But no joy.
Thai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoppe misses with a straight right.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoppe connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Thai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thai avoids the body shot from Hoppe.
Thai lands a leg kick that knocks Hoppe off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoppe.
Thai thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Hoppe misses its intended target.
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hoppe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thai!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoppe is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoppe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thai takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hoppe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hoppe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thai keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe lands a few punches from side control.
Hoppe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thai some visible discomfort.
Hoppe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hoppe tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Thai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thai taking a bit of punishment here - Hoppe scoring with strikes.
Thai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hoppe connects with a decent elbow.
Hoppe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thai wants to control but Hoppe postures up.
Hoppe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe wants to control but Thai is keeping him busy.
Hoppe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thai tries to buck Hoppe off but Hoppe is having none of it.
Hoppe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hoppe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hoppe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thai wants to control but Hoppe postures up.
Hoppe grinds an elbow into Thai's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoppe is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoppe scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Hermann Hoppe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thai throws a body punch but Hoppe moves out of range.
Hoppe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoppe.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hoppe walks into a straight right hand from Thai.
Hoppe scores with a shot to the body.
Thai has managed to clinch.
Hoppe works on Thai's body with a couple of short punches.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoppe.
Hoppe is working for takedown but Thai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hoppe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoppe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoppe managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
A body shot lands from Hoppe.
Hoppe looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Hoppe blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoppe wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoppe.
I was talking to Hoppe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hoppe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoppe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hoppe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Hoppe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hoppe throws a body shot but no joy.
Hans Hermann Hoppe is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoppe looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Hoppe.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hoppe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoppe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thai avoids it really well and circles away.
Hoppe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoppe lands a jab to Thai's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoppe moves out of range of the body kick from Thai.
Hoppe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoppe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thai defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoppe.
Nice sprawl there from Thai as Hoppe shoots in.
Thai scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Thai.
Hoppe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hans Hermann Hoppe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoppe.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoppe is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoppe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Hoppe shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoppe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hoppe distracts Thai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thai wants to sweep but no luck.
Thai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hoppe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hoppe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hoppe drops back looking for a leg! Thai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thai manages to kick Hoppe off! Hoppe jumps back into Thai's guard.
Thai has control of Hoppe's left arm, preventing Hoppe from doing any damage.
Hoppe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Long Thai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoppe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Hoppe pushes him away.
Thai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoppe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Hoppe pushes him away.
Thai scores with a jab to the body.
Thai misses with a low kick as Hoppe jumps back.
Hoppe digs a good hook to Thai's body.
Hoppe tries to clinch up but Thai circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai throws a looping overhand right but Hoppe ducks down to avoid it.
Hoppe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thai manages to circle out of the way.
Hoppe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thai sprawls well initially but Hoppe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thai is not content to let Hoppe control the position.
Thai is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe trying to control the action but Thai is working from the bottom.
Hoppe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hans Hermann Hoppe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoppe is keen to just control but Thai is a slippery customer.
Thai wants to improve his position but Hoppe is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hoppe connects with a nice short shot to Thai's temple.
Hoppe trying to control the action but Thai is working from the bottom.
Thai is looking to control Hoppe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thai avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Hoppe.
Hoppe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thai wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying is best to control the position here.
Thai trying to control but Hoppe postures up.
Hoppe is looking for a kimura but Thai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoppe to get the leverage.
Thai is trying to maintain the position but Hoppe is very close to passing his half guard.
Thai wants to get back to his feet.
Thai trying to control but Hoppe postures up.
Ground and pound from Hoppe.
Hoppe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoppe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thai wants to get back to full guard.
Hoppe wants to pass to mount but Thai is defending the position.
Thai pushes Hoppe off looking to stand but Hoppe dives back in and keeps control.
Hoppe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Hoppe seems to be working for a kimura but Thai defends the submission attempt.
Thai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoppe.
Hoppe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thai sees it coming and defends easily.
Hoppe winds up and cracks Thai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe lands strikes from half guard.
Hoppe trying to control from half guard but Thai is working away.
Thai preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hoppe prevents Thai from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Hoppe there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hoppe connects with a nice short shot to Thai's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoppe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoppe is trying to work for a kimura but Thai is defending well.
Thai tries to roll over but Hoppe keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Hermann Hoppe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoppe 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Hermann Hoppe!
After the big win, Hans Hermann Hoppe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HELLS BALLS RECOVERY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Storm (ranked 272 p4p, 331 weight class) and Ruslan Temirov (ranked 39 p4p, 43 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Temirov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Temirov's head.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Temirov is out of range.
Temirov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Temirov.
Storm closes the distance and clinches.
Temirov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Temirov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm jabs at Temirov's body.
Storm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Temirov's sensitive parts.
Temirov misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Temirov.
Storm with a nice cross.
Temirov tries to score with a low kick but Storm moves his leg out of the way.
Temirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Temirov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Temirov loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Storm is looking to counter punch.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Storm misses with a right hand
and Temirov counters with a thumping low kick.
Temirov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Temirov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storm's head.
 It looks like Lincoln Storm has been cut.
Storm scores with a hook.
Temirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Temirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Temirov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Temirov misses with a leg kick.
Storm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Temirov's head backwards.
Temirov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Storm.
Temirov slips a jab from Storm.
Storm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Temirov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Storm at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.
Temirov throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Storm catches Temirov right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Storm has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Storm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
Temirov gets tackled into the cage by Storm. Storm maintains the clinch.
Storm misses with a knee to the head.
Temirov blocks an uppercut.
Temirov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Temirov dodges an elbow strike from Storm.
Temirov lands a left hand.
Temirov working hard to break the clinch.
Storm looking to throw knees to the head but Temirov is blocking nicely.
Temirov breaks the clinch.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincoln Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Temirov does no damage.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Temirov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.
Temirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Temirov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Temirov.
Temirov throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Storm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Storm with a hook.
Storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Storm scores with a body shot.
Temirov swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
Storm tries to clinch up but Temirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Temirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Storm gets a clinch.
Temirov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Temirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temirov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Storm lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Storm.
Temirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Storm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Temirov throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Temirov misses the target.
Temirov swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Storm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Storm scores with a hook.
Temirov throws a lazy uppercut
and Storm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Temirov walks into a left hand.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temirov. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm lands with a good body shot.
Storm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Storm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Temirov. Temirov obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Storm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
Temirov throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm slips a straight right by Temirov.
Temirov slips under a jab.
Storm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Storm throws a right hand that misses
and Temirov counters with a straight right hand.
Storm throws out a powerful jab.
Temirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Storm.
Temirov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Temirov.
Donk. Storm catches Temirov right on the button with a cross.
Temirov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Temirov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Temirov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Temirov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Temirov walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Temirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Temirov breaks the clinch.
Temirov connects with a body shot.
Temirov blocks a jab.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Storm misses with a hook.
Temirov throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Temirov in his tracks.
Temirov tries a low kick but Storm avoids it.
Storm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Temirov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Temirov throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm lands with a good body shot.
Temirov throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Storm clobbers Temirov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Temirov defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Temirov lands with a right hand.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Temirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm lunges at Temirov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Temirov's hand.
Temirov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Temirov ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Temirov drops Storm with a right and a left! Temirov comes rushing in but Storm regains his composure and manages to keep Temirov in guard.
Storm is rocked!
Temirov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Temirov looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
Temirov throwing strikes but missing.
Temirov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Temirov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Temirov trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Storm moves to clinch but Temirov breaks away
and Temirov counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Storm checks a low kick from Temirov.
Temirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Temirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Temirov.
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincoln Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Temirov slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Storm defending well as Temirov loads up on a big left hand.
Storm lands an overhand right.
Temirov works Storm's body with a nice hook.
Temirov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Temirov.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruslan Temirov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Storm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Temirov on the side of the head.
Storm cracks Temirov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Temirov moved out of range.
Temirov tries to move into range but Storm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Storm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Storm closes the distance but Temirov moves to the side
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Temirov is out of range.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temirov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Storm tries to clinch there but Temirov circles away.
Temirov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Storm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Temirov at a distance.
Storm checks a leg kick nicely.
Storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Storm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Temirov saw that one coming.
Temirov looks to land a combination but Storm avoids it well.
Storm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Temirov on the side of the head.
Storm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Temirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Storm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Temirov lands with a hook. Storm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Storm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Temirov throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm needs to keep his hands up - Temirov had a free shot at his head there.
Jab by Storm.
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Temirov looks to throw the jab but Storm is out of range.
Temirov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Storm with a hook.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Temirov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
and Temirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm moves out of range of the strikes.
Storm moves out of range as Temirov strikes.
A quick step to the side and Storm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm lands with an uppercut that bounces Temirov off the cage and back into range.
A leg kick checked by Storm.
Storm appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut there from Storm.
Temirov digs a good hook to Storm's body.
Temirov throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temirov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Temirov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Storm moves to clinch but Temirov breaks away
and Temirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Temirov stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Storm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Temirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Temirov throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Temirov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
Temirov drops his hands momentarily and Storm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Storm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Temirov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Storm misses the jab.
Storm moves away from the strike by Temirov.
Storm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Storm counter with a right hand.
Temirov looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
A big left from Temirov misses.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Temirov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Temirov! But no joy.
Storm misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Temirov.
A jab lands there for Storm.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Temirov.
Temirov lands with a shot to the body.
Temirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Temirov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov lands a slapping body shot.
Temirov misses with a combination
and Temirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Temirov scores with a sloppy right hand. Storm should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ruslan Temirov.
I think Temirov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lincoln Storm!
A relieved looking Lincoln Storm 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 322 p4p, 452 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 48 p4p, 62 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216
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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 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King with a hook.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
King throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Page lands a jab to King's midsection.
King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Page stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Page throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Page.
King wants to stand but Page is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King won't allow Page to sweep him here.
King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice shot by King.
Harley King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page works the jab nicely.
King moves into the clinch.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Page is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
I was talking to Page's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Page has hold of one of King's legs. King is fighting the takedown attempt but Page gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Page throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Page's guard. Nice move by King!
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Page, up you get!
Page changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Page manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Page lands the left hand.
King feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Page sprawling to the canvas! Page rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can King finish him?!
Page is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Page has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King wants to get back to his feet.
Page throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King is looking to escape.
Page lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a strike but King avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Page looking to pass the guard.
Page is working hard here to advance position.
King has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Page has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Page blocks an uppercut.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with some punches.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but King is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
King blocks an uppercut.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Page blocks an uppercut.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a body punch.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King digs a right hand underneath Page's ribcage. Page let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
Page is breathing heavily.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Page backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
King slips under a jab from Page.
King moves into the clinch.
Page is looking to take this one to the mat.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page takes a shot to the head.
King tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King cracks Page with a nice body shot.
Harley King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Page.
A short left from King.
Page lands a body punch.
King misses with some punches.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King sends Page crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! King is motioning to the referee to let Page up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Page is rocked!
King closes the distance and pushes Page back into the cage.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
Page is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Franky Page's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Page misses with the head strike.
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from King on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with some punches.
King digs a right hand underneath Page's ribcage. Page let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from King.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
A hook to the body from King.
King scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King throws a big uppercut that drops Page! More strikes from King and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Page lies dazed against the cage as King celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harley King!
Harley King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 85 p4p, 360 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 2 p4p, 9 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Paulin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Sloppy strikes from Paulin. Those never looked like landing.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steele lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paulin misses with a head kick.
Steele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paulin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steele will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
Paulin lands a head shot.
Steele takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Paulin saw that one coming.
Paulin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paulin's hands.
Paulin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Paulin misses with a hook to the body
and Steele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Paulin throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Steele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steele avoids the head kick by Paulin.
Steele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paulin defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele digs a good body shot into Paulin's ribs.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele misses with a combination
enabling Paulin to counter with a crisp jab.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Paulin thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paulin on the side of the head.
Paulin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele walks into a straight right hand from Paulin.
Paulin throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulin misses with a straight left.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
Steele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulin scores with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paulin throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paulin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin blocks the elbow strike.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Paulin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paulin struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Paulin blocks an uppercut.
Paulin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulin missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paulin misses with a low kick.
Paulin misses with an uppercut.
Paulin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paulin jabs at Steele's body.
Paulin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulin.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paulin doesn't seem bothered though.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulin was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Paulin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulin.
Paulin lands a nice looking body shot.
Steele looks winded!
Paulin cracks Steele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Paulin misses.
Paulin scores with a punch to the head.
Paulin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steele's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Paulin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulin sends Steele crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Paulin is motioning to the referee to let Steele up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele clinches with his opponent.
Paulin is trying to break the clinch but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Paulin gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paulin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulin blocks it with crossed arms.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paulin blocks an elbow strike.
Paulin has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thierry Paulin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thierry Paulin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Paulin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Paulin counter with a right hand.
Paulin cracks Steele with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Steele looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Paulin finish him?
Paulin just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulin walks into a straight right hand from Steele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulin misses the shot to the body.
Paulin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steele.
Steele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paulin on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Steele - just one landing.
Steele takes one to the chin there.
Paulin misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Paulin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steele staying out of range there.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Paulin saw that one coming.
Paulin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Paulin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Steele in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Paulin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paulin.
Paulin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulin lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Paulin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paulin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paulin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Steele.
Paulin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulin managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Paulin swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paulin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paulin misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulin digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paulin blocks the elbow strike.
Paulin lands a shoulder strike.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paulin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Paulin.
Paulin working aggressively here.
Paulin swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Paulin.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paulin digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paulin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paulin breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele swings for the body but Paulin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steele.
Paulin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulin misses with a looping right.
Steele misses with a right hand
enabling Paulin to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulin drops Steele with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Steele! Paulin dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thierry Paulin!
Our winner, Thierry Paulin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roar Horse (ranked 102 p4p, 101 weight class) and Evaristo Jesus (ranked 5 p4p, 4 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roar Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evaristo Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Horse misses the target.
Jesus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jesus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Horse is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Horse tries to clinch there but Jesus circles away.
Horse is looking to land body kicks.
Jesus misses with a lunging right hand
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jesus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jesus misses with an uppercut. Horse saw that one coming.
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse has closed the distance and engaged Jesus in a clinch.
Jesus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jesus tries to pull guard but Horse won't allow it.
Jesus fails to pull guard.
Jesus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jesus lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horse breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Horse finds it's target.
Horse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jesus manages to avoid it.
Jesus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jesus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Horse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jesus instigates a clinch.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Jesus controls the action.
Horse lands a nice knee to the body.
Horse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horse cracks Jesus with a nice body shot.
Jesus looks winded!
A body shot lands from Horse.
Horse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jesus's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Horse misses with some punches.
Horse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jesus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jesus lands with a short shot to the head.
Horse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horse gets tackled into the cage by Jesus. Jesus maintains the clinch.
Jesus prevents a body shot from Horse.
Horse lands with a short shot to the head.
Jesus decides to pull guard.
Horse trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jesus's guard.
Jesus has his foot on Horse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Horse works his way back into a safe position though.
Jesus working for submissions but it's allowed Horse to get to half guard.
Horse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jesus actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus is trying to get back to full guard.
Jesus looking for submissions off his back.
Horse stands up out of the half guard.
Horse lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horse lands a nice shot to the body.
Jesus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Horse. That one must have hurt.
Horse keeps Jesus at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws the kick towards the body but Jesus avoids it.
Horse throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Horse closes the distance and clinches.
Jesus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Horse just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roar Horse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evaristo Jesus.
Jesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse pushes Jesus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Horse lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jesus jumps guard but Horse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Horse breaks the clinch.
Horse throws a body shot but no joy.
Horse thows a body kick. Jesus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roar Horse dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jesus slips a jab and a cross from Horse.
Horse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jesus, pushing him back against the cage.
Jesus throws a head punch that misses.
Horse tries to work over Jesus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roar Horse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Horse 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jesus avoids a kick to the body.
Horse looks to score with a jab to the body but Jesus is just out of range.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jesus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jesus misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Horse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse thows a body kick. Jesus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jesus is breathing heavily.
Jesus glances at the clock... BAM! Horse nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Jesus crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Jesus is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roar Horse!
After winning the bout, Roar Horse thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Evaristo Jesus was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Priester (ranked 32 p4p, 54 weight class) and William Spud (ranked 3 p4p, 7 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spud's choice of entrance music: Havana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Spud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spud.
Priester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Priester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Priester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Priester.
Spud lands a head shot.
It looks like Landon Priester has been cut.
Priester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Priester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spud. That did some damage!
Priester lands a right hook to the body.
Priester misses with a body kick.
Spud throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Priester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Priester keeps Spud at a distance using the push kick.
Priester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Priester.
Priester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spud.
Priester throws a head kick that misses.
Priester lands with a nice body kick.
Spud moves away from the strike by Priester.
Spud cracks Priester with an open hand slap.
Spud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Spud.
Spud finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spud defending well as Priester loads up on a big left hand.
Priester throws a leg kick which misses Spud's front leg but catches the back leg as Spud tries to avoid it.
Spud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priester sizes up Spud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spud takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Spud.
Spud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spud misses with a low kick.
Priester uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spud.
Spud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priester.
Spud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Spud.
Spud has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Priester finds it's way round the side to connect with Spud's head.
Priester with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spud lands a right hook to the body.
Spud lands with an overhand left.
Spud takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Priester looks to land a right hand but Spud moved out of range.
Priester throws a looping overhand right but Spud ducks down to avoid it.
Priester misses with a low kick as Spud jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester tries to score with a low kick but Spud moves his leg out of the way.
Priester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Priester.
Spud bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Priester's head backwards.
We've been informed that Spud has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Spud loads up on a big right hand but Priester slips the punch.
Nice cross by Priester.
Priester takes a swing at Spud's ribcage but misses.
Spud looks to score with a jab to the body but Priester is just out of range.
Priester misses with a right hand
and Spud counters with a nice uppercut.
Landon Priester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Priester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Priester lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Priester slips under a jab.
Priester slips a jab from Spud.
Spud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Priester.
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Priester is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands with a cross.
Spud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priester throws a series of punches but Spud moves out of range.
Priester connects with a body shot that sends Spud's belly button to the back.
Spud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
Spud avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by Priester.
Priester lands with a slapping head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Priester as he connects with a hook.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spud was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Nice uppercut lands for Spud. That snapped Priester's head back.
Spud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spud moves out of range of the body kick from Priester.
Spud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Priester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Priester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester throws a poor cross that misses
and Spud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Spud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Priester.
Priester misses with a head kick.
Spud needs to keep his hands up - Priester had a free shot at his head there.
Priester misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spud. That did some damage!
Spud scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Priester tries to land a body kick
and Spud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Spud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Priester's hands.
Landon Priester's cut is getting worse.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spud is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Priester with a body shot.
Priester walks into a left hand.
Priester works the jab nicely.
Priester lands with a thumping leg kick.
Priester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spud throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.
Spud throws the left hand but Priester avoids the punch easily.
Spud misses with a straight left.
Priester misses with a looping left.
Spud throws out a counter right but Priester avoids it with no problem.
Priester moves away from the strike by Spud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spud avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Priester.
Priester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spud.
Priester misses with a head kick.
Spud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Priester scores with a jab.
Priester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spud checks it well.
A slow jab from Priester misses its intended target.
Priester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landon Priester is winning the standup battle so far.
Priester slips a straight right by Spud.
Priester stuns Spud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Priester checks a leg kick.
Priester throws a quick counter head kick but Spud was just out of range.
Spud just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Priester misses the target.
A good leg kick by Spud.
Spud throws an overhand right that lands on Priester's shoulder, as Priester tries to avoid the shot.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spud.
Spud misses with a looping left.
Spud misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Priester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spud momentarily.
Priester slips a straight right by Spud.
Spud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spud might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Priester has got the better of the exchanges.
Priester jabs Spud to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Spud. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester connects with a single shot there.
Priester moves forwards but Spud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spud moves away from the strike by Priester.
Spud missing with a left hand there. Priester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spud lands with a straight right. Priester didn't see that one coming.
Spud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Priester counters with an outside leg kick.
Priester misses with a right hand
and Spud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spud scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spud scores with a body shot.
Spud misses with a hook. Priester ducked under it nicely.
Spud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spud moves out of range of the strikes.
Priester lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Priester.
Priester moves out of range as Spud throws a body kick.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Priester can pounce on him.
Spud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Landon Priester's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Priester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Priester.
Spud tries to land a front kick but Priester steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Priester throws a wild body kick that Spud sees coming a mile off.
Priester's corner calls for a 1-2. Priester obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Priester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spud throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester misses with a leg kick.
Spud throws a jab when Priester was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spud. Priester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Priester throws an overhand right that lands on Spud's shoulder, as Spud tries to avoid the shot.
Spud connects with a crisp jab.
Spud takes a swing at Priester's ribcage but misses.
Priester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spud.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Priester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Priester tries to bum rush Spud with a series of wild strikes but Spud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spud punishes Priester's body with a nice straight punch.
Priester works the jab nicely.
Spud swings for the body but Priester moves out of range.
Priester needs to keep his hands up - Spud had a free shot at his head there.
Spud slips under a jab from Priester.
Spud replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Priester blocks it well.
Priester lands a jab.
Priester lands a nice hook to Spud's body. Spud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spud misses with a hook
and Priester counters with a thumping low kick.
Priester tests Spud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Priester punishes Spud's body with a nice straight punch.
Spud darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Priester half committed to a counter leg kick.
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Priester tests Spud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Spud tenderised Priester's leg. Priester is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spud if he has to take too many more of those.
Priester with the inside leg kick.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Spud takes one to the side of the head.
Priester throws a body kick that misses.
Priester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spud throws out the jab.
Priester throws a head kick that misses.
Spud throws out a loose jab but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester misses with a head kick.
Donk. Priester catches Spud right on the button with a cross.
Priester lands a nice looking body shot.
Spud throws a sloppy body shot
and Priester counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spud's knee momentarily.
Spud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester misses the jab.
Priester lands a jab to Spud's midsection.
Spud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priester.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spud works the jab nicely.
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 Landon Priester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spud feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Priesters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Priester throws out a loose jab but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Spud moves out of range of the strikes.
Priester misses with a two punch combination.
Spud jabs at Priester's body.
Spud throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spud throws an overhand right that lands on Priester's shoulder, as Priester tries to avoid the shot.
Priester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
Spud has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Priester ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spud with a hook.
Spud lands with a hook. Priester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Priester is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spud fakes the body blow, causing Priester to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Priester goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Spud!
William Spud is the new lightweight champion!
After the big win, William Spud made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors PWNAGE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 12 p4p, 55 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Rones comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joy Rones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rones. Regueiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regueiro connects with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Regueiro.
Regueiro swings widly with a right hand
and Rones counters with a stiff right hand.
Regueiro lands a jab to the nose.
Regueiro takes a swing at Rones's ribcage but misses.
Regueiro slips a straight right by Rones.
Rones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Regueiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rones's head backwards.
Regueiro looks to land a body kick but Rones moved away.
Regueiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Regueiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Regueiro as he connects with a hook.
Regueiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rones. That did some damage!
Regueiro misses with a body punch
and Rones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro jabs Rones right on the nose. Rones blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Regueiro counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Regueiro.
Regueiro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Regueiro misses with a lunging right hand
letting Rones counter with a right hand.
Regueiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Rones circles away.
Nice body punch from Regueiro.
Regueiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Regueiro misses with a hook
and Rones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Regueiro misses with a right hand
and Rones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Rones is out of range.
Rones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Rones.
We've been informed that Regueiro has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Regueiro throws a front kick that sends Rones stumbling back into the cage.
Regueiro lands a leg kick that knocks Rones off balance momentarily.
Rones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Regueiro.
A little feinted left hand from Rones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro cracks a nice hook into Rones's ribs.
Rones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Regueiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rones doesn't seem phased though.
Rones staying out of range there.
Regueiro throws a series of punches but Rones avoids them all with ease.
Regueiro throws the left hand but Rones avoids the punch easily.
Regueiro tries to bum rush Rones with a series of wild strikes but Rones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Regueiro sizes up Rones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Regueiro lands with a shot to the body.
Rones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro connects with a right hand. Rones shakes it off.
Regueiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Regueiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rones doesn't seem bothered though.
Rones takes one on the button.
Rones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rones drops his hands momentarily and Regueiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice jab there from Regueiro.
Regueiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rones.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Regueiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Regueiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Regueiro misses with a wild body shot.
Regueiro feints and then cracks Rones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rones down.
Regueiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Regueiro. Regueiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Regueiro throws a head kick that misses
letting Rones counter with a right hand.
Regueiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Regueiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Regueiro.
Regueiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Regueiro.
Rones looks to land a left hand but Regueiro moved out of range nicely.
Rones slips a jab from Regueiro.
It looked like Rones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Regueiro has time to react.
That has opened up Julio Regueiro's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rones.
A jab from Regueiro misses.
Rones tried to counter with a leg kick but Regueiro avoided it.
Regueiro lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Regueiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Regueiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Regueiro throws a lazy right hand but Rones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Regueiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Regueiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Regueiro is predictable there
and Rones counters with a straight right hand.
Regueiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut
and Rones counters with a crisp right hand that drops Regueiro! Rones lets Regueiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Regueiro is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regueiro misses with a right hand
and Rones counters with a right hand from hell and Regueiro is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joy Rones!
Joy Rones retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joy Rones waved his t-shirt featuring HELLS BALLS RECOVERY's logo in front of the cameras.
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