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GAMMA#852 Grabber v Kodjia PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jock Strap (ranked 2000 p4p, 1486 weight class) and Chakrii Weecharangsan (ranked 248 p4p, 184 weight class). Weecharangsan has chosen Sarama as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock Strap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chakrii Weecharangsan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strap moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Strap misses with a body kick.
Strap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weecharangsan throws out the jab.
Weecharangsan clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strap as Weecharangsan tries to tie him up.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
Weecharangsan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weecharangsan blocks a body shot from Strap.
Strap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weecharangsan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strap avoids it.
Weecharangsan lands with a right to the head.
Strap tries to throw a body punch but Weecharangsan avoids it by throwing Strap back against the cage.
Weecharangsan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weecharangsan misses with some punches.
Strap lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weecharangsan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Strap has Weecharangsan pushed against the cage.
Weecharangsan swings wildly with an uppercut but Strap uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strap tries to throw a body punch but Weecharangsan avoids it by throwing Strap back against the cage.
Strap presses Weecharangsan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weecharangsan has Strap pressed against the cage.
Weecharangsan lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strap.
Strap tries to throw a body punch but Weecharangsan avoids it by throwing Strap back against the cage.
Weecharangsan trying to control the position but instead, Strap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weecharangsan into the cage.
Strap swings wildly with an uppercut but Weecharangsan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strap misses with a punch to the body.
Weecharangsan looking to stall.
Weecharangsan prevents a body shot from Strap.
Strap lands with a light punch inside.
Strap lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weecharangsan backwards.
Strap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strap digs a right hand underneath Weecharangsan's ribcage. Weecharangsan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weecharangsan misses with a punch on the inside.
Weecharangsan misses with a body punch.
Weecharangsan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Strap is working Weecharangsan over against the cage.
Strap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Weecharangsan taking a breather.
Strap lands a body punch.
Strap is leaning against Weecharangsan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strap has a couple of punches blocked by Weecharangsan.
Weecharangsan pushes Strap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weecharangsan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weecharangsan backwards.
Strap digs a right hand underneath Weecharangsan's ribcage. Weecharangsan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Strap.
Weecharangsan misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan is trying to maintain a safe position but Strap gets an underhook and turns Weecharangsan into the cage.
Strap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weecharangsan.
Weecharangsan blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Strap.
Strap struggles to land a body shot inside as Weecharangsan controls his hands.
Weecharangsan scores with a shot to the side of Strap's head.
Weecharangsan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weecharangsan.
Weecharangsan slows down the pace here.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weecharangsan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strap.
Strap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Strap.
Strap can't find room to land a body shot as Weecharangsan controls the action.
Strap lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Strap scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strap misses with a body punch.
Weecharangsan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strap misses with a punch to the body.
Weecharangsan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weecharangsan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weecharangsan.
Weecharangsan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Weecharangsan blocks an uppercut.
Strap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weecharangsan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weecharangsan's elbow.
Weecharangsan lands with a short shot to the head.
Weecharangsan tries to stall but Strap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jock Strap dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weecharangsan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Strap fails to land.
Weecharangsan tries a knee to the head but Strap blocks it.
Weecharangsan blocking some punches.
Weecharangsan lands a body punch.
Weecharangsan has a couple of punches blocked by Strap.
Weecharangsan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strap backwards.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
Weecharangsan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weecharangsan presses Strap against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weecharangsan misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Strap as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Weecharangsan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Strap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weecharangsan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Weecharangsan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strap misses with a body punch.
Weecharangsan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weecharangsan has Strap pushed against the cage.
Strap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strap.
Weecharangsan tries a knee to the head but Strap blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weecharangsan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Strap up against the cage.
Weecharangsan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Strap.
Weecharangsan digs a right hand into Strap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strap's gas tank.
Strap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weecharangsan tries to work over Strap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weecharangsan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weecharangsans head.
A head punch on the inside from Strap fails to land.
Strap lands a shoulder strike.
Weecharangsan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strap can't find room to land a body shot as Weecharangsan controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weecharangsan prevents a body shot from Strap.
Strap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jock Strap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weecharangsan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strap managing to block the knees to the body from Weecharangsan.
Strap tries a body shot but Weecharangsan blocks it.
Strap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weecharangsan can do to turn this around?
Weecharangsan wants to stall.
Strap can't find room to land a body shot as Weecharangsan controls the action.
Strap misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weecharangsan takes a shot to the head.
Weecharangsan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Strap.
A right handed body shot lands from Strap.
Strap cracks Weecharangsan with a nice body shot.
Strap lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weecharangsan prevents a body shot from Strap.
Weecharangsan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strap tries to work over Weecharangsan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weecharangsan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strap backwards.
Strap misses with a body punch.
Weecharangsan throws a punch but it's blocked by Strap.
Weecharangsan trying to control the position but instead, Strap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weecharangsan into the cage.
Weecharangsan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Straps head.
Strap misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Strap scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weecharangsan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weecharangsan is looking to control Strap's arms but Strap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weecharangsan has his back to the cage.
Strap swings wildly with an uppercut but Weecharangsan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Weecharangsan on the inside.
Weecharangsan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Weecharangsan.
Still in the clinch, Strap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strap gets through Weecharangsan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strap misses with the head strike.
Weecharangsan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strap blocks it with crossed arms.
Strap struggles to land a body shot inside as Weecharangsan controls his hands.
Strap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weecharangsan missing with knees to the body.
Weecharangsan blocks an uppercut.
Strap blocks a body shot from Weecharangsan.
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 Jock Strap will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Weecharangsan misses the target.
Weecharangsan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Strap clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weecharangsan gets through Strap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Strap.
Come on Strap - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Weecharangsan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weecharangsan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weecharangsan taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Strap.
Strap scores with a hook to the body.
Strap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strap misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Strap - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weecharangsan misses with a knee to the head.
Weecharangsan has Strap pushed against the cage.
Weecharangsan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strap.
Weecharangsan prevents a body shot from Strap.
Strap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Weecharangsan is looking to control Strap's arms but Strap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weecharangsan has his back to the cage.
Weecharangsan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weecharangsan blocks a body shot from Strap.
Strap misses with the head strike.
Weecharangsan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strap misses with a punch to the body.
Weecharangsan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weecharangsan is trying to maintain a safe position but Strap gets an underhook and turns Weecharangsan into the cage.
Strap is leaning against Weecharangsan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weecharangsan's elbow.
Chakrii Weecharangsan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strap as Weecharangsan tries to tie him up.
Strap blocks an uppercut.
Weecharangsan tries to throw a body punch but Strap avoids it by throwing Weecharangsan back against the cage.
Strap misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strap misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Strap fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Strap fails to land.
Strap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weecharangsan's elbow.
Strap blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Strap as the two fighters clinch.
Weecharangsan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strap blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap misses with a punch on the inside.
Weecharangsan lands with a left to the head.
Strap being controlled against the cage.
Strap lands a body punch.
Strap misses with a body punch.
Strap struggles to land a body shot inside as Weecharangsan controls his hands.
Strap throws a head punch that misses.
Strap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weecharangsan backwards.
Weecharangsan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strap tries to work over Weecharangsan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strap pushes Weecharangsan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strap tries to throw a body punch but Weecharangsan avoids it by throwing Strap back against the cage.
Weecharangsan with a knee to the head.
Strap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strap misses with the head strike.
Strap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strap cracks Weecharangsan with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Weecharangsan.
Strap can't find room to land a body shot as Weecharangsan controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Weecharangsan.
Strap avoids a wild elbow strike from Weecharangsan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weecharangsan has Strap pushed against the cage.
Weecharangsan prevents a body shot from Strap.
Strap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weecharangsan blocks an uppercut.
Weecharangsan is looking to control Strap's arms but Strap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Weecharangsan has his back to the cage.
Weecharangsan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jock Strap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strap being controlled against the cage.
Strap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weecharangsans head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jock Strap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strap has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jock Strap!
Jock Strap decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BM Websphere (ranked 496 p4p, 557 weight class) and Gage Underwood (ranked 62 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BM Websphere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gage Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood cracks Websphere with an open hand slap.
Websphere misses with a kick to the body
and Underwood counters with a thumping low kick.
Websphere needs to keep his hands up - Underwood had a free shot at his head there.
Underwood throws an overhand right that lands on Websphere's shoulder, as Websphere tries to avoid the shot.
Websphere throws out a leg kick but Underwood moves out of range and Websphere only half commits.
Websphere moves away from the strike by Underwood.
We've been told by Websphere's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Websphere throws a leg kick but Underwood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.
Underwood connects with a looping right hand.
Underwood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Underwood throws a chopping leg kick but Websphere manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Websphere walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Underwood swings for the body but Websphere moves out of range.
Underwood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Underwood connects with a crisp jab.
Underwood lands with a cross.
Websphere looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Underwood throws out a counter right but Websphere avoids it with no problem.
Websphere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Underwood.
Websphere is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Underwood! But no joy.
Underwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Websphere.
A jab from Underwood misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere walks into a straight right hand from Underwood.
A slapping body kick lands there for Websphere.
Websphere pivots, looking for a leg kick but Underwood is out of range and Websphere settles back down.
Underwood with a nice calf kick.
Underwood misses with an uppercut. Websphere saw that one coming.
A cross from Underwood lands.
Websphere on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Websphere misses with a wild body shot.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Underwood.
Websphere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Underwood.
Underwood checks a low kick from Websphere.
Websphere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Underwood.
Websphere fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Underwood.
Nice body punch from Underwood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Underwood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Websphere counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Websphere.
Websphere lands an uppercut.
Underwood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Underwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Websphere has double underhooks.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Underwood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Underwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Underwood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Websphere.
Underwood checks a leg kick.
Websphere tries to clinch there but Underwood circles away.
Underwood replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Websphere blocks it well.
Underwood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Underwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Websphere counters with a straight right hand.
Websphere closes the distance and clinches.
Websphere tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Underwood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Underwood.
Websphere tries a body shot but Underwood blocks it.
Websphere working aggressively here.
Underwood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Websphere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Underwood's elbow.
Underwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Underwood scores with the left hand. Websphere knows he should have avoided that one.
Websphere misses with an uppercut. Underwood saw that one coming.
Underwood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Underwood. Websphere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Underwood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Websphere is out of range.
Websphere moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Underwood.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Underwood manages to break the clinch.
Underwood misses the jab.
Underwood throws a hook to the side of Websphere's head but Websphere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Underwood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Websphere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Underwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Websphere.
Websphere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Underwood connects with a nice looking jab.
Underwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Websphere.
Websphere thinks about countering with a body kick.
Websphere ducks right into an uppercut from Underwood.
A big left from Underwood misses.
Websphere is looking to wear down Underwood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Underwood misses with a straight left.
Underwood connects with a body shot that sends Websphere's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Underwood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Underwood throws a low kick, looking for Websphere's leg but Websphere calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Websphere.
Underwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Websphere clobbers Underwood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Underwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Underwood misses with a straight right.
Websphere swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Underwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Websphere just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Websphere tenderised Underwood's leg. Underwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Underwood.
Websphere is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Websphere misses the target.
Underwood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Underwood misses with a looping left.
A big left from Underwood misses.
Underwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Websphere tries to close the distance and clinch up but Underwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Underwood digs a good body shot into Websphere's ribs.
Websphere moves out of range as Underwood strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Underwood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Websphere - the referee stops the clock and Underwood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Websphere. Underwood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Underwood dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Underwood blocks the body kick.
Underwood lands a jab to the head.
Websphere moves out of range as Underwood strikes.
Websphere throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Websphere explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Websphere swings for the body but Underwood moves out of range.
Websphere on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Underwood throws out a loose jab but Websphere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Websphere slips under a jab.
Websphere swings for the body but Underwood moves out of range.
Underwood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Websphere checks the leg kick.
Underwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Websphere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere slips a straight right by Underwood.
Underwood just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWebsphere.
Websphere blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Websphere.
Underwood lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Underwood gets tackled into the cage by Websphere. Websphere maintains the clinch.
Websphere lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Websphere.
Underwood blocks a body shot from Websphere.
Underwood breaks the clinch.
Websphere rushes Underwood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Underwood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Websphere walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab lands there for Underwood.
A lazy left from Websphere finds it's target.
Underwood checks a leg kick nicely.
Underwood scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Websphere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Underwood scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Underwood misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Underwood.
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!
Websphere steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Underwood. That one must have hurt.
Websphere is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Underwood does it's job there.
Gage Underwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Underwood lands a jab to Websphere's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere tries a head kick but it misses.
Underwood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Websphere's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Underwood. Beautiful body shot.
Websphere fails with an attempt to clinch.
Websphere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Underwood manages to avoid it.
Websphere connects with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Websphere.
Underwood misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Websphere to counter with a crisp jab.
Websphere slips under a jab from Underwood.
Websphere tries to counter by clinching up but Underwood breaks away and moves out of range.
Underwood throws a lazy uppercut
and Websphere counters with a nice leg kick.
Websphere throws a solid leg kick but Underwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Websphere.
Underwood throws out a counter right but Websphere avoids it with no problem.
Websphere throws the left hand but Underwood avoids the punch easily.
Underwood misses with a body kick.
Websphere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Websphere fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Underwood checks it well.
Underwood throws a lazy right hand but Websphere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick from Underwood, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Underwood checks a low kick from Websphere.
Underwood misses with a hook. Websphere ducked under it nicely.
Underwood throws a leg kick which misses Websphere's front leg but catches the back leg as Websphere tries to avoid it.
Underwood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Websphere throws a body kick that misses.
Websphere looks to score with a jab to the body but Underwood is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Underwood.
Websphere checks the leg kick.
Websphere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Underwood's hands.
A slow jab from Websphere misses its intended target.
Websphere stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Underwood.
Underwood misses with a hook.
A jab from Underwood misses.
Websphere takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Underwood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Websphere slips a straight right by Underwood.
Underwood throws an off balance right hand
and Websphere counters with a low kick, right behind Underwood 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gage Underwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Underwood misses with a kick to the body.
Underwood misses with a looping left.
Websphere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Websphere scores with a leg kick.
Websphere wants to land a leg kick but Underwood is out of range.
Websphere slips a straight right by Underwood.
Underwood connects with a high kick.
Websphere on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Underwood misses the jab.
Websphere throws a looping overhand right but Underwood ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Underwood.
Underwood connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Websphere lands a jab to the head.
Websphere drives through and clinches with Underwood against the cage.
Websphere working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Underwood cracks a nice hook into Websphere's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gage Underwood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Websphere takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Websphere scoring well with a low kick there.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.
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.
Underwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Websphere throws out the jab.
Underwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Websphere.
Websphere wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Underwood takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Underwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Underwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Underwood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Websphere throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Underwood thuds a left hand into Websphere's body.
Websphere takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Underwood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Underwood misses.
Websphere misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Websphere fires out a quick counter leg kick but Underwood just manages to avoid it.
Websphere walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Underwood throws a leg kick
and Websphere counters with a stiff right hand.
Underwood throws a big shot that misses.
Underwood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Underwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Websphere moves into the clinch successfully.
Websphere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Websphere digs a right hand into Underwood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Underwood's gas tank.
Websphere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Websphere has Underwood pressed against the cage, preventing Underwood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Underwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Underwood tries to circle away but Websphere has him pinned against the cage.
Websphere lands an uppercut.
Underwood can't break the clinch.
Websphere can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
Websphere lands a knee to the body.
Underwood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Websphere.
Underwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
BM Websphere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere lands with a light punch inside.
Websphere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Websphere makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Underwood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Underwood takes a shot to the head.
Websphere scores with a shoulder strike.
Websphere lands a shoulder strike.
Websphere lands a hook to the side of the head.
Underwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Websphere lands a head kick!
Websphere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Websphere appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Underwood throws an off balance right hand
and Websphere counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Websphere scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Underwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Websphere tries to throw a body punch but Underwood avoids it by throwing Websphere back against the cage.
Underwood can't break the clinch.
Websphere is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Underwood is defending well for now.
Underwood working hard to break the clinch.
Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Underwood throws out a loose jab but Websphere uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood looks to throw the jab but Websphere is out of range.
Websphere throws a head kick that misses
and Underwood counters with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Underwood blocks the leg kick.
Underwood misses with a straight left.
Websphere moves out of range as Underwood strikes.
Websphere takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Underwood misses with a hook.
Websphere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Underwood manages to avoid it.
Underwood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Underwood lunges at Websphere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Websphere's hand.
Websphere jabs Underwood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Underwood looks to land a left hand but Websphere moved out of range nicely.
Underwood 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.
Websphere walks into a straight right hand from Underwood.
Websphere wants to slow Underwood down by chopping away at his legs.
Websphere tries to clinch but Underwood moves out of range.
Underwood misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Underwood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Websphere at a distance.
Underwood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Underwood throws an off balance right hand
and Websphere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Underwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Websphere throws out the jab.
Underwood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Websphere tries to work over Underwood's front leg with a kick but Underwood checks it.
Underwood replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Websphere blocks it well.
Underwood lands with an uppercut that bounces Websphere off the cage and back into range.
Websphere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Underwood throws out a counter right but Websphere avoids it with no problem.
Websphere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Websphere avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Websphere fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Underwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Websphere is looking to counter the offense by Underwood and move into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Underwood.
Underwood throws the left hand but Websphere avoids the punch easily.
Websphere is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Underwood.
Underwood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Websphere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
BM Websphere showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Underwood 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gage Underwood!
A less than humble Gage Underwood misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Corson (ranked 637 p4p, 502 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 100 p4p, 75 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shayne Corson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corson throws a hook but Wrexham avoids it easily.
A big right from Corson misses.
Corson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wrexham moves into range and clinches up with Corson.
Wrexham misses with a body punch.
Wrexham is working Corson over against the cage.
Wrexham breaks from the clinch.
Wrexham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wrexham looks for the body kick but Corson saw that one coming.
Wrexham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corson.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Corson.
Wrexham ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wrexham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corson is looking to counter punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corson.
Corson throws a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrexham moves away.
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Corson.
Wrexham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wrexham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham digs a good hook to Corson's body.
Wrexham closes the distance and clinches.
Corson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham throws a one two combo.
Wrexham moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Wrexham misses with the body kick
and Corson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wrexham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corson avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wrexham lands a leg kick that knocks Corson off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrexham darts in and clinches Corson up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corson.
Corson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Wrexham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham digs a right hand into Corson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corson's gas tank.
Wrexham prevents a body shot from Corson.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corson's elbow.
Wrexham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson misses with a punch on the inside.
Corson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Wrexham fails to land.
Corson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham lands a body shot.
Corson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrexham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Corson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrexham .
Corson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wrexham .
Corson moves out of range of the body kick from Wrexham .
Wrexham scores with a jab. Corson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wrexham misses with a left hand
and Corson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
Corson is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Wrexham .
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wrexham - that will leave a mark!
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Corson slips a jab from Wrexham .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wrexham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corson.
Corson throws a lazy head kick
and Wrexham counters with a left and a right that stings Corson.
Wrexham wants to clinch up but Corson keeps it at a distance.
Wrexham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Wrexham . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wrexham .
Corson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wrexham momentarily.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch but Corson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wrexham moves away from the strike by Corson.
Wrexham slips a jab from Corson.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut
and Corson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wrexham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
Wrexham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corson, pushing him back against the cage.
Corson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Corson.
Corson tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Corson back against the cage.
Corson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corson takes a swing at Wrexham 's ribcage but misses.
Wrexham slips a jab from Corson.
Corson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wrexham moves away from the strike by Corson.
Corson throws out a loose jab but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham works Corson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Wrexham , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wrexham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corson at a distance.
Wrexham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corson moves away from the strike by Wrexham .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Wrexham .
Wrexham jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Corson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wrexham .
Wrexham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wrexham works Corson's body with a nice hook.
Wrexham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corson moves away.
Wrexham scores with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Wrexham .
Corson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Corson lunges at Wrexham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wrexham 's hand.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrexham throws a front kick that sends Corson stumbling back into the cage.
Wrexham lands with an overhand left.
Corson looks to throw the jab but Wrexham is out of range.
Wrexham throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson throws a sloppy head kick and Wrexham moves out of range easily.
Wrexham misses with a left hand
and Corson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Corson - just one landing.
Corson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corson throws a sloppy head kick and Wrexham moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Wrexham there.
Wrexham lets loose with a powerful body kick. Corson will feel that in the morning.
Wrexham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wrexham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wrexham 's head backwards.
Corson walks into a jab.
Wrexham blocks a head kick by Corson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrexham manages to avoid it.
Wrexham looks to land a body kick but Corson moved away.
Wrexham throws the left hand but Corson avoids the punch easily.
Corson throws a looping overhand right but Wrexham ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson throws out a loose jab but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Corson blocks a leg kick.
Corson is looking to counter punch.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Wrexham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
Corson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Corson throws a body punch but Wrexham moves out of range.
Corson slips a jab and a cross from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a nice shot to the body.
Corson throws a head kick but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wrexham lands with a shot to the body.
Wrexham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wrexham is looking to score with low kicks.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Corson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut.
Corson slips a jab and a cross from Wrexham .
Corson lands with a cross.
Corson moves out of range of the leg kick from Wrexham .
Wrexham ducks under a wild hook from Corson.
Corson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a right hook to the body.
Corson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrexham moves away.
Wrexham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrexham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wrexham moves out of range of the strikes.
Corson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson looks to throw the jab but Wrexham is out of range.
Wrexham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Wrexham looks to throw a body kick
and Corson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wrexham scores with a jab to the head.
Wrexham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Wrexham misses
and Corson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corson can't find room to land a body shot as Wrexham controls the action.
Corson misses with some punches.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corson takes a shot to the head.
Corson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Corson controls his hands.
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wrexham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Corson throws a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrexham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wrexham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wrexham defending well as Corson loads up on a big left hand.
Corson takes a swing at Wrexham 's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Wrexham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wrexham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrexham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrexham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wrexham scores with a leg kick.
Corson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham misses with a low kick.
Wrexham throws a jab when Corson was well out of range.
Wrexham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrexham misses with a hook.
Wrexham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wrexham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wrexham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Corson's head backwards.
Wrexham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wrexham misses with a wild combination.
Corson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wrexham to score with a decent uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corson.
Wrexham looks to throw the jab but Corson is out of range.
Corson moves away from the strike by Wrexham .
Wrexham lands with a right hand.
Corson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wrexham to score with a decent uppercut.
Wrexham misses the body punch
and Wrexham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrexham throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Wrexham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Corson.
Shayne Corson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corson avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wrexham avoids it.
Corson loads up on a big right hand but Wrexham slips the punch.
Corson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wrexham throws out the jab.
Wrexham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wrexham throws a jab when Corson was well out of range.
Corson lands a head shot.
Wrexham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wrexham misses with a hook. Corson ducked under it nicely.
Wrexham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Corson takes a step back to recover.
Wrexham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wrexham looks to land a combination but Corson avoids it well.
Corson misses with a straight left.
Wrexham digs a good body shot into Corson's ribs.
Corson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wrexham throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corson lands a head kick!
Corson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrexham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrexham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corson.
Wrexham lands with a good body shot.
Corson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Wrexham finds it's way through Corson's defenses.
Tyler Wrexham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Corson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corson blocks a jab.
Corson throws a poor cross that misses
and Wrexham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrexham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corson.
Wrexham moves out of range of the strikes.
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham ducks under a wild hook from Corson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wrexham feints and then cracks Corson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corson down.
Wrexham cracks a nice hook into Corson's ribs.
Wrexham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wrexham throws a jab but it's blocked by Corson.
Corson walks into a straight right hand from Wrexham .
Wrexham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corson. That did some damage!
Corson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wrexham throws a lazy right hand but Corson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wrexham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wrexham connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wrexham 's corner calls for a 1-2. Wrexham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wrexham defending well as Corson loads up on a big left hand.
Corson takes a swing at Wrexham 's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wrexham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wrexham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wrexham !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Temirov (ranked 535 p4p, 227 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 65 p4p, 31 weight class). Ruslan Temirov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bo Xiang Pao's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Temirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Xiang Pao.
Temirov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Temirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiang Pao throws a sloppy head kick and Temirov moves out of range easily.
Xiang Pao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Temirov.
Xiang Pao takes a swing at Temirov's ribcage but misses.
Temirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
Xiang Pao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Temirov misses with a body shot.
Xiang Pao stuns Temirov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
An attempted straight right counter from Temirov misses the target.
Temirov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping left.
Temirov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Temirov misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temirov. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Temirov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xiang Pao.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiang Pao tries to score with a low kick but Temirov moves his leg out of the way.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Temirov moved out of range.
Temirov is looking to counter punch.
Xiang Pao connects with a jab.
Temirov throws a solid leg kick but Xiang Pao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Temirov.
Xiang Pao misses with a head kick.
Temirov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiang Pao staying out of range there.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
Temirov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Temirov throws out a leg kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range and Temirov only half commits.
Temirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temirov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Xiang Pao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xiang Pao.
Good shot there by Temirov.
Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Temirov moves away and avoids it.
Temirov takes one to the chin there.
Temirov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Temirov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Temirov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Temirov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Temirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Temirov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao obviously looking to wear him down.
Temirov misses with a left hand
and Xiang Pao counters with a stiff right hand.
Temirov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xiang Pao momentarily.
Xiang Pao moves away from the strike by Temirov.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiang Pao tests Temirov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiang Pao takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Bo Xiang Pao has been cut.
Xiang Pao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Temirov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Xiang Pao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A low kick from Temirov misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands a really nice looking cross but Temirov seems unphased.
A clash of legs there as Xiang Pao blocks the low kick.
Temirov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Temirov misses.
A low kick lands for Xiang Pao.
Temirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiang Pao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick that knocks Temirov off balance momentarily.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook
and Temirov counters with a good low kick that Xiang Pao was not able to check.
Temirov misses with a looping left.
Temirov defending well as Xiang Pao loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov scores with a hook to the body. Xiang Pao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Temirov's head backwards.
Temirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Temirov swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Temirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Temirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao scores with a head kick. Temirov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Temirov just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Xiang Pao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Temirov misses with an uppercut
and Xiang Pao counters with a stiff right hand.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Temirov was well out of range.
Xiang Pao scores with a sloppy right hand. Temirov should have avoided that one.
Xiang Pao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick, looking for Temirov's leg but Temirov calmly moves out of range.
Xiang Pao scores with a hook to the body. Temirov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirov avoids the body shot from Xiang Pao.
Temirov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Xiang Pao catches Temirov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Xiang Pao dominated that round.
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 slips a straight right by Temirov.
Temirov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Temirov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xiang Pao has time to react.
Temirov throws a hook to the side of Xiang Pao's head but Xiang Pao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xiang Pao, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Temirov is predictable there
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight right hand.
Xiang Pao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Temirov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Temirov.
Xiang Pao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Temirov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Temirov.
Xiang Pao misses the shot to the body.
Temirov ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiang Pao.
Temirov throws a low kick but Xiang Pao avoids it.
Temirov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xiang Pao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Temirov stuns Xiang Pao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Temirov takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Xiang Pao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiang Pao defending well as Temirov loads up on a big left hand.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Temirov.
Xiang Pao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Temirov misses with a hook.
Xiang Pao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Temirov thumps Xiang Pao with a low kick.
Temirov missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Temirov needs to keep his hands up - Xiang Pao had a free shot at his head there.
Temirov 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.
Temirov misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Temirov.
Xiang Pao swings widly with a right hand
enabling Temirov to counter with a crisp jab.
Temirov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xiang Pao checks it well.
Temirov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiang Pao takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Xiang Pao.
Temirov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Temirov.
A little feinted left hand from Temirov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xiang Pao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Temirov looks to land a left hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Xiang Pao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
Temirov throws a hook to the side of Xiang Pao's head but Xiang Pao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temirov connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Temirov takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Xiang Pao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
Temirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Temirov throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao moved away.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Temirov's head but Temirov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Temirov misses the target.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Temirov avoids it easily.
Temirov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Temirov.
Danga de danga de dang - Temirov scores with a four punch combination!
Temirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temirov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Temirov misses with a looping right.
Temirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiang Pao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Temirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Temirov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao just misses with a punch to the body.
Temirov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Temirov scores with a body shot.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiang Pao throws a right hand that misses
and Temirov counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temirov misses with a straight left.
Temirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Temirov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xiang Pao connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Xiang Pao.
Temirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Temirov.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Temirov misses the shot to the body.
Temirov defending well as Xiang Pao loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xiang Pao scores with the left hand. Temirov knows he should have avoided that one.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick that knocks Temirov off balance momentarily.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Temirov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Xiang Pao checks a leg kick nicely.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Temirov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Temirov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temirov throwing a counter right hand but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Temirov connects with a body shot.
Temirov misses with a straight right.
Xiang Pao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Temirov manages to avoid it.
Temirov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Temirov misses with an uppercut.
Temirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
No joy there for Temirov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Temirov takes one to the chin there.
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Temirov is looking for a counter combo.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Temirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Temirov misses with a wild body shot.
Xiang Pao throws a sloppy head kick and Temirov moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xiang Pao. That did some damage!
Temirov lands a jab to Xiang Pao's midsection.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Temirov slips the punch.
Temirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Temirov.
Xiang Pao moves away from the strike by Temirov.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xiang Pao lands a nice hook to Temirov's body. Temirov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Temirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Temirov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight right hand.
Temirov throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Temirov throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov misses with a hook.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Temirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Temirov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xiang Pao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Temirovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Xiang Pao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Temirov throws a low kick, looking for Xiang Pao's leg but Xiang Pao calmly moves out of range.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Xiang Pao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Xiang Pao finds it's target.
Xiang Pao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xiang Pao moves forwards but Temirov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xiang Pao defending well as Temirov loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Temirov lands a right hook to the body.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
Temirov throws a shot from downtown. Xiang Pao moves away and avoids it.
Temirov throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temirov lunges at Xiang Pao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xiang Pao's hand.
Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Temirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiang Pao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiang Pao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xiang Pao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Temirov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiang Pao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Temirov throws a front kick aimed at Xiang Pao's knee but Xiang Pao avoids it well.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
Temirov needs to keep his hands up - Xiang Pao had a free shot at his head there.
Temirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao.
Some wild striking there from Temirov.
Xiang Pao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao is looking to chop away at Temirov's legs.
Temirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Xiang Pao misses.
Temirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiang Pao.
Nice defenses there by Temirov.
Temirov misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao thuds a left hand into Temirov's 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!
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiang Pao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Temirov slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Temirov 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 bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Temirov's head backwards.
Temirov lands with a good body shot.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping left.
Temirov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Xiang Pao lands a jab to the head.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Temirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Temirov jabs at Xiang Pao's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Temirov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Temirov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Temirov!
Ruslan Temirov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 321 p4p, 616 weight class) and Pascal Henry (ranked 41 p4p, 79 weight class). Hoppe comes into the arena with Wind of Change blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 27 - 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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pascal Henry!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry avoids the body shot from Hoppe.
Hoppe moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoppe jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Hoppe lands a right hook to the body.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Hoppe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoppe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hoppe.
Henry throws out a counter right but Hoppe avoids it with no problem.
Hoppe tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Henry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoppe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoppe misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoppe.
Hoppe connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Hoppe throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoppe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hoppe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henry is looking for a sweep.
Hoppe working the head with strikes.
Hoppe landing a few strikes.
Henry is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hoppe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hoppe looks up at the clock and then as Henry takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hoppe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoppe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Henry some visible discomfort.
Henry is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppe working the head with strikes.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe cracks Henry with a big elbow.
Henry tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Henry taking a bit of punishment here - Hoppe scoring with strikes.
Hoppe working away.
Hoppe trying to control the position but Henry is working away.
Hoppe is really struggling to control Henry but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoppe working away.
Henry tries to bench press Hoppe off him but Hoppe keeps the position.
Henry gets back to half guard.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoppe working Henry over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to control but can't.
Hoppe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
Hoppe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henry defends it well.
Hoppe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoppe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoppe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hoppe cracks Henry with a solid left hand.
Hoppe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henry's head.
Henry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hoppe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Hoppe from controlling successfully.
Hoppe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoppe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoppe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hoppe is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.
Henry is controlling Hoppe's posture.
Hoppe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Hoppe from controlling successfully.
Hoppe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoppe is working Henry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hoppe trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Hoppe throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoppe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hoppe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hoppe stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Hermann Hoppe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hoppe swinging wildly here.
Hoppe slips a straight right by Henry.
Hoppe shoots in and gets a takedown into Henry's guard.
Henry uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Henry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hoppe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henry is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hoppe presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hoppe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoppe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoppe's knee momentarily.
Hoppe misses with a right hand
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoppe somewhat.
Hoppe throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Hoppe throws a combination that misses
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hans Hermann Hoppe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pascal Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoppe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoppe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henry is controlling Hoppe's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Henry trying to control here.
Henry is concentrating on defense, preventing Hoppe from advancing position.
Hoppe is keen to just control but Henry is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to improve his position but Hoppe is controlling well.
Hoppe drops an elbow to the side of Henry's head.
Henry trying to hold on to Hoppe's head to control him but Hoppe postures up.
Henry is not content to let Hoppe control the position.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoppe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Hoppe there.
Hoppe lands strikes from half guard.
Henry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
Hoppe pushing down on Henry's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hoppe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe thows a huge punch but Henry dodges it nicely.
Henry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoppe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hoppe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Hoppe is keeping the position.
Hoppe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoppe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henry stands up from Hoppe's guard - Henry perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hoppe throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Henry throws out a counter right but Hoppe avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe misses with a hook
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoppe.
Henry explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henry wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Hoppe.
Hoppe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
As Hoppe backs off Henry throws a huge counter combo but Hoppe manages to avoid it all.
Hoppe with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoppe jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hoppe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoppe.
Henry scores with a jab.
Hoppe connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoppe. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Hoppe with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Hoppe clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hoppe lands with a nice body punch.
Hoppe misses with a combination
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe misses with an uppercut
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry unleashes a big counter combination but Hoppe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hoppe looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoppe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoppe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoppe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoppe looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Hoppe.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoppe.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoppe's hands.
Pascal Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoppe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henry manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoppe misses with a takedown
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoppe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hoppe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
Hoppe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoppe.
Henry misses with a hook.
Hoppe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Despite the aggression on Henry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hoppe connects with a jab.
Hoppe digs a good hook to Henry's body.
Hoppe shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.
Hoppe staying out of range there.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hoppe or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry, which made it look bad.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Hoppe.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoppe.
Hoppe looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry connects with a leg kick.
Hoppe is looking to wear down Henry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoppe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoppe throws a head kick that misses
and Henry counters with a quick right hand 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!
Hoppe throws a big shot that misses.
Hoppe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hoppe.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry slips a jab from Hoppe.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pascal Henry.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Krampus (ranked 331 p4p, 540 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 52 p4p, 83 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Krampus.
Krampus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Page drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Page tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Page has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Krampus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krampus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
Krampus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Page.
Page prevents Krampus from improving his position.
Page thows a huge punch but Krampus dodges it nicely.
Page wants to free his trapped foot but Krampus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krampus has hold of Page's hands but Page slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Page thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krampus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krampus's head.
Krampus is trying to control but can't.
Page with the ground and pound but Krampus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that Page has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Page avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Page cracks Krampus with a solid left hand.
Krampus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krampus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page chips away with some ground and pound.
Krampus working a defensive guard here.
Page distracts Krampus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krampus keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Page working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krampus's head.
 It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Page throws an elbow that misses. Krampus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Page's guard. Nice move by Krampus!
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Page preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Page is on top in guard.
Page is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Page is in close to Krampus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Krampus seems keen to control Page's posture.
Krampus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krampus is keeping the position for now.
Krampus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Page doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Page manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Page lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Page throws a strike but Krampus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krampus trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krampus postures up in Page's guard and throws a big left but Page blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krampus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krampus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Page defends it nicely.
Krampus throws a hook but Page avoids it easily.
Jab from Krampus.
Page throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krampus on the side of the head.
Krampus throws a leg kick but Page sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krampus dives in and grabs Page's left leg, looking for a takedown. Page pushes down on Krampus's head and hops out.
Page closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Page lands in his opponent's guard.
Page stopping the sweep attempt from Krampus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Franky Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krampus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Page is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page postures up.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krampus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Page working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Page is working Krampus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krampus working a defensive guard here.
Page works over Krampus with some ground and pound from guard.
Page postures up in Krampus's guard and throws a big left but Krampus blocks it.
Krampus looking for a guillotine here but Page defends easily.
Krampus wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Krampus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Krampus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Krampus has escaped and now he's on top!
Krampus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Page avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krampus is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus advances to half guard.
Page is looking to improve his position.
Page trying to control here.
Krampus trying to control the pace.
Page wants to control but Krampus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Page is looking for a sweep. Krampus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krampus is trying to control the action in half guard but Page is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krampus is working for a kimura but Page is defending it quite comfortably.
Page is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Page is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krampus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Page is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Page works his way to full guard. Good work.
Page is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franky Page will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Krampus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krampus misses with a low kick.
Krampus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Page closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krampus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krampus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Krampus has hold of Page's hands but Page slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Page lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Page looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Page there.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Page is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Page lands strikes from half guard.
Page working the head and body with strikes.
Page wants to take a breather but Krampus is having none of it.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Page landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krampus defending well though.
Dexter Krampus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Page scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Page tries to pass to full mount but Krampus defends it.
Page passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Krampus!
Page can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krampus is looking to escape.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Page lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Krampus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Page drops an elbow to the side of Krampus's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus trying to control here.
Page seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krampus trying to hold on to Page's head to control him but Page postures up.
Krampus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Franky Page is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Page perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Krampus is looking to control Page's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krampus avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Page thows a huge punch but Krampus dodges it nicely.
Page takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Page wants to control but Krampus is keeping him busy.
Krampus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Page performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krampus throws a lazy body kick
and Page counters with a nice double leg into side control. Krampus won't be happy with that.
Page avoids the strikes from the bottom by Krampus.
Page controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Page winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Page!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evaristo Jesus (ranked 202 p4p, 350 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 3 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evaristo Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jesus was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruas.
Ruas looking to score a takedown here. Jesus is defending well but Ruas drives through and ends up in Jesus's guard.
Jesus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruas trying to control the position from guard on top but Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jesus has an active guard here but Ruas has managed to pass into half guard.
Ruas moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus regains half guard.
Ruas wants to control but Jesus is keeping him busy.
Ruas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jesus haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ruas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jesus has given up his back. Will we see Ruas going for some submissions?
Jesus is really stuck here.
Ruas is not going to allow Jesus to sit and survive in this position.
Jesus fending off the submission attempt from Ruas.
Jesus tries to break free.
Ruas is looking for the choke from the back position but Jesus is controlling his hands well.
Jesus takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas tries to keep control of the position but Jesus is staying busy.
Jesus tries to escape the position.
Ruas working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jesus tries to escape but Ruas has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Well, with Ruas on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jesus is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jesus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ruas wants to take a breather but Jesus is having none of 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!
Ruas wants to pass the guard but Jesus is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas moves into full mount! Jesus won't be happy about that!
Jesus is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruas fails to advance to Jesus's back.
Jesus is looking to improve his position but Ruas isn't that keen on the idea.
Ruas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jesus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ruas moves to the back position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus breaks Ruas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jesus looking to pass the guard.
Jesus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jesus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruas working for a triangle but Jesus defends it easily.
Ruas has his foot on Jesus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jesus works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas dominated that round.
That's time! Jesus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jesus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Carlos Ruas has been cut.
Ruas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruas throws a poor cross that misses
and Jesus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruas lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Ruas. Those never looked like landing.
Ruas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruas looks to throw the jab but Jesus is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Ruas.
Jesus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Ruas.
Ruas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jesus doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Ruas misses.
Jesus misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas dips to his left and cracks Jesus with an uppercut!
Ruas gets the takedown into side control.
Jesus is being controlled here.
Ruas working away.
Jesus is trying to improve his position.
Ruas landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruas wants to control but Jesus is keeping him busy.
Carlos Ruas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jesus gets back to half guard.
Ruas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jesus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruas passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jesus is in a horrible position here. Ruas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jesus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ruas wants to free his trapped foot but Jesus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jesus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruas is looking to advance position but Jesus won't allow it.
Jesus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruas moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus manages to get back to half guard.
Ruas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jesus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruas is looking to take a break and control but Jesus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jesus wants to improve his position but Ruas is controlling well.
Ruas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jesus!
Jesus regains half guard.
Jesus trying to control from the bottom.
Jesus is in trouble now - Ruas has advanced to mount!
Ruas looking to control but Jesus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas mounts Jesus! Really nice guard pass there!
Jesus is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruas has a good base and remains in mount.
Jesus prevents Ruas from taking his back.
Jesus can't escape the position.
Jesus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ruas wants to sweep but no luck.
Jesus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ruas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruas trying to control the action but Jesus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Ruas'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!
Ruas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruas cracks Jesus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruas looks to land a right hand but Jesus moved out of range.
Jesus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jesus scrambles back to his feet.
Ruas looks to score with a jab to the body but Jesus is just out of range.
Jesus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jesus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruas.
Jesus is looking to counter punch.
Ruas stuns Jesus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carlos Ruas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jesus tries to move into range but Ruas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruas looking to score a takedown here. Jesus is defending well but Ruas drives through and ends up in Jesus's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jesus is looking for a triangle but Ruas pushes his legs off easily.
Jesus looking for a guillotine here but Ruas defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus is looking for a triangle here but Ruas uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruas has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jesus is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ruas yanks on the arm and Jesus is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ruas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Ruas!
Carlos Ruas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Evaristo Jesus spoke after the fight, saying 'WTF'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Antoski (ranked 170 p4p, 242 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 28 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks to land a right hand but Antoski moved out of range.
Antoski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Donk. Antoski catches King right on the button with a cross.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Antoski's head.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Antoski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. King really felt that one!
King lands a nice shot that snaps Antoski's head back.
Antoski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Antoski off the cage and back into range.
King scores with a hook.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Antoski counters with a stiff right hand.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antoski throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
King misses with a hook.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King throws a sloppy body shot
letting Antoski counter with a right hand.
Antoski ducks under a wild hook from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Antoski lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Antoski takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Antoski! King is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Antoski!
A relieved looking Shawn Antoski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 101 p4p, 85 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 14 p4p, 13 weight class). DeSilva comes into the arena with Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeSilva feinted with a counter takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newton shoots for a takedown but DeSilva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
DeSilva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Newton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
DeSilva is looking for a sweep.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
DeSilva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
DeSilva is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but DeSilva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
DeSilva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
DeSilva wants to get back to full guard.
Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but DeSilva is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for DeSilva!
DeSilva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newton is going oldschool here, as he tries to force DeSilva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so DeSilva shrugs it off.
DeSilva is working to get back to half guard.
Newton looking for a guillotine from mount but DeSilva is having none of it.
DeSilva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton wants to finish this one by submission but DeSilva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Newton.
DeSilva is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva tries to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Newton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
DeSilva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Newton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Newton is thwarting DeSilva's attempts to control the position.
Newton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DeSilva is just riding it out for now. Newton eventually gives up the hold.
Newton seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DeSilva is just riding it out for now. Newton eventually gives up the hold.
Newton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
DeSilva gets full guard.
DeSilva looking for a sweep. Not yet DeSilva, not yet.
Newton drops back looking for a leg! DeSilva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeSilva manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into DeSilva's guard.
Newton pushing down on DeSilva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Newton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
DeSilva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is looking for a sweep. Newton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but DeSilva is defending well.
Newton is looking for a kimura here.
DeSilva is looking for a sweep. Newton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. DeSilva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bill Newton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crotch Grabber (ranked 2 p4p, 41 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Grabber comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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17 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crotch Grabber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodjia throws a poor cross that misses
and Grabber counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Grabber tries to land a leg kick but Kodjia saw it coming and moves away.
Kodjia throws a fast counter high kick but Grabber manages to duck under it in time.
A lazy left from Grabber finds it's target.
Kodjia lands with a nice body punch.
Grabber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kodjia will feel that in the morning.
Grabber lands an overhand right.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grabber lands a jab.
Grabber cracks Kodjia with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kodjia looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grabber finish him?
 Kodjia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodjia misses with a shot to the body
and Grabber counters with a good, hard body kick but Kodjia shrugs it off.
Kodjia looks winded!
Grabber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kodjia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grabber lands with a nice body punch.
Grabber cracks Kodjia with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kodjia looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grabber finish him?
Kodjia is still on wobbly legs! Can Grabber finish him?
Grabber is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kodjia walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Kodjia limp body while Grabber jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crotch Grabber!
Crotch Grabber retains his super heavyweight title!
Crotch Grabber really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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