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KoF:IW Golden Claws IX PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sorrow Hate (ranked 24369 p4p, 24211 weight class) and Chris Finch (ranked 644 p4p, 617 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sorrow Hate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Finch!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hate.
Finch clinches with his opponent.
Hate fails to pull guard.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Finch digs a right hand underneath Hate's ribcage. Hate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hate is trying to pull guard but Finch has him pressed against the cage.
Hate is pressed up against the cage. Finch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hate down to the mat. Hate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hate misses with a takedown attempt - Finch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sorrow Hate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hate avoids the head kick by Finch.
Hate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finch doesn't seem bothered though.
Hate misses with a takedown attempt
and Finch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch drives through and clinches with Hate against the cage.
Hate tries to circle away but Finch has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hate has managed to clinch.
Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch lands a nice hook to Hate's body. Hate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finch swats away the attempt to clinch by Hate.
Finch lands with a shot to the body.
Hate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Finch moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Finch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Finch scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hate tries to pull guard but Finch holds him up against the cage and eventually Hate drops back down to his feet.
Hate jumps guard but Finch stands there with Hate around his waist. Hate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Finch has Hate pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Finch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hate tumbling to the mat - Finch dives into Hate's guard.
Finch throws a big elbow that misses.
Finch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Finch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Finch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Finch manages to get himself to full guard.
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.
Finch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hate stopping the sweep attempt from Finch.
Hate distracts Finch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hate has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Finch is proving hard to escape from.
Finch 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.
Finch pushes Hate off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Finch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chris Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hate tries to clinch there but Finch circles away.
Hate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finch as he avoids it easily.
Finch shapes to counter with a head kick.
Finch scores with a shot to the body.
Finch scores with a jab. Hate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finch cracks Hate with a right hand to the side of the head.
 Hate is rocked!
Finch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Hate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finch lands a big head kick that sends Hate to the canvas! Finch follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Finch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hammer (ranked 23780 p4p, 24389 weight class) and Jonny Jones (ranked 612 p4p, 606 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer instigates a clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer lands a head kick that stumbles Jones and the fighters go to the mat.
 Jones is rocked!
 It looks like Jonny Jones has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Hammer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Hammer finish him?
Hammer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammer stops Jones from standing up.
Hammer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Jones.
Look low, kick high! Hammer uses the oldest trick in the book to send Jones tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Hammer is absolutely delighted - when Jones wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Hammer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunars Zonbergs (ranked 24218 p4p, 24354 weight class) and Ryan Hall (ranked 266 p4p, 269 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunars Zonbergs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Hall!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zonbergs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zonbergs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zonbergs tries to kick Hall off but Hall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hall is nestled in close to Zonbergs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hall drops an elbow to the side of Zonbergs's head.
Hall content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zonbergs trying to hold on to Hall's head to control him but Hall postures up.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Zonbergs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zonbergs missing with punches from the bottom.
Zonbergs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zonbergs has one foot on Hall's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hall rushes Zonbergs and presses him up against the cage.
Zonbergs can't break the clinch.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Zonbergs's head coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zonbergs avoids the head kick by Hall.
Zonbergs throws a big counter combination but Hall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zonbergs throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zonbergs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hall defends it nicely.
Zonbergs gets a clinch.
Zonbergs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zonbergs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zonbergs is keeping the position for now.
Zonbergs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zonbergs keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hall with a nice head shot there.
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.
Zonbergs keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zonbergs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zonbergs's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zonbergs controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Zonbergs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall decides to pull guard.
Hall kicks Zonbergs off and gets to his feet.
Hall shoots in and drives through. Zonbergs sprawls well.
Zonbergs tries for a takedown but Hall circles away easily
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zonbergs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zonbergs is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands a decent elbow from side control.
Oh Zonbergs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hall lands a huge takedown. Zonbergs is out but the ref is slow to react and Hall lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Zonbergs lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Hall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Sekera (ranked 5512 p4p, 5268 weight class) and Louis Moore (ranked 540 p4p, 530 weight class). Sekera's entrance music is Bleed it out. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pavel Sekera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Louis Moore!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekera dives in for a single leg takedown but Moore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sekera tries to land a leg kick but Moore saw it coming and moves away.
Sekera throws a combination. Moore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Sekera misses.
Moore feints a counter leg kick.
Sekera instigates a clinch.
Sekera 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.
Sekera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sekera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Sekera on that attempt.
Sekera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Sekera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekera has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Sekera manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore is stalling in the full guard.
Moore gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sekera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sekera's waist but Sekera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moore off to one side.
Moore has a takedown stuffed.
Sekera clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sekera pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moore.
It looked like Sekera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sekera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Sekera moves into the clinch successfully.
Sekera stalling in the clinch.
Moore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sekera.
Sekera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Sekera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekera pulls guard.
Moore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sekera controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.
Sekera tries to strike from the bottom.
Moore wants to stand but Sekera has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sekera throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sekera working for submissions but it's allowed Moore to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice strikes from Moore there.
Sekera looking for submissions off his back.
Moore controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Sekera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sekera.
Moore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sekera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sekera has him pressed against the cage.
Sekera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moore has Sekera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sekera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sekera has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Moore is trying to keep an underhook but Sekera manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sekera is looking for a kimura but Moore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sekera to get the leverage.
Moore wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekera trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sekera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sekera 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.
Sekera is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sekera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sekera prevents Moore from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is looking to control Sekera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moore avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sekera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Sekera. Those never looked like landing.
Sekera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moore as he avoids it easily.
Sekera backing away here, and Moore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Sekera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sekera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sekera somewhat.
Sekera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moore's waist but Moore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sekera off to one side.
Sekera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Sekera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Sekera throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Sekera feints and as Moore raises his hands in defense, Sekera changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sekera drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Moore dives on top into guard.
Moore is stalling in the full guard.
Sekera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moore content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Moore wants to stand but Sekera has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sekera keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Moore gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sekera misses with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sekera or perhaps it was just good defense by Moore, which made it look bad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sekera misses with a wild combination.
Moore stuffs the takedown attempt from Sekera. Sekera gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Sekera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Moore gets tackled into the cage by Sekera. Sekera maintains the clinch.
Sekera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sekera to score with a decent uppercut.
Sekera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moore.
Moore tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sekera defends well and Moore ends up having to push Sekera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sekera closes the distance and clinches.
Sekera prevents the takedown attempt.
Moore can't get the takedown.
Pavel Sekera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Moore.
Sekera prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sekera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sekera tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Sekera sprawls well.
Sekera closes the distance and clinches.
Moore avoiding damage as Sekera throws knees to the body.
Moore drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sekera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sekera has managed to clinch.
Sekera is fighting off a takedown attempt but Moore is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sekera to the mat. Sekera regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sekera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sekera throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sekera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sekera looking for a guillotine here but Moore defends easily.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Sekera.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sekera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sekera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Sekera.
Moore gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Moore postures up in Sekera's guard and throws a big left but Sekera blocks it.
Moore postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sekera seems keen to control Moore's posture.
Moore content to stall in guard here.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Sekera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Sekera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sekera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Sekera!
Pavel Sekera was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Merowech Van Dhalism (ranked 6215 p4p, 5511 weight class) and Youssef Alaoui (ranked 579 p4p, 562 weight class). Merowech Van Dhalism has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Merowech Van Dhalism!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Youssef Alaoui!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dhalism misses with a straight left.
Alaoui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Dhalism manages to avoid it.
Alaoui blocks a head kick by Van Dhalism.
A good leg kick by Alaoui.
Alaoui's coach down at Essence Dive was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alaoui's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Alaoui.
Van Dhalism throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alaoui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alaoui with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alaoui avoids the head kick by Van Dhalism.
Van Dhalism looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alaoui throws a lazy right hand but Van Dhalism sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Dhalism misses with a straight left.
Youssef Alaoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dhalism drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Dhalism takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alaoui swings for the body but Van Dhalism moves out of range.
Van Dhalism fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alaoui.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dhalism doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Alaoui tenderised Van Dhalism's leg. Van Dhalism is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Dhalism throws a poor cross that misses
and Alaoui counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaoui lands with a good body shot.
Alaoui throws a right and a left that Van Dhalism avoids nicely.
Jab by Alaoui.
Van Dhalism is rocked!
Alaoui fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Dhalism.
Alaoui lands a big uppercut and Van Dhalism crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Van Dhalism looks OK. Alaoui waves Van Dhalism back to his feet!
Oh Van Dhalism is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
and Alaoui counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Van Dhalism! He's just covering up as Alaoui starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Youssef Alaoui!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Paine (ranked 4168 p4p, 6694 weight class) and Bud Young (ranked 493 p4p, 597 weight class). Bud Young will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archie Paine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bud Young!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paine finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
Young closes the distance and pushes Paine back into the cage.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Paine.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Paine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Paine lands an uppercut.
Paine successfully pulls guard.
Paine keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young won't allow Paine to sweep him here.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paine tries to get out of the position.
Young trying to control but Paine is working from the bottom.
Young might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Paine haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young prevents Paine from getting back to his feet.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Paine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young prevents Paine from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Paine drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
Young throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paine is keeping busy.
Young gets through Paine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paine prevents a body shot from Young.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Young is trying to stall.
A short right from Paine.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paine's efforts to push away.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Paine avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young under the eye.
Paine misses with a left hand
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Paine.
Young tries to clinch but Paine is having none of it.
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paine looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Young lands an overhand right.
Paine looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of Paine's head.
Paine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Paine does no damage.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Paine misses the target.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Archie Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been informed that Young has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Paine. That snapped Young's head back.
Paine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Young misses.
Paine misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paine.
Paine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Paine.
Paine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Paine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
Paine throws a lazy uppercut
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paine takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Paine misses with a straight left.
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 Archie Paine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paine looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Paine misses its intended target.
Young wants to counter with a clinch but Paine pushes him away.
Paine closes the distance and clinches.
Paine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paine fails to land with a series of punches.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
Archie Paine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Paine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Paine misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Paine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young slips a jab from Paine.
Paine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paine clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Paine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Paine closes the distance and clinches.
Paine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paine looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paine swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Paine stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young tries to clinch but Paine is having none of it.
Paine tries to counter by clinching up but Young breaks away and moves out of range.
Paine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paine lands with a left to the head.
Paine lands a shot to the body.
Paine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paine throws a body shot but no joy.
Young is looking to clinch.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Paine throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Paine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paine throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
A big right from Paine misses.
Paine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Paine closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.
Paine manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young slips under a jab.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young thuds his right hand into Paine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paine throws out the jab.
Archie Paine is winning the standup battle so far.
Young shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paine eats them both and turns towards Young to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Paine there.
Young works Paine's body with a nice hook.
Paine misses the jab.
Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young misses with an uppercut. Paine saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to land a right hand but Paine moved out of range.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young avoids the body shot from Paine.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Paine.
Paine lands a lovely overhand right.
Paine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young connects with a single shot there.
Paine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Paine clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paine scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paine tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Paine dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Young thuds his right hand into Paine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paine.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Paine avoids the damage to the body.
Paine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paine.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paine's brow.
Paine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young taking a breather.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paine tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Paine presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paine has picked Young up - he's going for a ride! Paine dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Paine drops an elbow to the side of Young's head.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paine trying to mount his opponent but Young defends it.
Still in half guard, Paine seems content to control.
Young is trying to stand up here but Paine is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young tries to get to full guard but Paine has control of the leg.
Paine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Paine escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bud Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paine takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Paine lands.
Paine misses with a looping left.
Paine lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paine moves out of range of the strikes.
Paine lands a nice looking body shot.
Paine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young takes one on the button.
Paine lands with a nice combination. Young backs away looking to recover.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young moves forwards but Paine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Paine scores with a jab to the head.
Archie Paine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paine feints a jab promting Young to slip. Paine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Young slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paine.
The fighters circling - Paine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Paine pushes him off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paine, as that shot connected.
Young drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paine.
A jab from Paine does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Paine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Paine!
Bud Young was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Payton (ranked 3889 p4p, 3768 weight class) and Myles Ruth (ranked 492 p4p, 480 weight class). Payton's entrance music is Andre Nickatina - Yeah. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth walks into a stiff left hand from Payton.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payton cracks Ruth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Myles Ruth has been cut.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Payton.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth moves forwards but Payton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruth swings for the body but Payton moves out of range.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Payton moves away and avoids it.
Payton scores with a jab. Ruth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Payton throws a jab when Ruth was well out of range.
Ruth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payton swivels and escapes.
Payton misses with an uppercut. Ruth saw that one coming.
Ruth throws a poor cross that misses
and Payton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruth thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Ruth throws a hook but Payton avoids it easily.
Payton catches Ruth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Payton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruth is rocked!
Payton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton misses with a straight left.
Payton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Payton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Payton lands a big uppercut and Ruth crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ruth looks OK. Payton waves Ruth back to his feet!
Ruth is still on wobbly legs! Can Payton finish him?
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruth seems to have recovered his senses.
Walter Payton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payton.
A jab lands there for Payton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Payton misses
and Ruth counters with a takedown into side control.
Ruth throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Payton works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ruth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Payton is trying to stand back up but Ruth is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruth.
Payton tries to kick Ruth off but Ruth keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ruth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ruth throwing shots but Payton is blocking nicely.
Ruth trying to control from half guard but Payton is working away.
Ruth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Payton's head.
Payton is trying to stand up here but Ruth is controlling him well.
Payton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton misses with a hook
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruth takes one to the side of the head.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payton as he jumps to the side.
Ruth moves away from the strike by Payton.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Payton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Payton just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Payton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Payton pinned against the cage. Payton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walter Payton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myles Ruth.
Ruth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton misses with an uppercut
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Payton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payton.
Payton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ruth moves out of range as Payton strikes.
Ruth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Payton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ruth staying out of range there.
Walter Payton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Ruth swings for the body but Payton moves out of range.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of Payton's head but Payton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Payton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Myles Ruth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Payton looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Ruth jabs Payton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payton throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Payton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
Payton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Ruth throws a body shot but no joy.
Payton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Ruth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Payton cracks Ruth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payton lands a big right hand that sends Ruth crashing to the mat! Payton stays standing though and waves Ruth back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payton fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ruth out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Walter Payton!
A very excited looking Walter Payton 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamalu Nokkau (ranked 2917 p4p, 2881 weight class) and Abraham Volkov (ranked 320 p4p, 317 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nokkau might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War Chant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamalu Nokkau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abraham Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokkau throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkov's coach down at Gym of Rock was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Volkov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Nokkau.
Nokkau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nokkau pushes Volkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nokkau lands with a left to the head.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Nokkau.
Nokkau lands with a right to the head.
Nokkau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nokkau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nokkau scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Volkov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Volkov tries to stall but Nokkau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nokkau scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nokkau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokkau lands with a right to the head.
Nokkau lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Abraham Volkov has been cut.
Nokkau trying to stall but Volkov improves his position.
Nokkau lands a right hand.
A short right from Nokkau.
Nokkau scores a nice knee to the body.
Volkov looks winded!
Nokkau lands a damaging elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nokkau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nokkau misses with a knee to the head.
Nokkau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Abraham Volkov's cut even more.
A hook to the body from Nokkau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nokkau pushes Volkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Nokkau.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Nokkau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Nokkau.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nokkau breaks from the clinch.
Nokkau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nokkau digs a good body shot into Volkov's ribs.
Nokkau lands a jab to Volkov's midsection.
Volkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nokkau lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Volkov falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kamalu Nokkau!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Corcoran (ranked 732 p4p, 1410 weight class) and Larry Williams (ranked 103 p4p, 193 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Corcoran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Corcoran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corcoran thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corcoran takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corcoran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams throws a hook but Corcoran avoids it easily.
As Williams tries to get set, Corcoran tries to push him back and clinch up but Williams manages to avoid the attempt.
Corcoran wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams works over Corcoran's head and body with a nice combination.
Corcoran walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
 It looks like Vinny Corcoran has been cut.
Corcoran misses with a jab to the body
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Corcoran counters with a straight right hand.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Corcoran had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larry Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a right and a left that Corcoran avoids nicely.
Williams's coach down at Memento Mori was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Corcoran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corcoran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corcoran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Corcoran.
Good shot there by Corcoran.
Corcoran misses with a leg kick.
Corcoran connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corcoran throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Corcoran.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corcoran feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Corcoran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Corcoran was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice body kick from Corcoran.
Corcoran misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corcoran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corcoran is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corcoran circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Corcoran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corcoran chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Corcoran is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Corcoran keeps the fight on the outside.
Corcoran looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Corcoran's belly button to the back.
Larry Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Corcoran misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Corcoran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Corcoran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corcoran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Corcoran counters with a solid body kick.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Corcoran to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Corcoran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corcoran lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a body shot
and Corcoran counters with a nice body shot.
Corcoran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corcoran counters with a thumping low kick.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corcoran is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corcoran shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corcoran ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Corcoran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corcoran swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Corcoran misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Corcoran throws a big shot that misses.
Larry Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams tries to clinch but Corcoran is having none of it.
Corcoran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Corcoran throws a quick counter kick to the body but Williams avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Corcoran's shoulder, as Corcoran tries to avoid the shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Corcoran slips under a jab.
Corcoran misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corcoran connects with the punch.
Corcoran clinches up against the cage.
Corcoran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corcoran prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Corcoran avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Corcoran punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corcoran moves away.
Corcoran jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Corcoran.
Corcoran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a right hand. Corcoran shakes it off.
Corcoran moves away from the strike by Williams.
Corcoran ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Corcoran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corcoran misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corcoran gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Corcoran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Corcoran clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Corcoran.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corcoran tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Corcoran back against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran lands with a right to the head.
Corcoran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Corcoran on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Corcoran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Corcoran fails to land.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corcoran.
Corcoran takes a shot to the head.
Corcoran misses with some punches.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Corcoran scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corcoran misses with the head strike.
Corcoran can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Corcoran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corcoran.
Corcoran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Corcoran looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Corcoran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corcoran.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Corcoran.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Corcoran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Corcoran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Corcoran moves away and avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Corcoran
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Corcoran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corcoran jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Corcoran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corcoran lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Larry Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vinny Corcoran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corcoran moves away.
As Williams looks to move away, Corcoran throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Corcoran slips the punch.
Corcoran misses with a hook.
Williams throws a hook but Corcoran avoids it easily.
Corcoran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams throws the left hand but Corcoran avoids the punch easily.
As Williams looks to move away, Corcoran throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams jabs at Corcoran's body.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corcoran was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vinny Corcoran's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corcoran takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corcoran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corcoran scores with a nice body kick.
Corcoran takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Corcoran off the cage and back into range.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams tests Corcoran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Corcoran lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Corcoran slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corcoran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corcoran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Corcoran.
Williams throws out a counter right but Corcoran avoids it with no problem.
Williams wants to clinch
and Corcoran counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corcoran.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Williams. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Williams digs a good hook to Corcoran's body.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corcoran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corcoran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corcoran counters with a stiff right hand.
Corcoran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Corcoran counters with a straight right hand.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Corcoran counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Corcoran tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Corcoran misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Corcoran throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corcorans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams digs a good body shot into Corcoran's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Corcoran takes one to the chin there.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corcoran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams takes a swing at Corcoran's ribcage but misses.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corcoran misses with a wild body shot.
Corcoran is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Corcoran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Corcoran throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Williams misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Corcoran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Corcoran tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Corcoran's head.
Corcoran misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Corcoran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Corcoran counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corcoran throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Williams misses.
Corcoran wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Corcoran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Corcoran jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Corcoran under the eye.
Corcoran misses with a head kick.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corcoran needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Corcoran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Corcoran's defenses.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
letting Corcoran counter with a right hand.
Corcoran throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corcoran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corcoran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corcoran throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Corcoran is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corcoran blocks a jab.
Corcoran throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corcoran walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams throws a body punch but Corcoran moves out of range.
Corcoran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams cracks Corcoran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a hook
and Corcoran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Corcoran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corcoran slips under a jab.
Corcoran just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws out a counter right but Corcoran avoids it with no problem.
Corcoran misses with the body kick
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corcoran.
Corcoran throws a right hand that misses
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Corcoran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corcoran tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams slips under a jab from Corcoran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Corcoran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vinny Corcoran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Corcoran's head but Corcoran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corcoran looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Corcoran's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corcoran doesn't seem phased though.
Corcoran lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Corcoran takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Corcoran counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams works Corcoran's body with a nice hook.
Williams avoids the body shot from Corcoran.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams punishes Corcoran's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Corcoran's head.
Corcoran moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Corcoran throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Corcoran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Corcoran was looking to counter with a kick there.
Corcoran slips a jab from Williams.
A little feinted left hand from Corcoran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Corcoran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corcoran looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Corcoran persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Corcoran throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Corcoran ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Corcoran looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Larry Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams throws a right hand that Corcoran ducks under and follows up with a left that Corcoran also avoids with ease.
Williams blocks a head kick by Corcoran.
Williams digs a good body shot into Corcoran's ribs.
Corcoran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corcoran there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corcoran's hands.
Corcoran misses the jab.
Corcoran throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Corcoran.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corcoran. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corcoran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corcoran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corcoran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corcoran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corcoran misses with a head kick.
Vinny Corcoran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams tests Corcoran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corcoran shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Corcoran's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Corcoran's head.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Corcoran's ribs.
Corcoran misses with a double jab.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corcoran manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran throws a head kick that misses.
Corcoran is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Williams connects with a jab.
Corcoran gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams looks to land a combination but Corcoran avoids it well.
Williams throws the left hand but Corcoran avoids the punch easily.
Corcoran is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Corcoran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Corcoran takes one to the side of the head.
Williams punishes Corcoran's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Williams!
Larry Williams is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Larry Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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