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Reach 89 - Murdock vs. Sanchez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aengus OŽDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OŽDonnell comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Worker's Song. King Kobra acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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203 lbs
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190 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aengus OŽDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, King Kobra!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OŽDonnell shoots in for a takedown but Kobra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
OŽDonnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kobra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kobra scores with the left hand. OŽDonnell knows he should have avoided that one.
OŽDonnell shoots in for a takedown but Kobra shows good takedown defense.
Kobra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OŽDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OŽDonnell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
OŽDonnell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kobra smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aengus OŽDonnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OŽDonnell has his takedown stuffed
and Kobra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OŽDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King Kobra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OŽDonnell takes a swing at Kobra's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by OŽDonnell or perhaps it was just good defense by Kobra which made him look bad.
OŽDonnell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kobra counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. OŽDonnell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
OŽDonnell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kobra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kobra lands an elbow inside.
Kobra misses with a knee to the head.
OŽDonnell takes an elbow to the temple.
OŽDonnell takes an elbow to the temple.
OŽDonnell decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kobra wants to control from the top but OŽDonnell keeps moving.
Kobra throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OŽDonnell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kobra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OŽDonnell wants to sweep but no luck.
Kobra content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because OŽDonnell has locked up a guillotine! OŽDonnell's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Kobra is holding on here and OŽDonnell must be using up a lot of energy. Kobra has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! OŽDonnell gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aengus OŽDonnell!
After winning the bout, Aengus OŽDonnell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ratrick Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kailea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh comes to the cage accompanied by Quake Arena. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
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World class MT
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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
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ratrick Obeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocco Kailea!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obeh misses with a looping right.
Obeh tries a low kick but Kailea avoids it.
Obeh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kailea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obeh blocks it with crossed arms.
Obeh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kailea misses with a knee strike.
Kailea looking to slow down the pace here.
Obeh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kailea's elbow.
Obeh looking to throw knees to the head but Kailea is blocking nicely.
Obeh gets through Kailea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obeh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kailea tries to land knees in the clinch but Obeh avoids the damage to the body.
Kailea leaning against his opponent.
Obeh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kailea backwards.
Obeh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kailea blocks it with crossed arms.
Kailea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obeh lands a knee to the body.
Kailea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Obeh.
Obeh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Obeh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kailea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obeh scores with a one two! Kailea had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Obeh lands a nice hook to Kailea's body. Kailea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obeh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obeh looks to score with a jab to the body but Kailea is just out of range.
Obeh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Obeh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obeh cracks Kailea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kailea dodges the punch combination from Obeh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kailea lands with a good body shot.
Kailea fails to land with a series of punches.
Obeh moves in looking to clinch but Kailea pushes him off.
Kailea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Obeh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obeh wants to clinch up but Kailea keeps it at a distance.
Kailea keeps the fight on the outside.
Kailea misses with an uppercut
and Obeh counters with a left to the body.
Kailea connects with a high kick.
Obeh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Obeh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obeh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obeh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kailea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kailea thows a leg kick but Obeh checks it
and Obeh counters with a straight right hand.
Obeh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kailea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kailea throws out a loose jab but Obeh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kailea avoids the body shot from Obeh.
Obeh clinches up with Kailea and pushes him back against the cage.
Obeh scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rocco Kailea has been cut.
Obeh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obeh misses with a knee strike.
Kailea managing to block the knees to the body from Obeh.
Obeh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obeh trying to land knees to the body.
Kailea throws a punch but it's blocked by Obeh.
Obeh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kailea looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kailea throws an elbow but misses.
Obeh landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Kailea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obeh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kailea blocks it with crossed arms.
Obeh misses with a knee to the head.
Obeh lands with a short shot to the head.
Obeh scores with a shoulder strike.
Obeh tries to land knees in the clinch but Kailea avoids the damage to the body.
Kailea blocks an uppercut.
Obeh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obeh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kailea blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kailea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obeh struggles to land a body shot inside as Kailea controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kailea throws an elbow but misses.
Obeh misses with some punches.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratrick Obeh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kailea throws the left hand but Obeh avoids the punch easily.
Obeh lands a head kick. Kailea smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Obeh throws a jab when Kailea was well out of range.
Kailea misses with a looping left.
Kailea ducks right into an uppercut from Obeh.
Obeh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kailea circles away quickly and effectively.
Kailea cracks the inside of Obeh's front leg.
Ratrick Obeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obeh feints and then cracks Kailea's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kailea down.
Kailea thows a leg kick but Obeh checks it
and Obeh counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Kailea.
Kailea moves out of range of the strikes.
Obeh rushes Kailea and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obeh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obeh tries to land a knee to the head but Kailea blocks with his arms.
Kailea is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obeh is defending well for now.
Kailea trying to land knees to the body.
Ratrick Obeh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kailea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kailea tries to land a knee to the head but Obeh blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obeh.
Obeh managing to block the knees to the body from Kailea.
Kailea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kailea landing knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obeh lands a shot to the body.
Kailea has a couple of punches blocked by Obeh.
Obeh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kailea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Obeh fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kailea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Obeh on the inside.
Kailea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obeh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kailea is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Kailea's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kailea is still on wobbly legs! Can Obeh finish him?
Obeh scores with a shot to the side of Kailea's head.
Kailea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obeh connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Kailea tumbling to the canvas! Obeh pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Kailea was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ratrick Obeh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Garrido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Fuckin' In The Bushes. On his way into the cage it seems that Abel Khan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Abel Khan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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275 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abel Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Garrido!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to work over Garrido's front leg with a kick but Garrido checks it.
Garrido jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garrido looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Garrido, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garrido thows a body shot but no joy.
Garrido throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Garrido shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garrido scores with a takedown into Khan's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Khan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Garrido!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrido is desperately trying to improve his position but Khan has a good base and remains in mount.
Khan tries to control but Garrido wriggling away.
Garrido gets back to half guard.
Khan decides to stand and escape the position.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrido.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Garrido moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garrido misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice leg kick.
Garrido misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Khan lunges at Garrido with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garrido's hand.
Khan cracks Garrido with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Khan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garrido doesn't seem phased though.
Garrido misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Garrido is rocked!
It looks like Javier Garrido has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan flashes Garrido a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Garrido's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Garrido crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Khan punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abel Khan!
Abel Khan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Giordano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravado's entrance music is Pray. A fine choice. Giordano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Godfather Theme (hip hop remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Bravado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Giordano!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giordano blocks a head kick by Bravado.
Bravado scores with a nice head shot.
Bravado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bravado. Giordano shrugs it off though.
Bravado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giordano is out of range and Bravado settles back down.
Giordano misses with a wild body shot.
Giordano throws a body punch but Bravado moves out of range.
Bravado scores with a head kick.
Bravado bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bravado in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bravado throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Giordano defending against the ground and pound.
Giordano defending against the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Bravado are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Giordano avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bravado.
Giordano avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bravado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado is looking to take a break and control but Giordano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bravado tries to move into full mount but can't pass Giordano's legs.
Bravado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Giordano keeps working.
Bravado misses with the ground and pound.
Giordano is trying to control Bravado's posture but Bravado avoids it.
Bravado tries to advance to mount but Giordano denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravado misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bravado swings around for an armbar but Giordano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bravado's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giordano sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bravado's guard.
Bravado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giordano is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bravado wants to get back to full guard.
Giordano drops an elbow to the side of Bravado's head.
Bravado makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bravado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado wants to sweep here but Giordano controlling him for the moment.
Bravado keeping moving, preventing Giordano from controlling successfully.
Bravado has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Giordano should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bravado has tightened it up now! Giordano should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eddie Bravado!
Eddie Bravado got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dos Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name . Sasha Petrova will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Petrova's head but Petrova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrova lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Petrova.
Petrova misses with a double jab.
Petrova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrova lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrova paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrova with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dos Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrova throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Petrova lands a jab to Dos Santos's midsection.
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!
Petrova slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Petrova to the ground. Dos Santos is now in Petrova's guard.
Dos Santos is looking to stand up but Petrova won't let him.
Petrova is working an open guard so Dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dos Santos.
Petrova misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Petrova trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Petrova to stand up.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Petrova.
Petrova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dos Santos can pounce on him.
Petrova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dos Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrova counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dos Santos thinking.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrova.
Dos Santos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petrova's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Petrova misses with a body punch
and Dos Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova scores with a three punch combo!
Dos Santos cracks Petrova with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dos Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrova.
Dos Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petrova lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the cage.
Dos Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrova looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Petrova throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrova walks into a left hand.
Petrova feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrova uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dos Santos has time to react.
Petrova slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Petrova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrova moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Petrova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dos Santos postures up.
Petrova wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Petrova fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrova slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrova slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dos Santos's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrova sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Petrova throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Petrova throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dos Santos.
Petrova lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dos Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrova connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Javier Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrova connects with a leg kick. Dos Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dos Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrova's calf.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasha Petrova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Petrova.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Javier Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Petrova connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos thuds his right hand into Petrova's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrova throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Petrova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Petrova punishes Dos Santos's body with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrova scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrova throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrova tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrova doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Petrova, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Petrova against the cage but Petrova circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Petrova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Petrova misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrova was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Petrova throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Petrova tenderised Dos Santos's leg. Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrova.
Sasha Petrova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrova throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Petrova looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Petrova jabs at Dos Santos's body.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dos Santos jabs at Petrova's body.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Petrova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrova fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrova scores with a jab to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Petrova misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with the combination.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target.
Petrova misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Petrova.
Petrova slips under a jab.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Petrova.
A clash of legs there as Dos Santos blocks the low kick.
Petrova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrova looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. Petrova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos dives in and grabs Petrova's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrova pushes down on Dos Santos's head and hops out.
Petrova throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Petrova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Petrova fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrova lands with an uppercut that bounces Dos Santos off the cage and back into range.
Petrova scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Petrova throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos slips a straight right by Petrova.
Dos Santos cracks Petrova with an open hand slap.
Petrova thuds a left hand into Dos Santos's body.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrova takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrova's sensitive parts.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Petrova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrova.
Dos Santos lands a head kick!
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Petrova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Dos Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Petrova looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Petrova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrova, right into the meat.
Petrova staying out of range there.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrova throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Petrova lands a jab-cross combination.
Petrova moves away from the strike by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looks to throw the jab but Petrova is out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrova.
Dos Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Petrova sprawls well.
Petrova lands the left hand.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Petrova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Petrova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrova is just out of range.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Petrova avoids nicely.
Petrova connects with a jab.
Petrova throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrova.
Petrova throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Petrova saw that one coming.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Petrova clobbers Dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with a low kick as Dos Santos jumps back.
Petrova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrova throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Petrova moved out of range.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Petrova moved out of range.
Petrova clobbers Dos Santos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrova lands with a nice combination. Dos Santos backs away looking to recover.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Petrova misses with a wild combination.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dos Santos is out of range.
Petrova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrova defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Petrova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrova on the side of the head.
Petrova misses with a straight left.
Dos Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrova counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but Petrova checks it.
Dos Santos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dos Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Petrova ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos misses the jab.
Dos Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Petrova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos misses with a leg kick
and Petrova counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrova takes one on the button.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Petrova avoids it well.
Petrova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Petrova finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrova circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrova slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Petrova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Petrova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrova has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Petrova!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by Remain Calm. Zenin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Helloween - Power. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Zenin!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws a low kick, looking for Zenin's leg but Zenin calmly moves out of range.
Zenin takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Watts feints and then cracks Zenin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zenin down.
Zenin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Zenin throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
Zenin scores with a takedown into Watts's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zenin lands a couple of elbows.
Zenin throws a strike but Watts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts won't allow Zenin to sweep him here.
Zenin looking for a guillotine here but Watts defends easily.
Zenin wants to sweep here but Watts controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watts's guard.
Zenin throws an elbow that misses. Watts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zenin's guard. Nice move by Watts!
Watts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zenin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zenin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zenin looking for a guillotine here but Watts defends easily.
Watts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zenin can't keep his opponent in guard - Watts advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zenin wants to sweep but Watts has passed to side control!
Zenin is looking for a sweep.
Zenin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Watts's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zenin has a hand on Watts's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Watts takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Zenin is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zenin tries to reverse the position but Watts maintains control.
Zenin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Zenin tries to kick Watts off but Watts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zenin missing with punches from the bottom.
Zenin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts trying to control from half guard but Zenin is working away.
Watts controlling the pace.
Zenin is looking for a sweep. Watts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zenin wants to sweep but Watts has passed to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zenin is trying to work for a sweep but Watts has mounted him!
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Zenin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zenin. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zenin finds it's way round the side to connect with Watts's head.
Watts has managed to clinch.
Watts is pressed up against the cage. Zenin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watts down to the mat. Watts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zenin.
Zenin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts throws a jab but it's blocked by Zenin.
Zenin avoids a kick to the body.
Zenin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zenin throws a lazy uppercut
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
Zenin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts cracks Zenin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zenin scores with a jab to the body.
Zenin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts slips a jab and a cross from Zenin.
Zenin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Watts.
Usain Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts thumps Zenin with a low kick.
Zenin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zenin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watts takes a swing at Zenin's ribcage but misses.
Watts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watts connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Zenin misses with a looping left.
Watts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zenin throws out the jab.
Watts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watts tries to clinch but Zenin moves out of range.
Zenin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Zenin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zenin misses with a series of wild punches.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
Watts takes a swing at Zenin's ribcage but misses.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts scores with a shot to the body.
Zenin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zenin walks into a stiff left hand from Watts.
Usain Watts is winning the standup battle so far.
Watts moves out of range as Zenin strikes.
Watts darts in and clinches Zenin up against the cage.
Zenin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Zenin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Watts.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zenin.
Zenin swings wildly with an uppercut but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts scores with a shot to the side of Zenin's head.
Watts trying to stall but Zenin improves his position.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts presses Zenin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zenin lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zenin.
Watts cracks Zenin with a nice body shot.
Zenin is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zenin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts is looking to control Zenin's arms but Zenin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watts has his back to the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zenin misses with a punch on the inside.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Watts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zenin misses with a hook to the body
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin is looking to clinch.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but Zenin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zenin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zenin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts's corner calls for a 1-2. Watts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zenin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
Zenin blocks a low kick nicely.
Zenin misses with a double jab
and Watts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watts thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zenin's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Zenin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Watts as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Zenin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zenin.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Usain Watts dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zenin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Watts throws out a leg kick but Zenin moves out of range and Watts only half commits.
Watts misses with a low kick.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zenin.
Zenin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zenin. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watts, right into the meat.
Watts digs a good body shot into Zenin's ribs.
Watts scores with a hook.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zenin moves away.
Watts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zenin eats them both and turns towards Watts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts throws a body punch but Zenin moves out of range.
A slow jab from Zenin misses its intended target.
Watts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zenin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Zenin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts scores with the left hand. Zenin knows he should have avoided that one.
Zenin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zenin is rocked!
Zenin looks to land a right hand but Watts moved out of range.
Zenin is still on wobbly legs! Can Watts finish him?
Watts lands with a right and another and another! Zenin is in big trouble! Watts lands again and this time it's lights out for Zenin! A quality knockout there for Watts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Usain Watts!
A less than humble Usain Watts misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno comes to the cage accompanied by Căo da Morte by Măo Morta. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodalgo's choice of entrance music: Ace of Spades - By Motorhead. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodalgo misses with a straight left.
Pequeno misses the jab.
A left lands for Rodalgo.
Rodalgo misses with a straight left.
Pequeno throws a hook but Rodalgo blocks it.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pequeno throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodalgo.
Pequeno scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Pequeno misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Pequeno.
Pequeno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo looks to land a combination but Pequeno avoids it well.
Pequeno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pequeno catches Rodalgo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno slips under a jab from Rodalgo.
Pequeno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo lands a nice shot that snaps Pequeno's head back.
Rodalgo shoots for a takedown but Pequeno saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodalgo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pequeno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodalgo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Rodalgo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Rodalgo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pequeno.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodalgo counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodalgo lands with a hook. Pequeno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pequeno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodalgo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pequeno scrambles back to his feet.
Rodalgo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pequeno throws a lazy right hand but Rodalgo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodalgo's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodalgo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good leg kick by Pequeno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodalgo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Pequeno. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands with a good body shot.
Rodalgo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pequeno avoids it really well and circles away.
Joao Pequeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Rodalgo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pequeno is just out of range.
Rodalgo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joao Pequeno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pequeno throws a hook to the side of Rodalgo's head but Rodalgo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodalgo swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Rodalgo misses the jab.
Pequeno misses with a hook. Rodalgo ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodalgo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pequeno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pequeno. Rodalgo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno has closed the distance and engaged Rodalgo in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
Pequeno tries to throw a body punch but Rodalgo avoids it by throwing Pequeno back against the cage.
Rodalgo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pequeno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodalgo backwards.
Rodalgo blocks a body shot from Pequeno.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Rodalgo controls the action.
Rodalgo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pequeno has a couple of punches blocked by Rodalgo.
Rodalgo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodalgo prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Rodalgo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo tries to pull guard but Pequeno won't allow it.
Pequeno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pequeno can't find room to land a body shot as Rodalgo controls the action.
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodalgo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodalgo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodalgo looking to sit in guard and control but Pequeno gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pequeno slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodalgo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A lazy left from Rodalgo finds it's target.
Rodalgo 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.
Pequeno misses with a looping right.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Pequeno does it's job there.
Pequeno tries to keep at a distance but Rodalgo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pequeno has had enough of the clinch but Rodalgo keeps him there for the moment.
Pequeno working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Rodalgo - that landed with a thud.
Pequeno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodalgo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodalgo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pequeno is defending well.
Rodalgo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rodalgo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pequeno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodalgo.
A swing and a miss from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pequeno.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pequeno.
Pequeno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodalgo throws out a loose jab but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno swings widly with a right hand
letting Rodalgo counter with a right hand.
Rodalgo throws a series of punches but Pequeno avoids them all with ease.
Pequeno misses with a body shot.
Pequeno dips to his left and cracks Rodalgo with an uppercut!
Joao Pequeno is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodalgo rushes Pequeno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodalgo tightens his grip and picks Pequeno up, before dumping him to the ground. Pequeno manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pequeno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodalgo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodalgo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodalgo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodalgo throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodalgo wants to pass the guard but Pequeno is keeping the position.
Rodalgo preventing the sweep.
Pequeno working a defensive guard here.
Pequeno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodalgo trying to control but Pequeno is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body punch from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michel Rodalgo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodalgo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pequeno scores with a leg kick.
Rodalgo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pequeno is fending him off so far but Rodalgo persists. Nope, Pequeno circles away and we're back to standing.
Joao Pequeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Pequeno throws a right hand that Rodalgo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodalgo also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Pequeno.
Rodalgo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pequeno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodalgo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pequeno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodalgo tries to clinch up.
Rodalgo needs to keep his hands up - Pequeno had a free shot at his head there.
Rodalgo fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pequeno on the side of the head.
Pequeno is looking to slow Rodalgo down with leg kicks.
Pequeno throws a head kick but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Pequeno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodalgo looks to land a left hand but Pequeno moved out of range nicely.
Rodalgo swings widly with a right hand
and Pequeno counters with a low kick, right behind Rodalgo 's knee.
Pequeno defending well as Rodalgo loads up on a big left hand.
Rodalgo misses with a right hand
and Pequeno makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodalgo really felt that one!
Pequeno scores with a head kick.
Rodalgo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodalgo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rodalgo is rocked!
Rodalgo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodalgo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pequeno throws out the jab.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodalgo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rodalgo tries to clinch up.
Rodalgo connects with a nice looking jab.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodalgo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodalgo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pequeno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodalgo checks a low kick from Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a spinning back kick!
Rodalgo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pequeno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Pequeno.
Pequeno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodalgo.
Pequeno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pequeno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodalgo thuds a left hand into Pequeno's body.
Rodalgo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo throws out a loose jab but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodalgo misses with a looping right.
Pequeno throws a leg kick which misses Rodalgo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodalgo tries to avoid it.
Rodalgo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Pequeno.
Rodalgo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodalgo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pequeno's half guard.
Rodalgo trying to control the action but Pequeno is working from the bottom.
Rodalgo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pequeno is looking to improve his position.
Pequeno manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pequeno seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rodalgo trying to control but Pequeno is working from the bottom.
Rodalgo stopping the sweep attempt from Pequeno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pequeno lands a jab.
Pequeno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodalgo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pequeno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pequeno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodalgo misses the target.
Pequeno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodalgo.
Rodalgo looks to land a combination. Pequeno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodalgo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pequeno clinches up with Rodalgo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pequeno.
Rodalgo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pequeno backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pequeno struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodalgo controls his hands.
Pequeno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodalgos head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pequeno.
Rodalgo is working for takedown but Pequeno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pequeno misses with a punch to the body.
Pequeno gets through Rodalgo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pequeno is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno lands an uppercut.
Rodalgo prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pequeno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodalgo.
Pequeno looks to throw the jab but Rodalgo is out of range.
Pequeno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodalgo throws an overhand right that lands on Pequeno's shoulder, as Pequeno tries to avoid the shot.
Rodalgo missing with a left hand there. Pequeno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pequeno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodalgo misses with the combination.
Rodalgo moves away from the strike by Pequeno.
Rodalgo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pequeno circles away.
Rodalgo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pequeno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodalgo looks to throw the jab but Pequeno is out of range.
Pequeno tries to bum rush Rodalgo with a series of wild strikes but Rodalgo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno slips under a jab from Rodalgo.
Pequeno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pequeno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pequeno throws a wild body kick that Rodalgo sees coming a mile off.
Pequeno throws a sloppy head kick and Rodalgo moves out of range easily.
Rodalgo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pequeno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodalgo somewhat.
Pequeno connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodalgo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pequeno.
Pequeno works Rodalgo's body with a nice hook.
Rodalgo moves in looking to clinch but Pequeno pushes him off.
Rodalgo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rodalgo is still on wobbly legs! Can Pequeno finish him?
Pequeno drops Rodalgo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Pequeno follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Pequeno!
Joao Pequeno retains his featherweight title!
Joao Pequeno really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Canadian Fighter Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark The Sniper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanom Tom comes into the arena with Round 5 blaring out of the sound system. The Sniper has chosen Surprise! You're Dead! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark The Sniper!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom blocks the body kick.
A combination from Khanom Tom does no damage.
The Sniper feints a jab promting Khanom Tom to slip. The Sniper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khanom Tom slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Sniper misses with a wild body shot.
The Sniper missing with a left hand there. Khanom Tom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Sniper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but The Sniper is just out of range.
The Sniper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
The Sniper misses with a straight left.
Khanom Tom lands with a hook. The Sniper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab. The Sniper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Mark The Sniper has been cut.
The Sniper throws the left hand but Khanom Tom avoids the punch easily.
Khanom Tom lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Sniper will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Sniper moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Sniper lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Khanom Tom . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khanom Tom throws an overhand right that lands on The Sniper's shoulder, as The Sniper tries to avoid the shot.
The Sniper scores with a sloppy right hand. Khanom Tom should have avoided that one.
The Sniper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Sniper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Khanom Tom .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Sniper throws a chopping leg kick but Khanom Tom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Sniper motions for Khanom Tom to come forward. The Sniper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Khanom Tom there.
The Sniper is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khanom Tom .
The Sniper is still on wobbly legs! Can Khanom Tom finish him?
The Sniper looks gassed!
Khanom Tom lunges in with a left hook that violently twists The Sniper head around and knocks him out cold! Khanom Tom hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nai Khanom Tom !
Nai Khanom Tom decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine takes one to the side of the head.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
A head kick by Riley misses
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Riley tries to score with a low kick but Valentine moves his leg out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riley.
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley throws a looping overhand right but Valentine ducks down to avoid it.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine lands with an uppercut that bounces Riley off the cage and back into range.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Riley blocks the low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valentine.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Riley throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Valentine.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch.
Valentine throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A leg kick checked by Valentine.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Riley wants to clinch.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
Valentine connects with a body shot.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Riley checks it.
Valentine is looking to wear down Riley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Riley moved out of range nicely.
Valentine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riley in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riley. Valentine shrugs it off though.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riley tries to land a front kick but Valentine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rileys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valentine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riley has time to react.
Riley blocks a jab.
Valentine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valentine scrambles back to his feet.
Valentine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valentine throws a push kick but Riley slaps the foot to one side.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine cracks the inside of Riley's front leg.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Valentine.
Riley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valentine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riley scrambles back to his feet.
Riley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riley lands with a nice body punch.
Riley instigates a clinch.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Riley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Valentine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Riley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valentine misses with a two punch combination.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riley is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Riley.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Valentine misses its intended target.
Riley misses with a body kick.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentine avoids a kick to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronnie Riley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riley tries to work over Valentine's front leg with a kick but Valentine checks it.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
Riley avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a hook
and Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley connects with a solid leg kick.
Ronnie Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riley. That's going to slow Valentine down.
Valentine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Valentine swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Valentine misses with a kick to the body.
Riley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riley misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine blocks an uppercut.
Riley works on Valentine's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Valentine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riley lands a right hand.
Riley lands a damaging elbow.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riley blocks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Riley.
Riley misses with the combination.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riley tries to land a front kick but Valentine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valentine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine throws a hook but Riley blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Valentine.
Valentine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valentine sizes up Riley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Valentine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
Riley misses with a straight right.
Riley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentine to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riley.
Riley throws a lazy right hand but Valentine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riley misses with a low kick.
Valentine with a nice cross.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Valentine's shoulder, as Valentine tries to avoid the shot.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley moves into the clinch.
Riley has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riley lands with a light punch inside.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
A short right from Riley on the inside.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Riley has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valentine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Valentine lands with a right to the head.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley being controlled against the cage.
Riley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riley lands an elbow just above Valentine 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
Riley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valentine at a distance.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valentine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentine. That did some damage!
Riley throws a low kick but Valentine avoids it.
Jab from Valentine.
Valentine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riley defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine lands a nice shot to the body.
Riley misses the body punch
and Valentine counters with a low kick, right behind Riley 's knee.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valentine throws a leg kick
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Valentine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Riley is looking to clinch.
Valentine misses with a jab to the body
and Riley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riley delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
Riley throws a low kick but Valentine moves out of range easily.
Riley lands a nice shot that snaps Valentine's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley connects with the punch.
Riley throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
Riley blocks a jab.
Riley misses with a leg kick.
Riley lands a nice looking body shot.
Riley dips to his left and cracks Valentine with an uppercut!
A big left from Riley misses.
Nice body kick there by Riley.
Valentine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valentine is rocked!
Valentine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Valentine lands a really nice looking cross but Riley seems unphased.
Oh Valentine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valentine throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Riley drops Valentine with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Valentine! Riley dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Riley!
Ronnie Riley very nearly forgot to thank Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're Blind. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. Matt Murdock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Murdock connects with a body shot.
A big left from Murdock misses.
Murdock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook but Murdock blocks it.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
It looks like Matt Murdock has been cut.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murdock throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Matt Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Murdock is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Murdock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murdock slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a hook but Murdock avoids it easily.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murdock thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murdock lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a head kick. Sanchez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Oswaldo Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Murdock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murdock misses with a head kick.
Murdock cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Murdock avoids it.
Murdock misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Murdock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Murdock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Murdock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Murdock finish him?
and Murdock counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sanchez! He's just covering up as Murdock starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Murdock!
Matt Murdock retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Matt Murdock 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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