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BFE: Bloodsport XXXV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert E Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert E Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gattuso throws a nice looking combination but Conan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gattuso has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gattuso walks into a left hand.
Conan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gattuso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gattuso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conan pinned against the cage. Conan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gattuso dives in and scores a takedown into Conan's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gattuso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gattuso is in close to Conan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Conan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Conan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conan is trying to control the position but Gattuso postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gattuso controlling from the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gattuso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan trying to control the position.
Gattuso controlling from the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conan.
Some wild striking there from Conan.
Gattuso looks to land a combination but Conan avoids it well.
Conan throws a leg kick but Gattuso moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gattuso.
Robert E Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robert E Conan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Gattuso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gattuso takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Conan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dark Violence Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Gattuso moves out of range as Conan throws a body kick.
Gattuso closes the distance and pushes Conan back into the cage.
Gattuso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conan misses with a series of wild punches.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gattuso shoots and misses
and Conan counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conan.
Gattuso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Conan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Gennaro Gattuso has been cut.
Conan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Conan.
Nice sprawl there from Conan as Gattuso shoots in.
Gattuso looks winded!
Conan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conan lands a high kick to the side of Gattuso's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Conan dives into guard, looking to finish.
Gattuso is rocked!
Conan postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Gattuso covers up, he's hurt! Conan keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Conan and the ref steps in to end the fight! Conan can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert E Conan!
Robert E Conan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scalante's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Started from the bottom. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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183 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky Scalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Leroy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leroy moves away.
Nice body punch from Scalante.
Leroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leroy ducks right into an uppercut from Scalante.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Leroy misses its intended target.
Scalante looks to score with a jab to the body but Leroy is just out of range.
Leroy swinging wildly here.
Scalante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Scalante throws a looping overhand right but Leroy ducks down to avoid it.
Leroy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scalante was well out of range. Poor timing from Leroy.
Scalante just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scalante punishes Leroy's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Scalante.
Leroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scalante throws out the jab.
Scalante misses with a few strikes there.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leroy staying out of range there.
Leroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scalante.
Leroy misses with a wild body shot.
Scalante with a jab.
Scalante drops Leroy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Leroy looks back up at him and smiles so Scalante waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Leroy is rocked!
It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scalante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Scalante finish him?
Leroy misses with the combination.
Leroy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scalante lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Leroy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Scalante dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Scalante!
A victorious Rocky Scalante thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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27
169 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Knife!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov scores with a nice strike.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlov throws a hook but Knife avoids it easily.
Knife tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kozlov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knife.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
Knife is looking to clinch.
Kozlov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knife misses with a series of wild punches.
Knife looks to land a combination but Kozlov avoids it well.
Knife throws a push kick but Kozlov slaps the foot to one side.
Kozlov looks for the body kick but Knife saw that one coming.
Kozlov lands a jab to the head.
Knife throws a combination that misses
and Kozlov counters with a thumping low kick.
Knife looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozlov is just out of range.
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!
Kozlov connects with a body shot that sends Knife's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knife doesn't manage to clinch there - Kozlov circles away.
Kozlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knife takes one to the side of the head.
Knife takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knife throws the kick towards the body but Kozlov avoids it.
Knife cracks Kozlov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knife displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kozlov throws out the jab.
Kozlov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kozlov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kozlov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Kozlov misses.
Knife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kozlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Knife.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kozlov scores with a hook to the body. Knife takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knife walks into a left hand.
Knife is rocked!
Kozlov darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Knife's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kozlov before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Kozlov!
Ivan Kozlov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodniel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West - Amazing. Zegan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related 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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164 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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162 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodniel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zegan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zegan misses with an uppercut
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zegan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zegan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zegan can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Zegan breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zegan.
Zegan misses with a body kick.
Zegan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zegan moves to clinch but Romero breaks away
and Romero counters with a left and a right that hurts Zegan! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Romero jumps into full mount!
Zegan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero wants to control the pace but Zegan is squirming around nicely.
Zegan is still in real trouble! Can Romero finish him?
Zegan is working to get back to half guard.
Romero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zegan is looking to escape.
Zegan seems to have recovered his senses.
Romero working for a submission but Zegan is keeping him at bay.
Romero has control of Zegan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zegan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Romero is working for a guillotine from mount but Zegan frees his head quite easily.
Romero with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zegan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Romero with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zegan is desperately trying to improve his position but Romero has a good base and remains in mount.
Zegan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Romero looking to control but Zegan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Romero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Romero looking to control but Zegan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero working for a guillotine from mount but Zegan is in no mood to give up.
Romero working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Romero fails to take his opponent's back.
Zegan is trying to escape the mount.
Zegan really wants to buck Romero off and get back to his feet.
Romero is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Zegan is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodniel Romero!
A less than humble Rodniel Romero 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayden Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Night by Kromestatik. Wood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 1 hitta quitta 3 6 mafia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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16 - 5 - 0 |
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225 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Norris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris swinging wildly here.
Norris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris misses with a double jab
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Wood looks to land a combination. Norris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Grant Norris has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood misses with a head kick.
Norris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Bayden Wood has been cut.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Norris did well to prevent Wood getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Norris wants to get back to full guard but Wood has mounted him!
Wood has hold of Norris's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Norris manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wood is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Norris can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wood goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Norris turns into him and now he's in Wood's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norris's guard.
Norris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wood gets to his feet - Norris follows without any prompting.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wood.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Norris.
Wood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris lands a big head kick that sends Wood tumbling to the mat! Norris takes a step backwards and waves Wood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wood is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris goes for a small jab and connects. Now Norris goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Wood stumbles back but Norris runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Wood to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Wood will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grant Norris!
Grant Norris took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I've worked a long time to get to this position in my career and being able to hold gold in this sport? Priceless. This belt isn't going anywhere. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon comes to the cage accompanied by Rubber Ducky. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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178 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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177 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikael Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon throws a leg kick but Lindgren sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Tycoon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tycoon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tycoon throws a lazy uppercut
and Lindgren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lindgren works his way into full mount!
Tycoon is trying to escape the mount.
Lindgren wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Lindgren tries to take his opponent's back but Tycoon turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Lindgren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tycoon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lindgren has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tycoon has managed to get both his arms back between Lindgren's legs - danger averted.
Tycoon wants to control from the top but Lindgren keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lindgren is on top in guard.
Tycoon wants to sweep here but Lindgren controlling him for the moment.
Lindgren is looking to advance position but Tycoon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lindgren slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon wants to pass to mount but Lindgren is defending the position.
Lindgren trying to control from the bottom.
Lindgren moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lindgren wants to hit a switch here but Tycoon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lindgren there!
Lindgren slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindgren wants to get back to full guard but Tycoon has mounted him!
Lindgren is looking to improve his position but Tycoon isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
I really don't envy Lindgren right now.
Tycoon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren is in bad spot here.
Lindgren breaks Tycoon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lindgren passes into half guard.
Lindgren works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindgren trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindgren with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Lindgren dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tycoon scores with a jab to the body.
Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindgren manages to avoid it.
Tycoon throws a hook but Lindgren avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lindgren.
Tycoon throws a chopping leg kick but Lindgren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tycoon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tycoon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tycoon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon throws a leg kick
so Lindgren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lindgren passes into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lindgren working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lindgren is looking for a kimura here.
Lindgren is looking to take a break and control but Tycoon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tycoon tries to get to full guard but Lindgren has control of the leg.
Lindgren trying to pass the guard but Tycoon defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon trying to control here.
Tycoon gets full guard.
Tycoon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tycoon keeping moving, preventing Lindgren from controlling successfully.
Lindgren won't allow Tycoon to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tycoon can't keep his opponent in guard - Lindgren advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lindgren is looking for a kimura but Tycoon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lindgren to get the leverage.
Tycoon is trying to maintain the position but Lindgren is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon is defending against the submission attempts here by Lindgren.
Lindgren is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tycoon is just riding it out for now. Lindgren eventually gives up the hold.
Tycoon is pressing down on Lindgren's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lindgren wants to pass the guard but Tycoon is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren trying to control but Tycoon is working from the bottom.
Tycoon is pulling down on Lindgren's head to control his posture.
Lindgren works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tycoon gets back to full guard.
Tycoon is controlling Lindgren's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindgren tries to free his leg and advance position but Tycoon is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikael Lindgren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some bone on bone action there as Lindgren checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tycoon misses with an uppercut
and Lindgren counters with a takedown into side control.
Tycoon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lindgren's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lindgren is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lindgren works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lindgren can't control as he wanted to and Tycoon manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Lindgren is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon is not content to let Lindgren control the position.
Lindgren wants to work for an arm triangle but Tycoon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lindgren is looking to take a break and control but Tycoon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lindgren uses his free foot to push down on Tycoon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tycoon.
Lindgren controlling his opponent.
Lindgren jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tycoon is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tycoon and Lindgren has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tycoon, who protects the arm well.
Lindgren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tycoon keeps working.
Lindgren is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tycoon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tycoon prevents Lindgren from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lindgren wants to control but Tycoon has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Lindgren is working for a kimura here but Tycoon manages to reverse the position and he's now in Lindgren's guard.
Mikael Lindgren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tycoon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lindgren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tycoon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tycoon tries to free his leg and advance position but Lindgren is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon passes into half guard.
Mikael Lindgren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lindgren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lindgren is controlling Tycoon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lindgren trying to control here.
Lindgren is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tycoon wants to take a breather but Lindgren is having none of it.
Duck Tycoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lindgren is trying to maintain the position but Tycoon is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Lindgren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lindgren winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Lindgren!
Post fight, Mikael Lindgren stared into the camera and said 'I thought KRad was Duck's manager but after that beatdown I'm concerned he's more of a Vladimir Byhenikov fighter. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamar Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by s.mouse - slap my elbow. Lawal has chosen E.S. Posthumus Unstoppable as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
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179 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamar Lawal!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper darts in trying to clinch
and Lawal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lawal stops Cooper from standing up.
Lawal trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Lawal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cooper is pulling down on Lawal's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamar Lawal.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper wants to clinch but Lawal slips to the side
and Lawal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Charles Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lawal has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lawal gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lawal or not.
Lawal wants a takedown but no success here.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cooper prevents it.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Lawal looking to stall.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawal's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lawal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cooper is trying to keep an underhook but Lawal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawal is trying to control. Cooper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cooper gets full guard.
Lawal wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Lawal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cooper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper keeping full guard, as Lawal tries to pass.
Lawal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cooper trying to hold on to Lawal's head to control him but Lawal postures up.
Lawal wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal controlling the action here.
Lawal stops Cooper from getting back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lawal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lawal seems to be looking for submissions.
Cooper is controlling Lawal's trapped leg to prevent Lawal from advancing to side control.
Cooper is refusing to be controlled, as Lawal sits in half guard.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawal is looking for a kimura but Cooper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lawal to get the leverage.
Lawal prevents Cooper from standing back up.
Lawal wants to take a breather but Cooper is having none of it.
Lawal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lawal seems to be working for a kimura but Cooper defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper tries to kick Lawal off but Lawal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamar Lawal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cooper is looking to clinch but Lawal is avoiding it.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Lawal keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cooper defends well and Lawal ends up having to push Cooper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawal's defenses.
It looks like Jamar Lawal has been cut.
Lawal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lawal takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawal looking for a takedown.
Charles Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamar Lawal.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Lawal tries to score a body lock takedown but Cooper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawal takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lawal is breathing heavily.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawal backwards.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lawal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lawal avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Lawal looking for a takedown.
Cooper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Lawal in his tracks for a moment.
Lawal is rocked!
Cooper stalling the fight.
Lawal is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
Cooper dips a shoulder and cracks Lawal with a mighty uppercut! Lawal falls back against the cage and Cooper unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lawal is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cooper screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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151 lbs
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jameson. Kwaak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jameson throws a body kick that misses.
Jameson lands with a hook. Kwaak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jameson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kwaak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jameson throws a leg kick but Kwaak checks it.
Kwaak scores with a leg kick.
Kwaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwaak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jameson.
A low kick from Jameson is predictable there
and Kwaak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jameson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwaak manages to avoid it.
Kwaak moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kwaak.
Jameson cracks Kwaak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kwaak lands with a shot to the body.
Jameson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kwaak is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jameson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kwaak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kwaak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kwaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwaak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamesons head.
Kwaak cracks Jameson with a nice body shot.
Kwaak can't break the clinch.
Kwaak lands with a light punch inside.
Jameson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Kwaak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jameson dodges an elbow strike from Kwaak.
Jameson blocks a body shot from Kwaak.
Jameson dodges an elbow strike from Kwaak.
A head punch on the inside from Kwaak fails to land.
Jameson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jameson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jameson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kwaak backwards.
Kwaak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwaak pushes Jameson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kwaak blocks an uppercut.
Jameson blocking some punches.
Jameson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kwaak.
Jameson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kwaak's efforts to push away.
Kwaak tries a body shot but Jameson blocks it.
Kwaak misses with a body punch.
Kwaak lands an uppercut.
Kwaak breaks the clinch.
Jameson misses with a leg kick.
Jameson misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Kwaak.
Jameson throws a push kick but Kwaak slaps the foot to one side.
James Jameson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jameson looks for the body kick but Kwaak saw that one coming.
Kwaak misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kwaak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kwaak is looking to slow Jameson down with leg kicks.
Jameson throws a leg kick
and Kwaak counters with a one-two to the body.
Kwaak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jameson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jameson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kwaak is out of range and Jameson settles back down.
A jab from Kwaak finds it's way through Jameson's defenses.
Jameson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jameson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kwaak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jameson misses with a body shot.
Jameson dodges the punch combination from Kwaak.
Jameson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Jameson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Sam Kwaak has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jameson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kwaak works the jab nicely.
Kwaak instigates a clinch.
We've been informed that Jameson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jameson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jameson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kwaak on the inside.
Kwaak lands a body punch.
Kwaak misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jameson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kwaak blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwaak is working Jameson over against the cage.
Kwaak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jameson prevents a body shot from Kwaak.
Kwaak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Kwaak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Kwaak blocks the leg kick.
Jameson motions for Kwaak to come forward. Jameson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jameson.
Kwaak delivers a nice body kick.
Jameson misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jameson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kwaak.
Jameson walks into a straight right hand from Kwaak.
Kwaak throws a series of punches but Jameson avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwaak. That's going to slow Jameson down.
Jameson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kwaak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jameson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jameson throws a wild body kick that Kwaak sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamesons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jameson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kwaak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jameson throws a low kick, looking for Kwaak's leg but Kwaak calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwaak. That's going to slow Jameson down.
Kwaak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kwaak tries to land a front kick but Jameson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jameson thumps Kwaak with a low kick.
Jameson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kwaak crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jameson - the referee stops the clock and Kwaak gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jameson. Kwaak manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jameson throws a leg kick but Kwaak checks it.
Kwaak connects with a body shot that sends Jameson's belly button to the back.
Jameson throws a right and a left that Kwaak avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kwaak as he checks the leg kick.
Kwaak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jameson will feel that in the morning.
Kwaak digs a good body shot into Jameson's ribs.
Jameson throws a hook but Kwaak blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwaak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jameson.
A slow jab from Kwaak misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jameson.
Kwaak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jameson lands with a nice body kick.
Kwaak moves out of range of the leg kick from Jameson.
Kwaak is looking to wear down Jameson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jameson.
Kwaak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jameson.
Jameson scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Jameson misses
and Kwaak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kwaak coming out on top.
Jameson throws a low kick but Kwaak moves out of range easily.
Kwaak blocks a jab.
Jameson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kwaak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jameson.
No luck for Kwaak with that takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Kwaak.
Kwaak shoots in but Jameson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jameson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwaak cracks the inside of Jameson's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak connects with an inside leg kick.
Jameson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jameson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kwaak is out of range and Jameson settles back down.
Nice shot lands for Kwaak.
Jameson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kwaak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jameson scrambles back to his feet.
Jameson throws a head kick but Kwaak moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jameson.
Kwaak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwaak lands with a nice combination. Jameson backs away looking to recover.
Jameson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jameson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jameson throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kwaak throws a body kick that misses.
Kwaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jameson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Jameson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jameson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kwaak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice shot by Jameson.
Jameson wants to land a leg kick but Kwaak is out of range.
Kwaak slips a jab and a cross from Jameson.
Kwaak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwaak lands a leg kick that knocks Jameson off balance momentarily.
Jameson throws a head kick that Kwaak semi-blocks.
Kwaak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jameson throws a body kick that misses.
Kwaak blocks a low kick nicely.
Jameson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kwaak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Jameson is predictable there
and Kwaak counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak moves out of range of the body kick.
Jameson tries to work over Kwaak's front leg with a kick but Kwaak checks it.
Jameson misses with a leg kick
and Kwaak counters with a three punch combo that has Jameson backing up. Jameson nods at Kwaak to acknowledge the strikes.
Kwaak avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jameson.
Jameson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kwaak slips under a jab.
Kwaak lunges at Jameson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jameson's hand.
Kwaak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jameson's sensitive parts.
Jameson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Kwaak blocks the leg kick.
Jameson moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwaak. That's going to slow Jameson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak digs a good hook to Jameson's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwaak. That's going to slow Jameson down.
Kwaak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Kwaak.
Jameson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kwaak blocks a head kick by Jameson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwaak scores with a leg kick.
Kwaak checks the leg kick.
Jameson tries to keep at a distance but Kwaak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jameson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kwaak lands a left hand.
Kwaak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Jameson.
Jameson misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak can't find room to land a body shot as Jameson controls the action.
Kwaak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jameson.
Jameson blocking some punches.
Sam Kwaak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jameson takes a shot to the head.
Jameson avoids a wild elbow strike from Kwaak.
Kwaak tries a body shot but Jameson blocks it.
Kwaak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jameson's elbow.
Jameson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kwaak backwards.
Kwaak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jameson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jameson blocking some punches.
Jameson is trying to break the clinch but Kwaak is controlling him.
Jameson breaks from the clinch.
Kwaak stuns Jameson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kwaak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwaak works over Jameson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jameson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jameson scores with a leg kick.
Jameson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jameson throws a hook but Kwaak blocks it.
Kwaak lands a lovely overhand right.
Kwaak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jameson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jameson being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwaak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Kwaak clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jameson misses with a straight left.
Jameson throws a leg kick
and Kwaak counters with a left to the body.
Jameson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwaak.
An inside leg kick from Jameson misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kwaak.
Kwaak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kwaak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jameson.
Jameson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kwaak is out of range and Jameson settles back down.
Kwaak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kwaak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jameson throws a looping overhand right but Kwaak ducks down to avoid it.
Jameson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kwaak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jameson if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jameson's calf.
Jameson gets tackled into the cage by Kwaak. Kwaak maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwaak.
Kwaak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Kwaak as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Kwaak.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kwaak.
Kwaak tries a body shot but Jameson blocks it.
Jameson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwaak swings wildly with an uppercut but Jameson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwaak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jameson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwaak blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jameson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Jameson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jameson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson blocks an elbow strike from Kwaak.
Jameson has a couple of punches blocked by Kwaak.
Jameson avoiding damage as Kwaak throws knees to the body.
Jameson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kwaaks head.
Jameson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jameson scores with a push kick.
Jameson moves away from the strike by Kwaak.
Kwaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jameson.
Kwaak wants to slow Jameson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jameson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kwaak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kwaak takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Kwaak - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson thumps Kwaak with a low kick.
Kwaak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jameson looks to throw the jab but Kwaak is out of range.
Jameson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kwaak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kwaak checks a low kick from Jameson.
Jameson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Jameson misses.
Kwaak checks a leg kick nicely.
Kwaak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kwaak throws a chopping leg kick but Jameson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jameson. Kwaak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwaak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak rushes Jameson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kwaak manages to break the clinch.
Jameson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kwaak misses with a hook. Jameson ducked under it nicely.
Jameson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kwaak tries to work over Jameson's front leg with a kick but Jameson checks it.
Jameson takes a swing at Kwaak's ribcage but misses.
Jameson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwaak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwaak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kwaak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jameson throws out the jab.
Kwaak misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sam Kwaak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Kwaak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jameson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwaak is just out of range.
Jameson thows a leg kick but Kwaak checks it
and Kwaak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kwaak swings for the body but Jameson moves out of range.
Kwaak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jameson misses with a hook. Kwaak ducked under it nicely.
Jameson is looking to land body kicks.
Jameson throws a leg kick but Kwaak checks it.
Kwaak scores with a hook.
Jameson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwaak.
Kwaak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kwaak throws a hook to the side of Jameson's head but Jameson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jameson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kwaak lands with a straight right. Jameson didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson looks for the body kick but Kwaak saw that one coming.
Kwaak tries to clinch but Jameson moves out of range.
Kwaak closes the distance and pushes Jameson back into the cage.
Jameson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwaak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jameson misses with some punches.
Jameson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kwaak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jameson.
Jameson has Kwaak pushed against the cage.
Kwaak throws a punch but it's blocked by Jameson.
Jameson lands a left hand.
Kwaak tries to throw a body punch but Jameson avoids it by throwing Kwaak back against the cage.
Jameson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James Jameson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Kwaak blocks the low kick.
Jameson slips a jab from Kwaak.
Kwaak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jameson backs up against the cage.
Jameson throws a low kick, looking for Kwaak's leg but Kwaak calmly moves out of range.
Kwaak checks a leg kick.
A big right from Jameson misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwaak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jameson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwaak.
Jameson tries to score with a low kick but Kwaak moves his leg out of the way.
Kwaak misses with a straight left.
Kwaak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jameson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jameson throws out a leg kick but Kwaak moves out of range and Jameson only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jameson moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Kwaak tenderised Jameson's leg. Jameson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters circling a little - Kwaak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kwaak is looking to clinch but Jameson is avoiding it.
Kwaak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jameson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kwaak. That did some damage!
Jameson misses with an uppercut
and Kwaak counters with a thumping low kick.
Jameson wants to slow Kwaak down by chopping away at his legs.
Kwaak lands a leg kick that knocks Jameson off balance momentarily.
Jameson misses with a wild body shot.
Jameson misses with a looping left.
Kwaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jameson.
Jameson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwaak is just out of range.
Jameson moves out of range as Kwaak strikes.
Kwaak slips a jab from Jameson.
Jameson misses with a left hand
and Kwaak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jameson's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Kwaak misses.
Kwaak moves out of range of the body kick.
Jameson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jameson misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwaak defending well as Jameson loads up on a big left hand.
James Jameson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jameson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kwaak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jameson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Kwaak.
I think Kwaak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Kwaak!
Sam Kwaak is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Sam Kwaak was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derric Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Party Up. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derric Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher clinches with his opponent.
Christopher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Styles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Christopher is looking to control Styles's arms but Styles gets an underhook and turns him. Now Christopher has his back to the cage.
Christopher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Christopher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Derric Styles has been cut.
Christopher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Christopher is struggling to control the position.
Christopher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Styles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christopher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christopher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Styles blocks an elbow strike.
Styles is trying to break the clinch but Christopher has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Christopher fails to land.
Styles prevents a body shot from Christopher.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Styles trying to stall but Christopher improves his position.
Christopher is looking to break free of the clinch but Styles has double underhooks.
Christopher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Derric Styles's cut is getting worse.
Styles can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christopher lands a nice shot to the body.
Christopher moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Christopher.
Christopher misses with a wild body shot.
Christopher lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Styles crumples to the floor! Christopher milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonard Christopher!
A victorious Leonard Christopher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name Of. Hoover has chosen Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgar Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaskins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donald Gaskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoover tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gaskins swivels and escapes.
Hoover scores with a takedown into Gaskins's guard.
Gaskins managing to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hoover working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hoover throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoover throwing strikes but missing.
Hoover in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gaskins kicks Hoover off and gets to his feet.
Hoover shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaskins defends it nicely.
Gaskins digs a good hook to Hoover's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaskins scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoover should have avoided that one.
Hoover looking to score a takedown here. Gaskins is defending well but Hoover drives through and ends up in Gaskins's guard.
Gaskins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hoover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hoover scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gaskins has his hands on Hoover's head, controlling the position.
Gaskins working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donald Gaskins just wasn't active enough.
Hoover tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gaskins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoover somewhat.
Donald Gaskins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Hoover.
A shot to the liver by Gaskins. Beautiful body shot.
Hoover darts in looking for a takedown but Gaskins gets double underhooks and turns Hoover into the cage.
Hoover is trying to drag Gaskins to the mat but Gaskins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hoover is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover is trying to drag Gaskins to the mat but Gaskins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gaskins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Gaskins throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoover.
Gaskins misses with some punches.
Gaskins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoover drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaskins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hoover will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gaskins defends well and Hoover ends up having to push Gaskins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gaskins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gaskins working aggressively here.
Gaskins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoover is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gaskins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoover.
Gaskins tries to work over Hoover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaskins tries to throw a body punch but Hoover avoids it by throwing Gaskins back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover blocks a body shot from Gaskins.
Gaskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hoover crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gaskins - the referee stops the clock and Hoover gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gaskins. Hoover manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hoover takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donald Gaskins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaskins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaskins throws a sloppy head kick and Hoover moves out of range easily.
Hoover walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaskins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoover is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaskins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoover looks winded!
Hoover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaskins pinned against the cage. Gaskins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaskins darts in and clinches Hoover up against the cage.
Hoover wants to take the fight to the mat but Gaskins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Gaskins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hoover takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoover.
Hoover connects with a crisp jab.
Gaskins connects with a right hand. Hoover shakes it off.
Gaskins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoover doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaskins gets caught napping as Hoover dives in and scores a takedown. Gaskins manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaskins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gaskins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gaskins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gaskins wants to stand up but Hoover is controlling the position.
Gaskins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins wants to control but Hoover is keeping him busy.
Gaskins thows a huge punch but Hoover dodges it nicely.
It looks like Gaskins is going to stand back up.
Hoover is staying active underneath Gaskins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaskins wants to stand but Hoover has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gaskins trying to mount his opponent but Hoover defends it.
Hoover moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoover wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaskins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hoover is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gaskins is controlling him.
Hoover controls Gaskins momentarily but Gaskins frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gaskins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoover on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gaskins lands a big head kick that sends Hoover tumbling to the mat! Gaskins takes a step backwards and waves Hoover back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hoover is rocked!
Hoover takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoover is still on wobbly legs! Can Gaskins finish him?
Hoover is breathing heavily.
Hoover is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Gaskins doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Hoover crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Hoover's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donald Gaskins!
Donald Gaskins retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Donald Gaskins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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