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PFC 215.5 Arundel vs Wild PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 791 p4p, 554 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 109 p4p, 67 weight class). Escobar Chavez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Vasilios Megalos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
Granite 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 30 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos tries to clinch but Escobar Chavez moves away
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Megalos avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
Megalos feints a counter leg kick.
Megalos looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
A jab lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Megalos slips a straight right by Escobar Chavez.
Megalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Megalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Megaloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Megalos throws a push kick but Escobar Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos sizes up Escobar Chavez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Megalos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Megalos misses with an uppercut.
Megalos throws a body kick that misses.
Megalos misses with a looping left.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Megalos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos misses with a kick to the body.
Escobar Chavez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Megaloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez darts in trying to clinch
and Megalos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar Chavez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Megalos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Megalos off balance momentarily.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight left.
Escobar Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Megalos moves out of range easily.
Megalos misses with an uppercut. Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Megalos scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Escobar Chavez - just one landing.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Megalos loads up on a big left hand.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez tried to counter with a leg kick but Megalos avoided it.
Megalos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Megalos can pounce on him.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Megalos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Megalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megalos moves away from the strike by Escobar Chavez.
Megalos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megalos.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Megalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Megalos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Megalos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
Megalos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tries to keep at a distance but Megalos has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Escobar Chavez's ribcage. Escobar Chavez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez prevents Megalos from breaking the clinch.
Megalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos takes a shot to the head.
Megalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos is leaning against Escobar Chavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos breaks the clinch.
Megalos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Escobar Chavez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Escobar Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Megalos.
Vasilios Megalos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar Chavez cracks Megalos with a good jab.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch but Megalos is avoiding it.
Megalos flicks out a counter leg kick but Escobar Chavez steps away.
Megalos stuns Escobar Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Megalos misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megalos was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos lands a nice shot that snaps Escobar Chavez's head back.
Megalos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar Chavez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Megalos moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
Megalos lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Megalos.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to the head.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Megalos.
Megalos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Megalos with a nice cross.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Megalos lands with a nice body kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Escobar Chavez digs a good hook to Megalos's body.
Escobar Chavez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
Megalos tries to clinch up but Escobar Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Megalos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar Chavez misses the target.
Megalos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Megalos.
Megalos stuns Escobar Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez looks to throw the jab but Megalos is out of range.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos staying out of range there.
Megalos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Megalos misses.
Escobar Chavez walks into a jab.
Megalos lands with a good body shot.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Megalos looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Megalos.
Escobar Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Megalos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escobar Chavez's knee momentarily.
Megalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Megalos avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos scores with a punch to the head.
Megalos instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos misses with a punch on the inside.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez lands a shot to the body.
Megalos lands a right hand.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
Megalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Megalos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Megalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobar Chavez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Megalos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Megalos moves forwards but Escobar Chavez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez has managed to clinch.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Megaloss head.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Good exchange - Megalos coming out on top.
Megalos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Escobar Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Megalos.
Megalos lands with a right hand.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Megalos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez lunges at Megalos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Megalos's hand.
Escobar Chavez lands the left hand.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Megalos.
It looked like Escobar Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Megalos tries to move into range but Escobar Chavez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Megalos misses with a low kick.
Megalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megalos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megalos misses with a body kick.
A big left from Megalos misses.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megalos misses with an uppercut. Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Escobar Chavez rushes Megalos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Megalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar Chavez.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Megalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos presses Escobar Chavez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Escobar Chavez's ribcage. Escobar Chavez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Escobar Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Escobar Chavez swats away the attempt to clinch by Megalos.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Megalos.
Megalos clobbers Escobar Chavez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Megalos.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megalos! But no joy.
Escobar Chavez sizes up Megalos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Megalos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Megalos throws a leg kick which misses Escobar Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid it.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Megalos throws a body kick.
Megalos looks for the body kick but Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Megalos's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook.
Megalos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megalos! But no joy.
Escobar Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Megalos avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Megalos wants to clinch.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and pushes Megalos back into the cage.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez works Megalos's body with a nice hook.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Megalos moves away and avoids it.
Megalos throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Megalos blocks it.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Megalos 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 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 1072 p4p, 482 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 155 p4p, 73 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mama Said Knock You Out. Mikhail Orlov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
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!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orlov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Orlov.
Lee tries to break free but Orlov pushes him back against the cage.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Orlov.
Orlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee avoids the body shot from Orlov.
The crowd cheers as Orlov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Lee avoids the head kick by Orlov.
Lee with the inside leg kick.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Orlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlov misses with a body kick.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Orlov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee digs a good hook to Orlov's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orlov throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Orlov only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Orlov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
It looks like Lee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Orlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Orlov gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
Orlov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Orlov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a right and a left that Orlov avoids nicely.
Lee wants to clinch up but Orlov keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Orlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Orlov jabs at Lee's body.
Orlov misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses the jab.
Orlov thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orlov scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orlov connects with a single shot there.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Orlov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlov drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikhail Orlov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orlov connects with a jab.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Orlov cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Orlov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orlov lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orlov kicks Lee off and gets back to his feet.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orlov. Orlov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orlov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlov.
Some wild striking there from Orlov.
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlov throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Orlov finds it's target.
Orlov misses the jab.
Orlov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orlov.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orlov throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Orlov off balance momentarily.
Orlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee slips under a jab from Orlov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Orlov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Lee blocks a body shot from Orlov.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlov counters with a body kick.
Orlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orlov lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Lee gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Orlov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee with a nice calf kick.
Lee avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Orlov's ribs.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orlov forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlov.
Orlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orlov prevents a body shot from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Lee defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Orlov moves away and avoids it.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Orlov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee prevents a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tries to work over Orlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov lands with a right to the head.
Orlov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Orlov misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orlov's knee momentarily.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orlov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Orlov.
Orlov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Orlov scores with a body shot.
Lee throws a hook but Orlov avoids it easily.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Orlov sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Orlov misses.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Lee digs a good hook to Orlov's body.
Orlov throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Orlov slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Orlov scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Orlov. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orlov, as that shot connected.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Orlov's ribs.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Orlov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orlov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orlov cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Orlov is out of range.
Orlov throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a hook but Orlov avoids it easily.
Orlov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Orlov blocks the low kick.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Orlov.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Orlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a body punch but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Orlov lands with a good body shot.
Orlov dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Good shot there by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Orlov sees coming a mile off.
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Orlov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlov.
Lee slips a jab from Orlov.
Lee digs a good body shot into Orlov's ribs.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Lee swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orlov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Orlov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Orlov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Orlov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Orlov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Orlov scores with a hook.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Orlov ducks down to avoid it.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Orlov - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee slips a straight right by Orlov.
Orlov moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Orlov cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good leg kick by Orlov.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee feints and then cracks Orlov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orlov down.
Orlov misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Orlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orlov 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Orlov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Drummond (ranked 1070 p4p, 1038 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 169 p4p, 162 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Drummond !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Drummond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drummond slips under a jab.
Wright cracks Drummond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drummond manages to avoid it.
Drummond scores with a hook.
 It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Drummond fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Wright.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Drummond .
Wright throws out a counter right but Drummond avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Drummond misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wright with a nice calf kick.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright throws a low kick but Drummond avoids it.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Drummond takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drummond .
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
enabling Drummond to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Drummond blocks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drummond .
Wright tests Drummond 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drummond throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Drummond misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Wright misses.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Drummond throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws out a counter right but Drummond avoids it with no problem.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drummond s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright sends Drummond crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wright is motioning to the referee to let Drummond up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Drummond is rocked!
 It looks like Robert Drummond has been cut.
Drummond leaves his chin hanging out and Wright seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Drummond crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ira Wright!
A relieved looking Ira Wright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhan Dhelan (ranked 1251 p4p, 762 weight class) and Juan Pique (ranked 150 p4p, 105 weight class). Pique is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Piranha. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zhan Dhelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
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!
Dhelan throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Pique counter with a right hand.
Dhelan goes for a double leg but Pique avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pique continues to drive forward.
Pique tries a quick counter leg kick but Dhelan is wise to it.
Pique connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dhelan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Dhelan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pique is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pique throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Pique - just one landing.
Pique with a nice calf kick.
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pique misses with a hook.
Pique lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dhelan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pique swivels and escapes.
Pique looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dhelan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pique has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Dhelan misses.
Donk. Pique catches Dhelan right on the button with a cross.
Zhan Dhelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Dhelan misses its intended target.
Dhelan throws an off balance right hand
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pique stuns Dhelan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dhelan doesn't seem bothered though.
Dhelan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pique is fending him off so far but Dhelan persists. Nope, Pique circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhan Dhelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhelan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pique wants to improve his position but Dhelan is controlling well.
Dhelan 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.
Dhelan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pique tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dhelan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zhan Dhelan!
Zhan Dhelan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hirsch (ranked 3423 p4p, 965 weight class) and Mikhail Martynov (ranked 368 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Hirsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Martynov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martynov missing with a left hand there. Hirsch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martynov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hirsch's hands.
Martynov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hirsch fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Martynov.
Hirsch darts in looking for a takedown but Martynov gets double underhooks and turns Hirsch into the cage.
Martynov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hirsch.
Hirsch shoots for a double leg takedown but Martynov sprawls well. He's pushed Hirsch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hirsch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martynov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hirsch tries to clinch up.
Martynov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Martynov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirsch manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirsch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirsch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martynov defends it well.
Martynov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Martynov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirsch seems to be looking for submissions.
Martynov pushes Hirsch off and gets back to his feet.
Hirsch tries to clinch up.
Hirsch dives in and scores a takedown into Martynov's guard.
Hirsch looking to pass the guard.
Martynov wants to stand and escape but Hirsch is having none of it.
Hirsch passes Martynov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martynov is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martynov lands a nice hook to Hirsch's body. Hirsch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hirsch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martynov swivels and escapes.
Martynov scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirsch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hirsch has his takedown stuffed
and Martynov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martynov throws a hook but Hirsch avoids it easily.
Hirsch appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hirsch moves out of range as Martynov strikes.
Hirsch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martynov scores with a shot to the body.
Hirsch throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martynov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hirsch is in Martynov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch trying to control but Martynov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hirsch is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martynov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hirsch won't allow Martynov to get back to his feet.
Hirsch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martynov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hirsch is working hard here to advance position.
Martynov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hirsch is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hirsch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice sprawl there from Martynov as Hirsch shoots in.
Martynov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harry Hirsch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martynov scores with a hook to the body. Hirsch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck for Hirsch with that takedown attempt.
Martynov clinches up against the cage.
Hirsch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martynov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martynov throws a hook but Hirsch blocks it.
Hirsch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martynov.
Martynov lands a slapping body shot.
Martynov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hirsch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Martynov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martynov throws a series of strikes that have Hirsch backpedaling.
Hirsch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martynov counters with a straight right hand.
Martynov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hirsch fails to land the takedown.
Hirsch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martynov works Hirsch's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martynov. Hirsch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirsch seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martynov has managed to clinch.
Hirsch wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hirsch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martynov gets through Hirsch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martynov is leaning against Hirsch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martynov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hirschs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martynov is pushing Hirsch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martynov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirsch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martynov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hirsch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martynov as he jumps to the side.
Martynov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hirsch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Martynov has his feet on Hirsch's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Martynov loads up on a big right hand but Hirsch slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Martynov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martynov is pressed up against the cage. Hirsch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martynov down to the mat. Martynov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Martynov gets caught napping as Hirsch dives in and scores a takedown. Martynov manages to retain guard.
Martynov kicks Hirsch off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirsch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hirsch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hirsch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martynov is trying to stand back up but Hirsch is controlling him
Martynov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hirsch works his way into full mount!
Martynov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hirsch working for a submission but Martynov is keeping him at bay.
Martynov is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hirsch has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov is trying to stand back up.
Hirsch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hirsch has his opponent's back but Martynov is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Hirsch.
Martynov gets caught napping as Hirsch dives in and scores a takedown. Martynov manages to retain guard.
Martynov wants to get back to his feet but Hirsch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hirsch trying to control the position from guard on top but Martynov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov pushes Hirsch off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hirsch misses with a takedown
and Martynov counters with a stiff right hand.
Martynov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hirsch has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Martynov is trying to keep an underhook but Hirsch manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Martynov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hirsch is on him like a limpet, forcing Martynov back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martynov drives through and clinches with Hirsch against the cage.
Martynov is trying to maintain a safe position but Hirsch gets an underhook and turns Martynov into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hirsch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martynov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martynov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Martynov stalls.
Martynov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Martynov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hirsch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martynov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martynov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martynov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hirsch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martynov to score with a decent uppercut.
Hirsch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martynov is trying to defend but Hirsch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martynov is trying to stand up here but Hirsch is controlling him well.
Hirsch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martynov wants to get back to his feet.
Mikhail Martynov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov kicks Hirsch off and gets back to his feet.
Hirsch misses with a takedown
and Martynov counters with a nice uppercut.
Harry Hirsch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martynov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hirsch backwards.
Hirsch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Martynov can't fight it off and eventually Hirsch manages to take the fight to the floor. Martynov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Martynov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!
Martynov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mikhail Martynov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martynov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martynov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch tries for a takedown but Martynov circles away easily
and Martynov counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hirsch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirsch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hirsch slips under a jab from Martynov.
Hirsch with a poor takedown
enabling Martynov to counter with a crisp jab.
Martynov sizes up Hirsch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martynov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martynov works Hirsch's body with a nice hook.
Hirsch fails with a takedown attempt.
Hirsch misses with a takedown attempt - Martynov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hirsch is defended easily by Martynov.
Hirsch has his takedown stuffed
and Martynov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harry Hirsch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirsch shoots in but no luck this time.
Hirsch with a poor takedown
and Martynov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hirsch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martynov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hirsch, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Martynov.
Nice body punch from Martynov.
Martynov landing knees to the head.
Hirsch is rocked!
It looks like Harry Hirsch has been cut.
Martynov manages to break the clinch.
Oh Hirsch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martynov digs a good hook to Hirsch's body.
Hirsch seems to have got his legs back now.
Martynov moves into the clinch.
Martynov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martynov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martynov is trying to stall.
Martynov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hirschs head.
Mikhail Martynov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martynov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martynov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hirsch backwards.
Martynov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hirsch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martynov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Martynov stuns Hirsch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mikhail Martynov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hirsch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martynov tries to avoid it but Hirsch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martynov to the ground. Martynov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martynov lands with a nice combination. Hirsch backs away looking to recover.
Martynov clobbers Hirsch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mikhail Martynov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martynov lands with a shot to the body.
Martynov has closed the distance and engaged Hirsch in a clinch.
Hirsch looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Martynov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martynov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Martynov!
An out of breath Mikhail Martynov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 387 p4p, 321 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 62 p4p, 50 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Coker.
Murphy tries to work over Coker's front leg with a kick but Coker checks it.
Coker defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Coker counters with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coker throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Coker is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murphy throws a front kick that sends Coker stumbling back into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murphy!
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Coker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Coker lands the left hand.
A low kick from Coker is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coker throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Coker throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Coker only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Coker counters by moving into the clinch.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Coker.
Coker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coker misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Coker misses with a punch on the inside.
Coker blocks a body shot from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Murphy uses from the top position.
Coker trying to control the position.
Coker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coker isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Murphy stacks Coker on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Murphy!
Murphy controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Coker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Akeen Coker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Coker counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Murphy blocks the low kick.
Coker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Murphy connects with a leg kick.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Coker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Coker pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Coker.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murphy manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Coker's head but Coker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coker's sensitive parts.
Tobias Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Coker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy with a nice calf kick.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Coker counters with an inside leg kick.
Coker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coker throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coker checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to work over Coker's front leg with a kick but Coker checks it.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Coker counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Coker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Coker counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murphy's knee momentarily.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Coker misses the target.
Murphy swings for the body but Coker moves out of range.
Coker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murphy manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy motions for Coker to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coker lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coker ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
It looked like Coker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Coker counters with a body kick that stops Murphy in his tracks momentarily.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Coker.
Coker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy misses with a hook.
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 Akeen Coker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Coker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coker blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy scores with a head kick. Coker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murphy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Coker to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses
and Coker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Coker moves into the clinch.
Coker misses with the head strike.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Coker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy pushes Coker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coker lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Coker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Coker.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tobias Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murphy can turn it around.
Coker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Coker fails to land.
Coker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Coker misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Coker off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Coker counters by moving into the clinch.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy is trying to push Coker away but Coker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coker is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akeen Coker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy pushes Coker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Coker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coker backwards.
A short left from Murphy.
Coker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Coker is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Murphy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Coker blocks it well.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Coker's body.
A left lands for Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coker 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kron Kai (ranked 345 p4p, 302 weight class) and Jon Rudskogen (ranked 50 p4p, 41 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Rudskogen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Rudskogen.
Kai moves into the clinch.
Kai lands with a right to the head.
Kai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rudskogen blocks an uppercut.
Rudskogen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rudskogen blocking some punches.
Rudskogen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rudskogen is looking to land body kicks.
Rudskogen blocks a head kick by Kai.
Rudskogen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rudskogen lunges at Kai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kai's hand.
Rudskogen misses with a left hand
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rudskogen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudskogen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rudskogen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen misses with a body punch.
Rudskogen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Rudskogen.
A short body shot lands from Kai as the two fighters clinch.
Kai scores with a shoulder strike.
Rudskogen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rudskogen stalling in the clinch.
Rudskogen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kai.
Rudskogen tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Rudskogen throws a head punch that misses.
Kai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kai scores with a hook to the body.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rudskogen gets through Kai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kai is working Rudskogen over against the cage.
Rudskogen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rudskogen's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai lands a hook that snaps the head of Rudskogen backwards.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rudskogen up against the cage.
Rudskogen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Rudskogen is trying to pull guard but Kai has him pressed against the cage.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kai.
Rudskogen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rudskogen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kai lands a left hand.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai tries a body shot but Rudskogen blocks it.
Kai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rudskogen backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen prevents a body shot from Kai.
Rudskogen lands with a short shot to the head.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kai.
Kai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rudskogen or not.
Rudskogen throws a head punch that misses.
Rudskogen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai controls his hands.
Kai prevents a body shot from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen lands with a left to the head.
Rudskogen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kais head.
Kai digs a right hand underneath Rudskogen's ribcage. Rudskogen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kai gets through Rudskogen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rudskogen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rudskogens head.
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!
Rudskogen is trying to break the clinch but Kai is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rudskogen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rudskogen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai.
Rudskogen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rudskogen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rudskogen blocks an uppercut.
Rudskogen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rudskogen or not.
Rudskogen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by Rudskogen.
Kai takes a shot to the head.
Rudskogen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kai misses with the head strike.
Rudskogen tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Rudskogen back against the cage.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai tries to work over Rudskogen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kai slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kron Kai will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rudskogen.
Nice uppercut there from Kai.
Kai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rudskogen moves in looking to clinch but Kai pushes him off.
Rudskogen misses with a body kick.
Rudskogen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Rudskogen ducks down to avoid it.
Rudskogen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rudskogen cracks a nice hook into Kai's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kai doesn't seem bothered though.
Rudskogen misses with a leg kick.
Kai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rudskogen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rudskogen cracks Kai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rudskogen throws a hook to the side of Kai's head but Kai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rudskogen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rudskogen throws a lazy body kick
letting Kai counter with a right hand.
Kai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Rudskogen
and Kai counters with a nice body shot.
Jon Rudskogen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rudskogen is looking to slow Kai down with leg kicks.
Rudskogen wants to slow Kai down by chopping away at his legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rudskogen - the referee stops the clock and Kai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rudskogen. Kai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rudskogen thows a leg kick but Kai checks it
and Kai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rudskogen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rudskogen throws a lazy body kick
and Rudskogen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rudskogen misses with a low kick as Kai jumps back.
Kai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rudskogen will feel that in the morning.
Rudskogen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rudskogen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rudskogen thows a leg kick but Kai checks it
and Kai counters with a straight right hand.
Kai connects with a crisp jab.
Kai delivers a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Kai.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kai.
Rudskogen misses with a looping right.
Rudskogen misses with an uppercut. Kai saw that one coming.
Kai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen misses with a kick to the body
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jon Rudskogen has been cut.
Rudskogen avoids a kick to the body.
Kai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kai sends Rudskogen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kai is motioning to the referee to let Rudskogen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Rudskogen is rocked!
Kai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him?
Kai lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rudskogen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rudskogen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rudskogen throws a big shot that misses.
Rudskogen throws a shot from downtown. Kai moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kai misses the target.
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Rudskogen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rudskogen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Rudskogen ducks down to avoid it.
Rudskogen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rudskogen throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rudskogen tried to score with a low kick but Kai checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rudskogen thumps Kai with a low kick.
Rudskogen slips a jab from Kai.
Rudskogen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jon Rudskogen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rudskogen moves away.
Rudskogen wants to clinch up but Kai keeps it at a distance.
Rudskogen misses with a looping left.
Rudskogen throws the kick towards the body but Kai avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rudskogen - the referee stops the clock and Kai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rudskogen. Kai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kai scores with the left hand. Rudskogen knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rudskogen tries to land a leg kick but Kai saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Rudskogen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rudskogen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 Kron Kai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Rudskogen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rudskogen looks to throw a body kick
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kai checks a leg kick.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Rudskogen is just out of range.
Rudskogen thinks about the counter body kick.
Kai gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Rudskogen lands a body punch.
A short right from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen misses with a body punch.
Kron Kai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudskogen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Rudskogen.
Rudskogen misses with some punches.
Rudskogen tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kai.
Kai working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen misses with a punch to the body.
Rudskogen tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rudskogen lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rudskogen tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Kai misses with a punch on the inside.
Rudskogen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kai smiles and moves away.
Rudskogen tries to land a leg kick but Kai saw it coming and moves away.
Rudskogen throws a chopping leg kick but Kai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rudskogen tries to score with a low kick but Kai moves his leg out of the way.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Rudskogen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rudskogen flicks out a counter leg kick but Kai steps away.
Rudskogen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Kai as he checks the leg kick.
Jon Rudskogen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen moves out of range of the body kick from Kai.
Rudskogen throws a leg kick
and Kai counters with a straight right hand.
Kai lands a big uppercut and Rudskogen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rudskogen looks OK. Kai waves Rudskogen back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai slips under a jab from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen misses with a low kick as Kai jumps back.
A cross from Rudskogen lands.
Rudskogen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!
and Kai counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rudskogen! He's just covering up as Kai starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Kai!
A less than humble Kron Kai 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 67 p4p, 110 weight class) and Midick Aiken (ranked 5 p4p, 9 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. Aiken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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29 - 11 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, 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!
Boaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Boaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aiken tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boaz is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aiken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aiken with a nice calf kick.
Boaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aiken.
Aiken lands with a good body shot.
Aiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Aiken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aiken flicks out a counter leg kick but Boaz steps away.
Boaz throws out a loose jab but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Aiken.
Aiken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaz scores with a head kick.
Aiken lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boaz lands a slapping body shot.
Aiken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aiken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boaz misses with an uppercut.
Boaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boaz throws a front kick aimed at Aiken's knee but Aiken avoids it well.
Boaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aiken jabs at Boaz's body.
Boaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aiken has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boaz sizes up Aiken with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aiken throws a sloppy head kick and Boaz moves out of range easily.
Boaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aiken slips a straight right by Boaz.
Aiken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boaz.
Boaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boaz jabs at Aiken's body.
Boaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 low kick from Aiken is predictable there
and Boaz counters with a leg kick.
Aiken misses with a wild body shot.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
Boaz wants to clinch up but Aiken keeps it at a distance.
Midick Aiken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aiken moves out of range as Boaz strikes.
Aiken swings widly with a right hand
and Boaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken moves out of range as Boaz throws a body kick.
Aiken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aiken lands a two punch combo.
Boaz misses the jab.
Aiken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aiken throws a front kick aimed at Boaz's knee but Boaz avoids it well.
Aiken misses with a looping left.
Aiken checks a leg kick.
Aiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aiken slips a jab from Boaz.
Aiken swings for the body but Boaz moves out of range.
Aiken misses with a left hand
and Boaz counters with a leg kick.
Aiken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aiken misses the shot to the body.
Aiken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boaz. That did some damage!
Boaz moves out of range as Aiken throws a body kick.
Boaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aiken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boaz. That's going to slow Aiken down.
Aiken moves out of range of the body kick.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boaz moves away.
Boaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aiken throws out a leg kick but Boaz moves out of range and Aiken only half commits.
Aiken throws a jab when Boaz was well out of range.
Boaz slips under a jab from Aiken.
Aiken tries a low kick but Boaz avoids it.
Aiken scores with a body shot.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
Boaz with a hook.
Aiken tries a head kick but it misses.
Aiken blocks the body kick.
Boaz checks a leg kick.
Aiken lands a slapping body shot.
Boaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aiken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Aiken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Boaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boaz cracks Aiken with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boaz checks a low kick from Aiken.
Aiken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Aiken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
Boaz blocks a jab.
Aiken throws the left hand but Boaz avoids the punch easily.
Boaz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aiken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boaz scores with a takedown into Aiken's guard.
Boaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boaz stopping the sweep attempt from Aiken.
Boaz prevents Aiken from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aiken is trying to keep Boaz in close.
Aiken keeping full guard, as Boaz tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that round.
That's time! Boaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boaz looks to land a combination but Aiken avoids it well.
Midick Aiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aiken does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Boaz ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken tries to land a leg kick but Boaz saw it coming and moves away.
Aiken lands a jab to Boaz's midsection.
Aiken scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken staying out of range there.
Boaz shoots in but Aiken avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice side step and Aiken releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aiken scores with a leg kick.
Aiken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz swings for the body but Aiken moves out of range.
Boaz is looking to chop away at Aiken's legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aiken jabs Boaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aiken throws a push kick but Boaz slaps the foot to one side.
Boaz throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boaz blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz blocks a head kick by Aiken.
Aiken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boaz misses with a straight left.
Boaz blocks a leg kick.
Boaz throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Boaz slips under a jab from Aiken.
Aiken throws a front kick aimed at Boaz's knee but Boaz avoids it well.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Aiken has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Boaz is on him like a limpet, forcing Aiken back against the cage.
Boaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aiken digs a right hand into Boaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boaz's gas tank.
Aiken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Boaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Aiken controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Boaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Aiken controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Boaz - that landed with a thud.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken lands with a left to the head.
Boaz pushes Aiken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boaz.
Aiken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aiken blocking some punches.
Aiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Aiken tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aiken tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boaz can't get the takedown.
Wamberto Boaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Aiken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Aiken.
Aiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Boaz.
Aiken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aiken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aiken tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aiken is fighting off a takedown attempt but Boaz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Aiken to the mat. Aiken regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Boaz wants to control from the top but Aiken keeps moving.
Aiken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aiken is still trying to improve position.
Boaz wants to control from the top but Aiken keeps moving.
Aiken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aiken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aiken keeping moving, preventing Boaz from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boaz won't allow Aiken to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Aiken.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Boaz is just out of range.
A big left from Boaz misses.
Boaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aiken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boaz misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boaz lands a leg kick that knocks Aiken off balance momentarily.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boaz misses with a leg kick.
Aiken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Midick Aiken will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiken throws a shot to the body.
Aiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Boaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Boaz tries to avoid it.
Boaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aiken tests Boaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Aiken's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boaz swinging wildly here.
Aiken only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aiken walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aiken misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boaz drops his hands momentarily and Aiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Boaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aiken pinned against the cage. Aiken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aiken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aiken misses with a body shot.
Aiken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boaz checks it well.
Boaz throws a low kick, looking for Aiken's leg but Aiken calmly moves out of range.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aiken. That's going to slow Boaz down.
Aiken misses with a hook.
Boaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aiken's waist but Aiken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boaz off to one side.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aiken is looking to slow Boaz down with leg kicks.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Boaz's head but Boaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aiken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boaz under the eye.
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!
Boaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aiken.
Boaz slips a jab from Aiken.
Wamberto Boaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boaz fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wamberto Boaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aiken loads up on a big right hand but Boaz slips the punch.
Aiken misses with a straight left.
Boaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aiken's half guard.
Aiken scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Boaz manages to mount him!
You get the feeling that Aiken really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Boaz landing strikes from the mount and Aiken is in trouble!
Boaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aiken is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Boaz looking to control but Aiken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Midick Aiken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken wants to control but Boaz is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boaz with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Aiken is trying to escape the mount.
Boaz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Aiken is surviving well by controlling Boaz's body position as best he can.
Boaz controlling the pace for now.
Aiken is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Boaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Aiken is looking to improve his position but Boaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Boaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boaz looking to control but Aiken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boaz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Midick Aiken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aiken 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Midick Aiken!
During a confident post fight interview, Midick Aiken thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Diego (ranked 89 p4p, 29 weight class) and Bobo Nielsen (ranked 12 p4p, 6 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
Kron Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a body punch but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Nielsen slips a straight right by Diego.
Diego throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nielsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Diego's head coaches at Andy's Sweaty Men that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Nielsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diego to score with a decent uppercut.
Nielsen looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Nielsen's leg but Nielsen calmly moves out of range.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nielsen.
Diego lands with a straight right. Nielsen didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Nielsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nielsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nielsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego lands a jab to Nielsen's midsection.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nielsen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Nielsen throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Nielsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Diego slams his shin into Nielsen's torso.
Nielsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Nielsen's leg but Nielsen calmly moves out of range.
Nielsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.
Diego staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses the jab.
Nielsen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Nielsen misses.
Nielsen checks a low kick from Diego.
A little jabbing left from Nielsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nielsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nielsen scores with a hook.
Nielsen loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Nielsen scores with a leg kick.
Nielsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diego throws a body punch but Nielsen moves out of range.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nielsen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nielsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Diego is rocked!
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diego scores with a nice right hand.
Nielsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Nielsen with a nice calf kick.
Nielsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut.
Diego tries a low kick but Nielsen avoids it.
Diego throws a body punch but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen stuns Diego with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nielsen.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Nielsen moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen cracks Diego with an uppercut from hell and Diego crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Nielsen's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Diego 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.
Nielsen wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
Nielsen won't allow Diego to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diego has his hands on Nielsen's head, controlling the position.
Diego seems to have got his legs back now.
Nielsen lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nielsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diego is keeping the position for now.
Nielsen postures up in Diego's guard and throws a big left but Diego blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kron Diego will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego throws the left hand but Nielsen avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Nielsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nielsen moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Nielsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Nielsen's shoulder, as Nielsen tries to avoid the shot.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nielsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Nielsen slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Nielsen lands.
Nielsen avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego takes a swing at Nielsen's ribcage but misses.
Diego slips under a jab from Nielsen.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nielsen misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielsen looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diego tests Nielsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego connects with a body shot that sends Nielsen's belly button to the back.
Nielsen slips a jab from Diego.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego misses with a wild combination.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diego ducks straight into an uppercut from Nielsen and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Diego manages to regain guard straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielsen stopping the sweep attempt from Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diego wants to sweep here but Nielsen controlling him for the moment.
Diego is working hard here to advance position.
Diego is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diego wants to stand and escape but Nielsen is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen stopping the sweep attempt from Diego.
Nielsen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diego tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nielsen trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
Nielsen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego pulls Nielsen in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Diego swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nielsen counters with a beautiful punch that sends Diego to the canvas!
Nielsen loads up on a big left hand. Diego felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Nielsen looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Diego can't hide his disappointment, as Nielsen celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobo Nielsen!
Bobo Nielsen took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Felt the Power and couldn't handle it.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 1 p4p, 41 weight class) and Wilfredo Wild (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Arundel comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones. Wild is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cypress Hill - Trouble. Latrobe Arundel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wilfredo Wild's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Wild!
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!
Wild throws a looping overhand right but Arundel ducks down to avoid it.
Arundel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wild moves out of range as Arundel throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wild misses the target.
Arundel misses with an uppercut
and Wild counters with a good low kick that Arundel was not able to check.
Wild connects with a leg kick.
Wild with the inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
It looked like Arundel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild misses with a low kick.
Wild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arundel's head backwards.
Arundel tries to close the distance and clinch but Wild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arundel looks to score with a jab to the body but Wild is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wild has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Arundel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Arundel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arundel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Wild throws a series of punches but Arundel avoids them all with ease.
Arundel blocks the body kick.
A jab from Wild misses.
Wild throws a leg kick but Arundel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arundel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arundel works the jab nicely.
Arundel misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Wilfredo Wild has been cut.
Arundel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wild moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Wild lands.
A left lands for Arundel.
Wild takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wild missing with a left hand there. Arundel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arundel lands a big head kick that sends Wild tumbling to the mat! Arundel takes a step backwards and waves Wild back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wild is rocked!
Arundel looks to clinch
and Wild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arundel scores with a leg kick.
Arundel moves away from the strike by Wild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild misses with a hook to the body
and Arundel counters with a good, hard body kick but Wild shrugs it off.
A head kick by Arundel misses
and Wild counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arundel's knee momentarily.
Arundel throws a hook to the side of Wild's head but Wild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arundel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arundel lands a front kick.
Arundel lands a jab to Wild's midsection.
Arundel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arundel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arundel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arundel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arundel has a couple of punches blocked by Wild.
Arundel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wild manages to break the clinch.
Arundel moves into the clinch successfully.
Wild blocks an uppercut.
Wild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wild misses with a shot to the body
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arundel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wild.
Wild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arundel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wild makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arundel really felt that one!
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wild darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wild lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Wild.
Arundel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wild is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arundel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wild lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Wild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Arundel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Wild.
Wild tries a head kick but it misses.
Wild looks to land a left hand but Arundel moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wild scores with a leg kick.
Arundel throws a leg kick
and Wild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel lands a head kick. Wild smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wild appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wild misses with a hook.
Wild misses with a hook
and Arundel counters with a nice body kick.
Wild misses with a low kick.
Arundel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wild under the eye.
Arundel clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel cracks Wild with a nice body shot.
Arundel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wild's efforts to push away.
Arundel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wild is trying to push Arundel away but Arundel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arundel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arundel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wild wants to break free but Arundel has control.
Wild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wild is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arundel lands a hook that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Arundel misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Arundel.
Wild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arundel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arundel misses with a punch on the inside.
Wild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Wild checks it.
Arundel tries to clinch but Wild is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wild checks it well.
Wild is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Latrobe Arundel is winning the standup battle so far.
Arundel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wild was well out of range. Poor timing from Arundel.
Arundel misses with a low kick as Wild jumps back.
Arundel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wild's hands.
A big right from Wild misses.
As Wild tries to get set, Arundel tries to push him back and clinch up but Wild manages to avoid the attempt.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Arundel's head but Arundel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild misses with a straight left.
Arundel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wild.
Nice defenses there by Wild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel misses with a kick to the body
and Wild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wild swinging wildly here.
Arundel cracks Wild with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arundel staying out of range there.
Arundel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wild finds it's way round the side to connect with Arundel's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arundel takes a swing at Wild's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild'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.
Wild avoids the body shot from Arundel.
Arundel throws a lazy uppercut
and Wild counters with a nice uppercut.
Wild misses with a body shot
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wild checks a leg kick.
Wild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wild raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wild misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arundel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wild really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Arundel misses.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Wild takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arundel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wild takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bone on bone clash there as Arundel blocks the leg kick.
Arundel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arundel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Arundel.
Arundel misses with a right hand
letting Wild counter with a right hand.
Arundel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wild.
Arundel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arundel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arundel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wild can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arundel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arundel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arundel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wild slips a jab from Arundel.
Wild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arundel.
Arundel has Wild up against the cage in a clinch.
Wild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arundel backwards.
Arundel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wild breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild throws a sloppy head kick and Arundel moves out of range easily.
Arundel walks into a jab.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arundel throwing a counter right hand but Wild manages to avoid it.
Wild scores with a leg kick.
Arundel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wild's head backwards.
Arundel drops Wild with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wild looks back up at him and smiles so Arundel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wild is still on wobbly legs! Can Arundel finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arundel clinches up with Wild and pushes him back against the cage.
Arundel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Arundel.
Arundel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arundel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Wild is trying to push Arundel away but Arundel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel pushes Wild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arundel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wild with a big uppercut! Wild tries to clinch up but Arundel pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wild to the mat! Wild covers up and Arundel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Latrobe Arundel!
Latrobe Arundel is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Latrobe Arundel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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pop
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