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The BFC 10-Revenge PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy's entrance music is Still Remains-The Worst Is Yet To Come. A fine choice. Steel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Its a Fight. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Steel!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kennedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel throws a series of strikes that have Kennedy backpedaling.
Kennedy looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Steel. No joy for Kennedy on that attempt.
Steel throws a body kick that misses.
Kennedy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steel looks to land a combination but Kennedy avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel rushes Kennedy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy shoots and misses
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Julius Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy shoots for a takedown but Steel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kennedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel lands a head shot.
Kennedy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kennedy with a poor takedown
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kennedy looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Kennedy dives in and grabs Steel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes down on Kennedy's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Horrible takedown by Kennedy or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel which made him look bad.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
Steel tries a head kick but it misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kennedy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kennedy on the side of the head.
Steel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Steel circles away easily
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Steel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kennedy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel throws a series of strikes that have Kennedy backpedaling.
Steel throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Kennedy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
Kennedy drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Kennedy off! Kennedy jumps back into Steel's guard.
Steel wants to stand but Kennedy is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
Steel is controlling Kennedy's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kennedy is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel can't keep his opponent in guard - Kennedy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Steel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kennedy backs up against the cage.
Steel lands a jab-cross combination.
Steel lands with a straight right. Kennedy didn't see that one coming.
Kennedy throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Steel lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Kennedy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Kennedy misses with a takedown
and Steel counters by clinching up.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Steel rushes Kennedy and presses him up against the cage.
Steel has Kennedy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Steel pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kennedy tumbling to the mat - Steel dives into Kennedy's guard.
Steel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kennedy is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kennedy looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steel defending well as Kennedy loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Steel coming out on top.
Kennedy looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Steel wants to land a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Julius Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Kennedy's defenses.
Steel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kennedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Kennedy misses with a combination
and Steel counters with a three punch combo that has Kennedy backing up. Kennedy nods at Steel to acknowledge the strikes.
Julius Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kennedy.
Kennedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steel wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kennedy closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Kennedy pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steel lands with a nice combination. Kennedy backs away looking to recover.
Steel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kennedy back to the cage. Steel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Steel 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! This is the final round!
Kennedy misses with a body punch
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Kennedy misses with a hook
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Julius Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Steel as Kennedy shoots in.
Steel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steel throws a front kick that sends Kennedy stumbling back into the cage.
Kennedy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Steel is controlling Kennedy's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel wants to sweep here but Kennedy controlling him for the moment.
Steel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Steel throws a push kick but Kennedy slaps the foot to one side.
Kennedy shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel sprawls well. He's pushed Kennedy'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 Dan Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kennedy needs to keep his hands up - Steel had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
Steel with a nice cross.
Steel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That kick from Steel tenderised Kennedy's leg. Kennedy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands a head shot.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Steel finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Kennedy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steel pinned against the cage. Steel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kennedy walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
A punch lands to the side of Kennedy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Kennedy shoots in but Steel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kennedy has a takedown stuffed.
Dan Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Steel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steel 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Steel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Rayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Rayne is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Rayne!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crazy.
Rayne throws a hook but Crazy blocks it.
Rayne scores with a three punch combo!
Crazy wants to clinch up but Rayne keeps it at a distance.
Rayne swings widly with a right hand
and Crazy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rayne misses the jab.
Crazy tries to clinch up.
Rayne misses with a kick to the body.
Rayne throws an overhand right that lands on Crazy's shoulder, as Crazy tries to avoid the shot.
Crazy shoots in for a double leg but Rayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rayne lands with a right hand.
Rayne lands with a hook. Crazy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne misses with a kick to the body.
Rayne throws a hook but Crazy blocks it.
Rayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Crazy tries to clinch up.
Rayne throws a lazy right hand but Crazy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rayne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crazy manages to avoid it.
Rayne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donald Rayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rayne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rayne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crazy backs up against the cage.
Crazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rayne takes a swing at Crazy's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rayne. Crazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy moves out of range of the strikes.
Rayne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crazy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crazy has him pressed against the cage.
Crazy pulls Rayne into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Crazy managing to control the position.
Crazy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rayne is one step ahead there.
Rayne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald Rayne has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rayne cracks Crazy with a good jab.
Crazy moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crazy.
Rayne misses with a wild body shot.
Rayne connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crazy.
Rayne looks gassed!
Rayne misses with a looping left.
Rayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crazy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rayne misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crazy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rayne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crazy moves away from the strike by Rayne.
Crazy walks into a straight right hand from Rayne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy lands a nice hook to Rayne's body. Rayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Rayne misses.
Rayne tries to bum rush Crazy with a series of wild strikes but Crazy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rayne throws a hook but Crazy blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donald Rayne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crazy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Crazy.
Rayne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rayne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crazy avoids it.
Rayne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crazy is defending well for now.
Crazy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crazy prevents a body shot from Rayne.
Rayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crazy pulls guard successfully.
Crazy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rayne preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Donald Rayne hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rayne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rayne looks to throw the jab but Crazy is out of range.
Rayne misses with a hook. Crazy ducked under it nicely.
Crazy ducks under a wild hook from Rayne.
Donald Rayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rayne. That one must have hurt.
Crazy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rayne, as that shot connected.
Rayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crazy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crazy manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Rayne. Those never looked like landing.
Crazy shoots in but no luck this time.
Rayne misses with a body shot.
Rayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crazy's calf.
Rayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crazy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rayne is trying to break the clinch but Crazy is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crazy blocks a body shot from Rayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rayne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Crazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crazy blocking some punches.
Rayne is trying to push Crazy away but Crazy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Rayne fails to land.
Rayne digs a right hand into Crazy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crazy's gas tank.
Crazy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rayne uses from the top position.
Crazy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rayne is one step ahead there.
Rayne wants to stand but Crazy is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donald Rayne.
Rayne throws a series of punches but Crazy moves out of range.
Crazy slips a jab and a cross from Rayne.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rayne.
Crazy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Rayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Crazy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crazy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crazy throws a head kick but Rayne moves out of range.
Crazy walks into a straight right hand from Rayne.
Crazy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rayne throws out the jab.
Rayne throws a leg kick
and Crazy counters by clinching up.
Rayne misses with some punches.
Rayne tries to throw a body punch but Crazy avoids it by throwing Rayne back against the cage.
Crazy fails to pull guard.
Crazy fails to pull guard.
Crazy tries to pull guard but Rayne holds him up against the cage and eventually Crazy drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Crazy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crazy avoids the elbow strike from Rayne, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne trying to land knees to the body.
Crazy blocks the elbow strike.
Rayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Crazy has double underhooks.
Rayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rayne misses with an elbow strike.
Rayne working aggressively here.
Rayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Crazy jumps guard but Rayne turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Rayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crazy's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayne misses with a punch to the body.
Rayne throws an elbow but it misses.
Rayne has a couple of punches blocked by Crazy.
Rayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Crazy avoids the damage to the body.
Rayne is trying to break the clinch but Crazy is controlling him.
Crazy just leaning against Rayne, taking a breather.
Rayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crazy has him pressed against the cage.
Crazy misses with a knee strike.
Crazy pulls guard effortlessly.
Crazy pulls Rayne in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rayne.
The fighters circling - Rayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rayne swings for the body but Crazy moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rayne.
Rayne thuds a left hand into Crazy's body.
Rayne lands a jab to Crazy's midsection.
Rayne misses with a body shot.
Rayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crazy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rayne throws a body kick that misses.
Rayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crazy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayne misses with a low kick.
Rayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rayne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donald Rayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crazy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rayne scores with a hook.
Crazy tries to clinch up but Rayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Rayne is looking to land body kicks.
Rayne misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crazy throws a sloppy head kick and Rayne moves out of range easily.
Igor Crazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rayne scores with a jab to the body.
Crazy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Rayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rayne 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Rayne!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Clover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andelko Antun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clover comes to the cage accompanied by Ill Nino-How Can I Live. Antun has chosen Your Decision as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Clover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andelko Antun!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antun is looking to clinch but Clover is avoiding it.
Antun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clover misses with a double jab.
Antun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clover. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Antun misses.
Antun is looking to clinch.
Antun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Antun misses.
Clover gets tackled into the cage by Antun. Antun maintains the clinch.
Antun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tristan Clover has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Antun crunches a lovely knee into Clover's ribcage.
Clover is breathing heavily.
Antun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Antun obliges.
Antun working Clover over with knees to the body.
Clover takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clover takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clover is rocked!
Antun crunches a lovely knee into Clover's ribcage.
Antun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clover in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clover managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Clover is trying to break free.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Antun obliges.
Antun lands a good knee to the midsection. Clover won't want to take too many of those.
Clover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antun with a knee to the head.
Clover takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clover managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clover blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clover tries to circle away but Antun has him pinned against the cage.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clover working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clover in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun crunches a lovely knee into Clover's ribcage.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clover blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Antun prevents Clover from breaking the clinch.
Antun landing knees to the body.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clover blocks it with crossed arms.
Clover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Clover wants to break free but Antun has control.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Clover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Clover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Clover avoids the damage to the body.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andelko Antun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Clover's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antun moves into the clinch successfully.
Antun keeps control of Clover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antun keeps control of Clover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Andelko Antun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clover can't break the clinch.
Antun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Antun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clover avoids it.
Antun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Clover is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Clover's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clover blocks it with crossed arms.
Antun is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Clover is trying to break the clinch but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun tries to land knees in the clinch but Clover avoids the damage to the body.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Clover is trying to force a seperation but Antun has the dominant position.
Antun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clover can't break the clinch.
Antun lands a nice knee to the body.
Clover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clover is looking to break free of the clinch but Antun has double underhooks.
Antun landing knees to the body.
Antun working Clover over with knees to the body.
Clover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Clover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Antun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clover avoiding damage as Antun throws knees to the body.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Clover is trying to break the clinch but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
Antun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clover avoids it.
Clover is trying to force a seperation but Antun has the dominant position.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Clover is blocking nicely.
Clover is trying to push Antun away but Antun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antun has him pressed against the cage.
Clover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clover managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Clover managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Clover breaks from the clinch.
Antun is looking to clinch but Clover is avoiding it.
Clover avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Clover misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Clover misses.
Antun is looking to slow Clover down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andelko Antun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tristan Clover's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Clover takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Antun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun scores with a knee to the head.
Antun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clover.
Clover is looking to break free of the clinch but Antun has double underhooks.
Antun misses with a knee to the head.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Antun tries to land a knee to the head but Clover blocks with his arms.
Antun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Antun working Clover over with knees to the body.
Antun misses with a knee strike.
Clover is trying to break the clinch but Antun is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clover has had enough of the clinch but Antun keeps him there for the moment.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antun prevents Clover from breaking the clinch.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clover avoids it.
Clover tries to break free but Antun pushes him back against the cage.
Clover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antun misses with a leg kick.
Clover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antun connects with a solid leg kick.
Antun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antun tries a low kick but Clover avoids it.
Clover moves out of range of the body kick.
Antun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clover on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Antun tries to close the distance and clinch but Clover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antun lands with a kick to the temple. Clover shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Antun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antun tries to clinch but Clover is having none of it.
Andelko Antun 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.
Antun closes the distance and clinches.
Antun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clover in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clover is trying to break free.
Clover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clover is defending well for now.
Clover tries to break the clinch but Antun is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antun looking to throw knees to the head but Clover is blocking nicely.
Clover takes a knee right on the jaw!
Antun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tristan Clover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Antun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clover is trying to push Antun away but Antun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antun prevents Clover from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andelko Antun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antun 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andelko Antun!
In his post fight interview, Andelko Antun started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gatto Pantilones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gatto Pantilones!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantilones swings for the body but Kirkland moves out of range.
Pantilones misses with a head kick.
Pantilones misses with a body shot.
Pantilones misses with a hook
and Kirkland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pantilones scores with a sloppy right hand. Kirkland should have avoided that one.
Kirkland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pantilones to score with a decent uppercut.
Kirkland swinging wildly here.
Kirkland blocks a leg kick.
Pantilones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Pantilones works Kirkland's body with a nice hook.
Kirkland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pantilones throws out the jab.
Pantilones misses with a hook. Kirkland ducked under it nicely.
Pantilones misses with a looping left.
Pantilones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kirkland. Kirkland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pantilones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pantilones misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantilones moves away from the strike by Kirkland.
Pantilones throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Pantilones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pantilones.
A jab from Pantilones misses.
Pantilones throws the left hand but Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Pantilones lands a body shot.
Kirkland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Pantilones coming out on top.
Pantilones misses with a wild body shot.
Pantilones stalks Kirkland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kirkland's face. Kirkland staggers backwards, shaken.
Pantilones works Kirkland's body with a nice hook.
Kirkland misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Pantilones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantilones lands a slapping body shot.
Pantilones misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pantilones.
Good shot there by Kirkland.
Pantilones misses the shot to the body.
Pantilones looks to land a combination but Kirkland avoids it well.
Pantilones slips a straight right by Kirkland.
Pantilones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirkland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pantilones misses with an uppercut
and Kirkland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pantilones avoids the head kick by Kirkland.
Pantilones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirkland.
Pantilones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pantilones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantilones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kirkland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kirkland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pantilones swings for the body but Kirkland moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pantilones. Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkland slips a straight right by Pantilones.
Gatto Pantilones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pantilones jabs Kirkland right on the nose. Kirkland blinks but takes it well.
Kirkland swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pantilones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirkland throws a hook to the side of Pantilones's head but Pantilones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirkland really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kirkland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kirkland keeps Pantilones at a distance using the push kick.
Kirkland takes a swing at Pantilones's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Kirkland.
Pantilones slips under a jab from Kirkland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Pantilones is just out of range.
Kirkland dodges the punch combination from Pantilones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pantilones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pantilones misses with a right hand
and Kirkland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pantilones thinking.
Kirkland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pantilones misses with an uppercut. Kirkland saw that one coming.
Pantilones thows a body shot but no joy.
Kirkland defending well as Pantilones loads up on a big left hand.
Kirkland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pantilones scores with a jab to the head.
Pantilones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirkland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pantilones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gatto Pantilones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kirkland looks to land a combination. Pantilones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pantilones throws the left hand but Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Pantilones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pantilones misses with a wild combination.
Pantilones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirkland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pantilones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pantilones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kirkland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gatto Pantilones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pantilones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirkland slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Kirkland.
Kirkland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pantilones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pantilones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kirkland is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantilones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pantilones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirkland.
Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirkland throws a lazy uppercut
and Pantilones counters with a left and a right that stings Kirkland.
Oh Kirkland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Pantilones misses.
Kirkland fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirkland seems to have got his legs back now.
Pantilones looks to land a right hand but Kirkland moved out of range.
Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pantilones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pantilones scores with a hook to the body. Kirkland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pantilones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pantilones misses with a hook. Kirkland ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pantilones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pantilones swinging wildly here.
Pantilones ducks under a wild hook from Kirkland.
Pantilones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kirkland throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pantilones to counter with a crisp jab.
Pantilones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirkland needs to keep his hands up - Pantilones had a free shot at his head there.
Pantilones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirkland circles away quickly and effectively.
Pantilones scores with a jab.
Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pantilones.
Pantilones throws a body punch but Kirkland moves out of range.
Kirkland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantilones misses the jab.
Kirkland throws a hook but Pantilones avoids it easily.
Pantilones avoids a kick to the body.
Pantilones misses with a hook. Kirkland ducked under it nicely.
Pantilones just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirkland misses the jab.
Kirkland staying out of range there.
Kirkland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pantilones.
A jab from Pantilones finds it's way through Kirkland's defenses.
Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick
and Pantilones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pantilones misses with a double jab.
Kirkland throws a hook but Pantilones blocks it.
Kirkland thows a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pantilones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pantilones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirkland moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirkland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pantilones misses with a straight right.
Kirkland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kirkland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pantilones lands with a nice body punch.
Pantilones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Pantilones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirkland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kirkland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pantilones lunges at Kirkland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kirkland's hand.
Pantilones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirkland at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gatto Pantilones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Kirkland as he connects with a hook.
Kirkland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pantilones slips a straight right by Kirkland.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pantilones.
Pantilones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pantilones misses with a series of wild punches.
Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirkland lands a jab.
Pantilones defending well as Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Kirkland misses with a straight left.
Pantilones swings widly with a right hand
and Kirkland counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pantilones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pantilones throws a right and a left that Kirkland avoids nicely.
Pantilones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirkland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pantilones throws an overhand right that lands on Kirkland's shoulder, as Kirkland tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirkland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Pantilones there.
Pantilones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pantilones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pantilones.
Kirkland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pantilones to score with a decent uppercut.
Kirkland swings for the body but Pantilones moves out of range.
Pantilones jabs at Kirkland's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with a hook. Pantilones ducked under it nicely.
Pantilones lands with a cross.
Pantilones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Pantilones.
Kirkland slips under a jab.
Pantilones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pantilones's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkland closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pantilones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kirkland.
Kirkland lands a nice shot that snaps Pantilones's head back.
Kirkland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pantilones counters with a right hand to the body.
Pantilones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pantilones just misses with a punch to the body.
Pantilones defending well as Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantilones lands a body shot.
Pantilones throws a right and a left that Kirkland avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pantilones.
Pantilones loads up on a big right hand but Kirkland slips the punch.
Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pantilones.
Pantilones takes a swing at Kirkland's ribcage but misses.
Gatto Pantilones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pantilones. Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pantilones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirkland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Kirkland misses.
Kirkland misses with a series of wild punches.
Pantilones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conrad Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kirkland.
Pantilones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirkland.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pantilones.
Pantilones connects with a crisp jab.
Kirkland misses with an uppercut.
Pantilones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Kirkland throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pantilones to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pantilones.
Pantilones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirkland throws a jab when Pantilones was well out of range.
Pantilones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pantilones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gatto Pantilones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pantilones 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gatto Pantilones!
During a confident post fight interview, Gatto Pantilones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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