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EVO 177: Extravagant PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Griezmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Toro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bliss. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
24 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Griezmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Del Toro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griezmann slips a jab from Del Toro.
The fighters circling - Griezmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griezmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Toro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Del Toro tenderised Griezmann's leg. Griezmann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Del Toro throws a lazy uppercut
and Griezmann counters with a straight right hand.
Del Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griezmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Del Toro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Griezmann misses with a body shot.
Del Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griezmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Toro is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Del Toro missing with a left hand there. Griezmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Del Toro tenderised Griezmann's leg. Griezmann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Del Toro misses with a hook. Griezmann ducked under it nicely.
Griezmann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Toro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Del Toro lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Toro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Del Toro wants to control from the top but Griezmann keeps moving.
Del Toro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Del Toro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Griezmann has his foot on Del Toro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Toro works his way back into a safe position though.
Griezmann is trying to control the position but Del Toro postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griezmann keeping moving, preventing Del Toro from controlling successfully.
Del Toro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Griezmann haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griezmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexander Griezmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Griezmann misses
and Del Toro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griezmann blocks a body shot from Del Toro.
Still in the clinch, Del Toro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griezmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Del Toro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Del Toro misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griezmann pushes Del Toro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Del Toro lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Griezmann.
Nice body punch from Griezmann.
Del Toro lands a body punch.
Griezmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Del Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Del Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Griezmann.
Griezmann pushes Del Toro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griezmann has a couple of punches blocked by Del Toro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Toro.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griezmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Del Toro.
Del Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griezmann's efforts to push away.
Del Toro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griezmann or not.
Griezmann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griezmann can't find room to land a body shot as Del Toro controls the action.
Del Toro lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Del Toro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Griezmann blocks a body shot from Del Toro.
Griezmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Del Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griezmann blocks a body shot from Del Toro.
Del Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griezmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Del Toro swings wildly with an uppercut but Griezmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griezmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Del Toro scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Del Toro as the two fighters clinch.
Griezmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Del Toro's elbow.
Griezmann throws a head punch that misses.
Del Toro pushes Griezmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Del Toro lands with a right to the head.
Griezmann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griezmann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Del Toro has him pressed against the cage.
Del Toro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griezmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Del Toro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Del Toro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griezmann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Del Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Griezmann's shoulder, as Griezmann tries to avoid the shot.
Del Toro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Del Toro misses with a kick to the body
and Griezmann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Del Toro throws a head kick that misses
enabling Griezmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Del Toro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griezmann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Griezmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Del Toro finds it's way round the side to connect with Griezmann's head.
Griezmann misses with an uppercut.
Del Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Griezmann as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griezmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Del Toro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Del Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Del Toro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griezmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Toro throws a poor cross that misses
and Griezmann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Griezmann.
Alexander Griezmann is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griezmann throws a shot from downtown. Del Toro moves away and avoids it.
Griezmann tries to move into range but Del Toro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Griezmann misses the target.
Griezmann connects with a body shot that sends Del Toro's belly button to the back.
Del Toro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griezmann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griezmann throws out a loose jab but Del Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Toro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griezmann.
Griezmann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Del Toro misses with a lunging right hand
and Griezmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Toro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Griezmann throws a hook but Del Toro avoids it easily.
Del Toro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Del Toro avoids the body shot from Griezmann.
Griezmann scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Toro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the body from Griezmann misses
and Del Toro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griezmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Griezmann.
And Del Toro tries to counter it with a takedown but Griezmann pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griezmann drops his hands momentarily and Del Toro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griezmann is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Del Toro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Del Toro works Griezmann's body with a nice hook.
Griezmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Toro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griezmann. Del Toro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griezmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Toro.
Griezmann keeps the fight on the outside.
Griezmann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griezmann walks into a straight right hand from Del Toro.
Del Toro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Del Toro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Griezmann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Del Toro defends it easily.
Griezmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro looking to pass the guard.
Griezmann is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Del Toro wants to control from the top but Griezmann keeps moving.
Griezmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Del Toro advances to half guard.
Griezmann looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griezmann is trying to stand.
Del Toro is thwarting Griezmann's attempts to control the position.
Griezmann is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Del Toro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griezmann takes a swing at Del Toro's ribcage but misses.
Griezmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Toro feints the counter takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Griezmann checks a leg kick.
Griezmann misses with a body punch
and Griezmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Del Toro misses.
Griezmann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Del Toro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Del Toro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griezmann.
Del Toro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ernesto Del Toro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Griezmann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griezmann scores with a jab.
It looks like Ernesto Del Toro has been cut.
Del Toro is looking to clinch.
Griezmann swings for the body but Del Toro moves out of range.
Griezmann is looking to wear down Del Toro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Griezmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Toro.
Del Toro tries a quick counter leg kick but Griezmann is wise to it.
Griezmann steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Del Toro. That one must have hurt.
Griezmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Toro slips under a jab.
Del Toro lands a two punch combo.
Del Toro lands a head shot.
Griezmann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Toro.
Del Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Del Toro misses
and Griezmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Griezmann looks to throw the jab but Del Toro is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Del Toro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griezmann misses with a looping left.
Del Toro moves forwards but Griezmann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Del Toro throws a hook but Griezmann avoids it easily.
Griezmann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Toro tries to move into range but Griezmann moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Del Toro cracks Griezmann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Griezmann throws a hook but Del Toro blocks it.
Griezmann ducks under a wild hook from Del Toro.
Del Toro moves out of range as Griezmann strikes.
Del Toro lands with an uppercut that bounces Griezmann off the cage and back into range.
Del Toro connects with a jab.
Griezmann misses with a body shot.
Griezmann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Toro ducks under a wild hook from Griezmann.
Del Toro throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Del Toro.
Griezmann misses the jab.
Del Toro tries to score with a low kick but Griezmann moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Griezmann misses.
Alexander Griezmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Del Toro finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Toro lands an overhand right.
Del Toro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griezmann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griezmann swings widly with a right hand
and Del Toro counters with a nice uppercut.
Del Toro just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Toro throws a hook but Griezmann blocks it.
Griezmann tries to bum rush Del Toro with a series of wild strikes but Del Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Del Toro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Del Toro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Griezmann to the ground. Del Toro is now in Griezmann's guard.
Del Toro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Del Toro trying to control but Griezmann is working from the bottom.
Del Toro throwing strikes but missing.
Del Toro trying to move into half guard but instead Griezmann has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griezmann drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Del Toro dives on top into guard.
Griezmann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Del Toro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Griezmann looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Griezmann looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Griezmann!
Del Toro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Del Toro tries to roll over but Griezmann keeps him under control.
Del Toro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griezmann pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro is trying to get back to full guard.
Griezmann working the head and body with strikes.
Griezmann is thwarting Del Toro's attempts to control the position.
Ernesto Del Toro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Griezmann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griezmann misses with a head shot. Del Toro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Del Toro trying to keep a closed guard but Griezmann is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Del Toro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Del Toro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Del Toro!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Del Toro 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelbert Gainsborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gainsborough has chosen Dope - Debonaire as his entrance music. Freddie Fiddler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelbert Gainsborough!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gainsborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiddler manages to avoid it.
Gainsborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Gainsborough.
Fiddler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gainsborough sprawls and moves away.
Gainsborough throws a head kick but Fiddler moves out of range.
Gainsborough looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fiddler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gainsborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiddler moves away.
Fiddler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gainsborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fiddler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gainsborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Fiddler.
Gainsborough doesn't manage to clinch there - Fiddler circles away.
Gainsborough walks into a jab.
Gainsborough throws a jab when Fiddler was well out of range.
Fiddler scores with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gainsborough 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 Fiddler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fiddler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adelbert Gainsborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gainsborough throws a sloppy head kick and Fiddler moves out of range easily.
Gainsborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Gainsborough.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gainsborough fails to land with a series of punches.
Fiddler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage in the buildup to the fight.
Gainsborough throws a big shot that misses.
Gainsborough throws a right and a left that Fiddler avoids nicely.
Gainsborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fiddler.
Gainsborough misses with a leg kick
and Fiddler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiddler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gainsborough lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fiddler takes a step back to recover.
Gainsborough throws a head kick that misses
and Fiddler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiddler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gainsborough is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fiddler rather than just go for the knockout.
Gainsborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gainsborough misses with a low kick.
Gainsborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gainsborough 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.
Gainsborough fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gainsborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiddler is just out of range.
Gainsborough moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fiddler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gainsborough ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fiddler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiddler prevents Gainsborough from escaping the position.
Gainsborough can't do much from the bottom here.
Fiddler tries to score with some ground and pound. Gainsborough controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough wants to control but Fiddler postures up.
Gainsborough is not content to let Fiddler control the position.
Gainsborough pushes Fiddler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fiddler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gainsborough is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Fiddler seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fiddler blocks the strikes from Gainsborough.
Gainsborough managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fiddler.
Gainsborough is trying to buck Fiddler off.
Fiddler working away.
Fiddler trying to control the position but Gainsborough is working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gainsborough is looking to regain half guard here but Fiddler keeps moving and retains side control.
Fiddler working away.
Gainsborough is looking for a sweep.
Fiddler scoring with punches from side control.
Gainsborough being controlled for a moment.
Gainsborough manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fiddler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gainsborough wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Fiddler seems content to control.
Fiddler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gainsborough is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fiddler fails to land the takedown.
Gainsborough walks into a straight right hand from Fiddler.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gainsborough is defended easily by Fiddler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gainsborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Gainsborough.
Fiddler cracks Gainsborough with an open hand slap.
Gainsborough has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Fiddler.
Gainsborough stalling the fight.
Fiddler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gainsborough can do to turn this around?
Gainsborough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gainsborough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fiddler cracks Gainsborough with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Fiddler.
The crowd cheers as Fiddler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gainsborough doesn't seem phased though.
Gainsborough swings for the body but Fiddler moves out of range.
Fiddler lunges at Gainsborough with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gainsborough's hand.
Gainsborough throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gainsborough misses with an uppercut
and Fiddler counters with a stiff right hand.
Gainsborough blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Fiddler finds it's target.
Gainsborough connects with a solid leg kick.
Gainsborough wants to land a leg kick but Fiddler is out of range.
Gainsborough tried to score with a low kick but Fiddler checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gainsborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gainsborough connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
Gainsborough throws a leg kick that misses.
Fiddler lands a jab.
Gainsborough lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fiddler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gainsborough loads up on a big right hand but Fiddler slips the punch.
Gainsborough on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fiddler. Fiddler obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Fiddler.
Fiddler stuns Gainsborough with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gainsborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiddler moves away.
Fiddler blocks a jab.
Fiddler lands an overhand right.
Gainsborough is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Gainsborough drops his hands momentarily and Fiddler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gainsborough 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.
Jab from Fiddler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough walks into a jab.
Gainsborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gainsborough connects with a solid leg kick.
Gainsborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiddler is just out of range.
Gainsborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Fiddler tenderised Gainsborough's leg. Gainsborough is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Fiddler slams his shin into Gainsborough's torso.
Gainsborough lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gainsborough lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Gainsborough.
Gainsborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gainsborough missing with a left hand there. Fiddler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Fiddler blocks the leg kick.
Gainsborough has Fiddler up against the cage in a clinch.
Gainsborough escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gainsborough shoots for a double leg takedown but Fiddler sprawls well. He's pushed Gainsborough's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gainsborough takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fiddler tries to work over Gainsborough's front leg with a kick but Gainsborough checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough misses the shot to the body.
Gainsborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gainsborough lands a jab to Fiddler's midsection.
Gainsborough is looking to clinch.
Gainsborough stuffs the takedown attempt from Fiddler. Fiddler gets slowly back to his feet.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Fiddler.
Gainsborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gainsborough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiddler.
Gainsborough throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gainsborough cracks Fiddler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gainsborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiddler is just out of range.
Fiddler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gainsborough scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddler is trying to get back to half guard.
Fiddler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gainsborough lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler tries to buck Gainsborough off but Gainsborough is having none of it.
Gainsborough wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiddler keeps working.
Gainsborough working the body and head with strikes.
Fiddler takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gainsborough tries to stand but Fiddler is controlling his head.
Fiddler is not content to let Gainsborough control the position.
Fiddler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gainsborough off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiddler is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gainsborough up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Freddie Fiddler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freddie Fiddler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fiddler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gainsborough swings for the body but Fiddler moves out of range.
Fiddler digs a good body shot into Gainsborough's ribs.
Gainsborough throws a push kick but Fiddler slaps the foot to one side.
Gainsborough is looking to clinch but Fiddler is avoiding it.
Gainsborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fiddler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gainsborough is trying to stand back up but Fiddler is controlling him
Fiddler prevents Gainsborough from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gainsborough wants to control but Fiddler is keeping busy.
Fiddler trying to control from half guard but Gainsborough is working away.
Fiddler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gainsborough looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fiddler tries to pass to full mount but Gainsborough defends it.
Gainsborough pushes Fiddler off looking to stand but Fiddler dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fiddler is trying to control the action in half guard but Gainsborough is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gainsborough is looking to clinch.
Fiddler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Gainsborough. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gainsborough.
Gainsborough is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freddie Fiddler is winning the standup battle so far.
Fiddler just misses with a punch to the body.
Fiddler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gainsborough moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a lazy right hand but Gainsborough sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fiddler scores with a jab to the body.
Gainsborough misses with a wild body shot.
Gainsborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fiddler looks to land a left hand but Gainsborough moved out of range nicely.
Fiddler connects with a body shot that sends Gainsborough's belly button to the back.
Fiddler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gainsborough checks a leg kick.
No luck for Fiddler with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fiddler throws a low kick, looking for Gainsborough's leg but Gainsborough calmly moves out of range.
Fiddler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gainsborough is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fiddler's half guard.
Gainsborough is working for a submission of some sort.
Adelbert Gainsborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gainsborough missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gainsborough thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fiddler tries to get to full guard but Gainsborough has control of the leg.
Fiddler is working hard here to advance position.
Fiddler is trying to control but can't.
Gainsborough is keen to just control but Fiddler is a slippery customer.
Gainsborough looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gainsborough is continuing to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fiddler is pressing down on Gainsborough's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fiddler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fiddler keeping moving, preventing Gainsborough from controlling successfully.
Freddie Fiddler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fiddler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gainsborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fiddler checks it well.
Gainsborough misses with a body punch
and Fiddler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gainsborough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gainsborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Fiddler.
Fiddler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fiddler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gainsborough on his heels. He'll look to pass Gainsborough's guard now, I'm sure.
Gainsborough looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fiddler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fiddler slips a nice elbow through Gainsborough's hands, connecting with Gainsborough's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Fiddler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fiddler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Fiddler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Luger told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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212 lbs
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248 lbs
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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
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Luger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luger throws a big shot that misses.
Luger throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Luger is looking to improve his position.
Luger trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Luger is looking for a sweep. Perry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perry is looking to advance position but Luger won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow.
Luger punching from the bottom.
Luger tries to roll over but Perry keeps him under control.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luger's head.
Perry prevents Luger from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luger's head.
Perry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perry prevents Luger from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luger's head.
Luger is pressing down on Perry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Luger wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perry scoring well with a low kick there.
Luger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Luger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Luger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perry checks a leg kick.
Luger is looking to slow Perry down with leg kicks.
Luger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perry clobbers Luger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perry can pounce on him.
Perry connects with a leg kick. Luger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perry swings widly with a right hand
and Luger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luger.
Perry shoots for a takedown but Luger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Perry misses.
Luger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perry takes one to the chin there.
Luger throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry thuds his right hand into Luger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luger looks for the body kick but Perry saw that one coming.
Luger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luger looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry checks the leg kick.
Perry misses with a hook.
Luger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perry lands a jab.
Perry walks into a jab.
Luger looks to clinch
and Perry counters with a takedown into side control.
Perry lands an elbow.
Perry lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Luger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perry scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Perry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Perry has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Perry misses with a wild combination.
Luger looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Luger throws a leg kick but Perry checks it.
Luger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perry lands a nice hook to Luger's body. Luger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luger misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Luger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luger walks into a left hand.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Luger pushes Perry away with a front kick.
Luger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Luger misses.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luger can do to turn this around?
Luger scores with the left hand. Perry knows he should have avoided that one.
Perry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perry tries to land a front kick but Luger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perry throws a body shot but no joy.
Luger tries to counter by closing the distance.
Luger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Perry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Luger misses.
Shane Luger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luger scores with a nice right hand.
Luger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shane Luger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perry - that will leave a mark!
Perry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I wouldn't like to be where Luger is right now.
Perry in side control, throwing shots but Luger defends.
Perry has control of an arm but Luger manages to advance to Perry's back!
Luger has good solid back control here.
Perry tries to break free.
Perry is working hard here to advance position.
Lee Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Luger controls the position.
Perry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Luger trying to control.
Luger misses with a punch to the head.
Perry is trying to break free.
Luger trying to control.
Luger controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry prevents Luger from getting a body triangle.
Luger is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Luger has the hooks in. Perry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Perry takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Perry tries to roll but Luger sticks to his back.
Luger has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Perry.
Luger misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Luger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Luger connects with a right hand. Perry shakes it off.
Perry throws a push kick but Luger slaps the foot to one side.
Luger misses with a low kick.
Luger throws the left hand but Perry avoids the punch easily.
Perry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Perry connects with a leg kick. Luger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Perry finds it's way through Luger's defenses.
Luger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perry walks into a stiff left hand from Luger.
Perry walks into a jab.
Perry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luger's sensitive parts.
Perry shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Luger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luger regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger trying to hold on to Perry's head to control him but Perry postures up.
Luger tries to get to full guard but Perry has control of the leg.
Luger manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Luger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perry. That's going to slow Luger down.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Perry dives in for a single leg takedown but Luger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perry throws the kick towards the body but Luger avoids it.
Luger moves out of range as Perry throws a body kick.
Luger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luger scores with a jab to the body.
Luger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry is looking to slow Luger down with leg kicks.
Perry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Luger.
Perry throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger throws a leg kick but Perry checks it.
Luger throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luger throws a push kick but Perry slaps the foot to one side.
Luger scores with the left hand. Perry knows he should have avoided that one.
Luger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perry fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Luger was covering up waiting for the punch and Perry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws an elbow that misses. Luger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Luger!
Luger wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
Luger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Luger stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.
Luger is in close to Perry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Luger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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!
Luger landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Luger.
I think Luger 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shane Luger!
A very excited looking Shane Luger 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Doolittle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croft has chosen I Came to Play - Downstait as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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218 lbs
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211 lbs
14 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Doolittle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Croft!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croft swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Doolittle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doolittle avoids the body shot from Croft.
As Croft backs away, Doolittle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Croft throws a series of punches but Doolittle moves out of range.
Croft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Croft on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Doolittle misses its intended target.
Croft let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Croft misses with a hook.
Croft throws a hook but Doolittle avoids it easily.
Doolittle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GTi 888 in the buildup to the fight.
Colin Croft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Croft misses with a body kick.
Doolittle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Croft manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Croft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Croft thows a leg kick but Doolittle checks it
and Doolittle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Croft looks to land a left hand but Doolittle moved out of range nicely.
Croft throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doolittle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Croft lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Croft looks to score with a jab to the body but Doolittle is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doolittle jabs Croft to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Croft's coach down at Pearson Spector Litt was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Croft's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Doolittle scores with a nice head shot.
Croft throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Croft misses with a double jab
and Doolittle counters with a stiff right hand.
Croft cracks the inside of Doolittle's front leg.
Croft throws a leg kick
and Doolittle counters with a stiff right hand.
Croft takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Croft misses with a wild body shot.
Doolittle blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Doolittle blocks the leg kick.
Croft throws a leg kick
enabling Doolittle to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Croft throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doolittle.
Croft is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croft tries to land a front kick but Doolittle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Croft throws the kick towards the body but Doolittle avoids it.
Croft takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doolittle drops Croft with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Croft looks back up at him and smiles so Doolittle waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Croft is rocked!
Doolittle clinches.
Croft is still on wobbly legs! Can Doolittle finish him?
Doolittle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Croft seems to have recovered his senses.
Doolittle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Croft's elbow.
Croft stalling the fight.
Doolittle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Croft backwards.
Doolittle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doolittle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Croft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Croft tries a body shot but Doolittle blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Doolittle.
Doolittle lands a body punch.
Doolittle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doolittle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doolittle blocks a body shot from Croft.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle drops Croft onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Croft is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Doolittle lands a left hand.
Doolittle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doolittle working aggressively here.
Croft tries a body shot but Doolittle blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Doolittle.
Doolittle misses with a body punch.
Croft pushes Doolittle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Croft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doolittle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Croft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Croft avoiding damage.
Croft blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doolittle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Croft tries to stall but Doolittle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Croft struggles to land a body shot inside as Doolittle controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doolittle.
Doolittle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Croft up against the cage.
Croft misses with a punch to the body.
Doolittle swings wildly with an uppercut but Croft uses good head movement to avoid it.
Croft misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Croft.
Doolittle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Croft lands a body punch in the clinch.
Croft tries a body shot but Doolittle blocks it.
Croft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Croft misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Croft scores with a shot to the side of Doolittle's head.
Doolittle wants to stall.
Croft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Croft.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Doolittle dominated that round.
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.
Croft jabs at Doolittle's body.
Doolittle 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.
Croft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doolittle.
Doolittle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Croft counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Croft misses with a hook. Doolittle ducked under it nicely.
Doolittle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Croft lands a jab to the head.
Doolittle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doolittle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Croft throws a leg kick
enabling Doolittle to counter with a crisp jab.
Doolittle catches Croft with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doolittle needs to keep his hands up - Croft had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doolittle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Croft.
Croft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doolittle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Croft - the referee stops the clock and Doolittle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Croft. Doolittle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Croft throws a lazy head kick
and Croft takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Croft digs a good body shot into Doolittle's ribs.
Jab by Croft.
Doolittle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Croft appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Croft fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doolittle.
Doolittle sizes up Croft with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Croft with a nice cross.
It looks like Doctor Doolittle has been cut.
Croft keeps Doolittle at a distance using the push kick.
Croft scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Croft fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doolittle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body kick there by Croft.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Croft takes a swing at Doolittle's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle misses with a left hand
and Croft counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Croft lands a jab.
Croft moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Doolittle is rocked!
Croft misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Doolittle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doolittle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Croft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doolittle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Doolittle seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Croft.
Croft is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Doolittle hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colin Croft!
An out of breath Colin Croft 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stack Shillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rau Utu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stack Shillings!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Utu misses.
Shillings moves out of range of the strikes.
Utu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Utu jabs at Shillings's body.
Shillings with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shillings takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shillings takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the liver by Utu. Beautiful body shot.
Utu looks to score with a jab to the body but Shillings is just out of range.
Shillings tries to score with a low kick but Utu moves his leg out of the way.
Utu throws a leg kick but Shillings sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Utu scores with a sloppy right hand. Shillings should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Utu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Utu.
Utu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shillings has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Utu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Utu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shillings avoids the body shot from Utu.
And Shillings responds with a good body kick, but Utu manages to step out the way in time.
Shillings throws a leg kick but Utu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shillings misses with the body kick
and Utu counters with a nice body shot.
Utu throws a head kick that misses.
Utu avoids the body shot from Shillings.
Utu misses with a two punch combination.
Utu throws a hook but Shillings avoids it easily.
Shillings walks forward, straight into a front kick from Utu.
Utu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Utu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Utu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Utu scores with a head kick. Shillings tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Utu Rushes Shillings and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Shillings is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Utu Piles on the pressure and Shillings crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rau Utu!
Rau Utu really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Wagner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Wagner lands with a hook. Hoshino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Wagner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoshino throws a combination that misses
and Wagner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoshino's knee momentarily.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino walks into a jab.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wagner with a jab.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Hoshino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hoshino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Hoshino fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wagner.
Hoshino works on Wagner's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoshino is trying to stall.
Hoshino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wagner tries to throw a body punch but Hoshino avoids it by throwing Wagner back against the cage.
Hoshino struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoshino prevents Wagner from breaking the clinch.
Hoshino misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
Wagner tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino misses with some punches.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoshino controls his hands.
Hoshino taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries a body shot but Hoshino blocks it.
Hoshino digs a right hand into Wagner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagner's gas tank.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wagner lands a shot to the body.
Wagner throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshino pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoshino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoshino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hoshino seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wagner can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
Wagner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wagner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoshino misses with a body punch.
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wagner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino is leaning against Wagner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoshino working aggressively here.
Hoshino blocking some punches.
Hoshino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Hoshino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wagner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hoshino fails to land.
Hoshino looking to slow down the pace here.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Hoshino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoshino taking a breather.
I was talking to Hoshino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wagner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Hoshino.
Wagner takes a shot to the head.
Hoshino tries to work over Wagner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoshino.
Hoshino lands with a right to the head.
Hoshino lands with a light punch inside.
Hoshino misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wagner.
Hoshino lands a nice uppercut.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoshino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoshino tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wagner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wagner throws a shot from downtown. Hoshino moves away and avoids it.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Wagner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hoshino eats them both and turns towards Wagner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Hoshino tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner 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.
Hoshino lands a right hook to the body.
Hoshino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hoshino throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino lands a nice shot that snaps Wagner's head back.
Hoshino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Hoshino moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoshino.
Wagner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hoshino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoshino scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wagner throws out a leg kick but Hoshino moves out of range and Wagner only half commits.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Wagner wants to land a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range.
Ryan Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner throws a low kick, looking for Hoshino's leg but Hoshino calmly moves out of range.
Wagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoshino.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoshino has time to react.
Wagner misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wagner throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Donk. Wagner catches Hoshino right on the button with a cross.
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino tries to clinch up.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Hoshino scores with a body shot.
Hoshino needs to keep his hands up - Wagner had a free shot at his head there.
Wagner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoshino sizes up Wagner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Wagner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wagner is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner cracks Hoshino with a good jab.
Hoshino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Wagner sizes up Hoshino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wagner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Wagner is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wagner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoshino. That did some damage!
Wagner misses with a kick to the body.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino moves in looking to clinch but Wagner pushes him off.
Hoshino throws a combination that misses
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoshino misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hoshino digs a good body shot into Wagner's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoshino tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wagner. That's going to slow Hoshino down.
Hoshino moves in looking to clinch but Wagner pushes him off.
Hoshino tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino lands a jab to Wagner's midsection.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Hoshino is looking to wear down Wagner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wagner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoshino misses the body punch
enabling Wagner to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wagner thumps Hoshino with a low kick.
Hoshino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Hoshino walks into a straight right hand from Wagner.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Wagner flicks out a counter leg kick but Hoshino steps away.
Hoshino doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
Wagner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoshino throws a right and a left that Wagner avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Wagner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoshino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner throws a leg kick which misses Hoshino's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoshino tries to avoid it.
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Wagner.
Hoshino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hoshino pushes Wagner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Wagner.
Hoshino misses with a body punch.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoshino.
Hoshino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wagner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoshino.
Hoshino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoshino blocks a body shot from Wagner.
Hoshino lands a nice uppercut.
Hoshino blocks an uppercut.
Wagner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Hoshino.
Hoshino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoshino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoshino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Hoshino pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoshino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoshino tries to work over Wagner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Hoshino lands a body shot.
Hoshino stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kantaro Hoshino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoshino.
Wagner blocks a body shot from Hoshino.
Wagner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wagner has had enough of the clinch but Hoshino keeps him there for the moment.
Wagner tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner blocks an uppercut.
Hoshino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wagner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
Wagner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoshino.
Hoshino moves out of range of the leg kick from Wagner.
Hoshino drives through and clinches with Wagner against the cage.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoshino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoshino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Wagner misses with some punches.
Hoshino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoshino working aggressively here.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoshino misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hoshino.
Hoshino taking a breather.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Hoshino to work.
Hoshino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoshino lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagner is working Hoshino over against the cage.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino misses with the head strike.
Hoshino stalling in the clinch but Wagner improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kantaro Hoshino clearly takes that round.
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.
Hoshino takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wagner scores with a leg kick.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wagner throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Wagner tries to work over Hoshino's front leg with a kick but Hoshino checks it.
Hoshino misses with a straight right.
Wagner throws out a counter right but Hoshino avoids it with no problem.
Hoshino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wagner counters with a body kick.
Hoshino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoshino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Wagner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoshino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hoshino tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wagner counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoshino checks a leg kick nicely.
Wagner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoshino.
Wagner throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino is looking for a counter combo.
Wagner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoshino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoshino swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Hoshino lunges at Wagner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wagner's hand.
Hoshino takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wagner.
Hoshino cracks Wagner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hoshino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wagner counters with a good low kick that Hoshino was not able to check.
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!
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoshino moves out of range as Wagner strikes.
Wagner throws a low kick, looking for Hoshino's leg but Hoshino calmly moves out of range.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino checks a leg kick.
Wagner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Wagner misses
and Hoshino counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hoshino fails to land.
Wagner blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
A frustrated look appears on Wagner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner misses with some punches.
Hoshino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
Hoshino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoshino scores with a shot to the side of Wagner's head.
Hoshino blocking some punches.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino works on Wagner's body with a couple of short punches.
Wagner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short right from Hoshino.
Hoshino is leaning against Wagner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wagner misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoshino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wagner is rocked!
Hoshino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoshino finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoshino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoshino pushes Wagner against the cage. Hoshino is working some dirty boxing. Hoshino pushes off with a quick right hook! Wagner goes down! Wagner tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hoshino moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kantaro Hoshino!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kantaro Hoshino thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes has chosen Flight of Icarus as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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34
217 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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33
215 lbs
33 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
Hayes looks for a takedown but Thor sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
Thor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Hayes as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Thor down.
Thor throws a leg kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes lands a nice hook to Thor's body. Thor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Thor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Thor.
Hayes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hayes motions for Thor to come forward. Hayes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thor blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Thor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Thor.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hayes keeps Thor at a distance using the push kick.
Hayes lands with a nice body kick.
Thor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thor lands a big uppercut and Hayes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hayes looks OK. Thor waves Hayes back to his feet!
It looks like Khalid Hayes 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!
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thor throws out the jab.
Thor is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Thor moved away.
Thor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thor misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thor misses with a body shot
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Thor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thor fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thor throws out a leg kick but Hayes moves out of range and Thor only half commits.
Thor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hayes is looking to land body kicks.
Thor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hayes is rocked!
Hayes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thor counters with a right hand to the body.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hayes with the ground and pound but Thor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Thor tries to get to full guard but Hayes has control of the leg.
Thor trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hayes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thor to regain full guard.
Thor keeping full guard, as Hayes tries to pass.
Hayes throws a big elbow that misses.
Hayes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hayes scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
Hayes has gone for a leg lock! Thor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hayes's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes wants to control the position but Thor says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hayes wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes keeps trying to improve his position.
Thor is thwarting Hayes's attempts to control the position.
Hayes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hayes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Thor tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Thor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thor.
Thor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Thor misses.
Hayes lands a leg kick that knocks Thor off balance momentarily.
Thor looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thor.
Thor throws a front kick aimed at Hayes's knee but Hayes avoids it well.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hayes lands a slapping body shot.
Thor lands with a nice body kick.
Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayes can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hayes, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes scores with a body shot.
Hayes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Thor misses.
Hans Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thor throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thor throws a head kick that half lands.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hayes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thor rather than just go for the knockout.
Thor checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayes throws out a loose jab but Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hans Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thor misses with a right hand
and Hayes counters by clinching up.
Hayes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thors head.
Hayes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hayes.
Thor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes struggles to land a body shot inside as Thor controls his hands.
Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayes under the eye.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Thor's body.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Thor.
Hayes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hayes momentarily.
Thor throws an off balance right hand
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thor misses with a kick to the body.
Thor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Thor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thor cracks Hayes with a nice body shot.
Hayes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thor's elbow.
Hayes can't find room to land a body shot as Thor controls the action.
Hayes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thor wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayes won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes digs a right hand into Thor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thor's gas tank.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hayes tries a body shot but Thor blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Thor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes motions for Thor to come forward. Hayes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Thor misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Thor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Thor's knee but Thor avoids it well.
Hayes staying out of range there.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayes.
Hayes slips a straight right by Thor.
Thor throws a front kick aimed at Hayes's knee but Hayes avoids it well.
Hayes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes with a nice cross.
Thor checks a leg kick.
Hayes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes scores with a spinning back kick!
Hayes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hayes clinches.
Thor blocks an uppercut.
Hayes tries to pull guard but Thor won't allow it.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
Thor manages to break the clinch.
Hayes lands a really nice looking cross but Thor seems unphased.
Thor throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes throws a shot to the body.
Thor missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thor lands a nice shot that snaps Hayes's head back.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayes scores with a jab. Thor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thor enables Hayes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hayes throws a strike but Thor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thor preventing the sweep.
Thor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thor preventing the sweep.
Thor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hayes trying to control the action but Thor is working from the bottom.
Hayes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hayes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hayes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thor defending well though.
Hayes misses with a head shot. Thor uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hayes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throwing strikes but missing.
Hayes looking to pass the guard.
Hayes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thor's sensitive parts.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thor.
Thor misses with a straight left.
Hayes steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hayes 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Hayes!
Khalid Hayes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Simpsons Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jesse Custer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bartholomew Roach's chin.
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31
221 lbs
29 - 7 - 1 |
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32
212 lbs
25 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach tries to move into range but Custer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Custer throws a leg kick but Roach moved away.
Roach appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Roach.
Custer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Custer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roach gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Custer scores with a punch to the head.
Roach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Custer's sensitive parts.
Custer avoids a kick to the body.
Roach has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Custer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Roach as he connects with a hook.
Roach throws a leg kick that misses.
Roach lands with a good body shot.
Custer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Custer throws out a loose jab but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Roach responds with a good body kick, but Custer manages to step out the way in time.
Roach tries to move into range but Custer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That kick from Custer tenderised Roach's leg. Roach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Roach's shoulder, as Roach tries to avoid the shot.
Roach is trying to counter with his kicks.
Roach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Custer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roach.
Roach walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Custer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jesse Custer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick.
Custer throws an overhand right that lands on Roach's shoulder, as Roach tries to avoid the shot.
Custer misses with a hook
and Roach counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Custer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roach checks it well.
Roach looks to land a body kick but Custer moved away.
Roach connects with an inside leg kick.
It looks like Custer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roach checks a leg kick.
Roach digs a good body shot into Custer's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Custer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roach.
Custer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roach moves away.
Custer misses with a low kick.
Custer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roach misses the shot to the body.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Custer.
Custer lands with a kick to the temple. Roach shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roach's corner calls for a 1-2. Roach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Custer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Custer throws a looping overhand right but Roach ducks down to avoid it.
Roach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Roach appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roach.
Custer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Custer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a leg kick but Roach moved away.
Roach throws a quick inside leg kick.
Custer throws a leg kick but Roach sees it coming and moves out of range.
Custer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roach! But no joy.
Custer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roach delivers a nice body kick.
Custer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roach has time to react.
Roach misses the jab.
Custer throws a sloppy head kick and Roach moves out of range easily.
Custer lunges at Roach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roach's hand.
Roach throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Custer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Custer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roach was well out of range. Poor timing from Custer.
Custer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Custer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roach checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roach let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Custer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roach.
Roach throws the kick towards the body but Custer avoids it.
Custer throws a leg kick which misses Roach's front leg but catches the back leg as Roach tries to avoid it.
Custer misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Roach.
Roach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Custer misses with a straight left.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
Roach has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Custer tries to work over Roach's front leg with a kick but Roach checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach moves away from the strike by Custer.
Custer tries a low kick but Roach avoids it.
Roach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roach ducks under a wild hook from Custer.
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 Jesse Custer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roach scores with a kick to the midsection.
Roach slips under a jab from Custer.
Roach lands a jab to Custer's midsection.
Roach throws a body kick that misses.
Custer misses with a body kick.
Roach lands a nice looking body kick.
Roach misses with a low kick.
Custer tries to counter with a takedown but Roach is quick to defend against it.
Roach feints and then cracks Custer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Custer down.
Custer throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
Bartholomew Roach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roach cracks Custer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Custer.
Nice defenses there by Roach.
Custer throws a jab but it's blocked by Roach.
Custer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roach.
Roach is looking to land body kicks.
Custer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick.
Custer throws a low kick but Roach avoids it.
Custer throws a leg kick but Roach moved away.
Roach takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Custer 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 Roach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roach dips to his left and cracks Custer with an uppercut!
Roach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot by Custer.
Roach misses with a hook.
Custer throws a combination that misses
and Roach counters with a low kick, right behind Custer 's knee.
Roach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Custer backs off Roach throws a huge counter combo but Custer manages to avoid it all.
Custer thows a leg kick but Roach checks it
and Roach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Custer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Custer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Custer avoids the head kick by Roach.
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach staying out of range there.
Roach connects with a single shot there.
Custer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roach moves out of range of the strikes.
Custer looks to land a combination but Roach avoids it well.
Custer throws a sloppy head kick and Roach moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Custer. That's going to slow Roach down.
Roach with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roach.
Roach misses with a leg kick.
Custer misses with a hook
and Roach counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roach throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab from Roach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Custer misses.
Roach thumps Custer with a low kick.
A big left from Roach misses.
Custer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roach sprawls and moves away.
Custer checks a low kick from Roach.
Custer tries to counter with a takedown but Roach is quick to defend against it.
Roach misses with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roach.
Roach defending well as Custer loads up on a big left hand.
Roach jabs at Custer's body.
Roach fakes the leg kick and cracks Custer in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roach thuds a left hand into Custer's body.
Roach throws a head kick that misses.
Custer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Roach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roach connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer avoids the head kick by Roach.
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!
Roach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Roach.
Roach tests Custer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Custer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Custer manages to avoid it.
Custer takes a swing at Roach's ribcage but misses.
Custer blocks the body kick.
Custer jabs Roach right on the nose. Roach blinks but takes it well.
Roach tries to land a leg kick but Custer saw it coming and moves away.
Roach fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Custer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roach blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer throws a shot from downtown. Roach moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Roach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bartholomew Roach'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Custer throws a body shot but no joy.
Custer throws a shot from downtown. Roach moves away and avoids it.
Custer throws a right hand that Roach ducks under and follows up with a left that Roach also avoids with ease.
Custer tries to move into range but Roach moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Custer takes a swing at Roach's ribcage but misses.
Custer blocks a leg kick.
Custer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roach throws a leg kick which misses Custer's front leg but catches the back leg as Custer tries to avoid it.
Roach lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Custer tries to land a leg kick but Roach saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer lands with a nice body punch.
Custer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Custer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Roach.
Roach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Custer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Custer throws a big shot that misses.
Roach moves away from the strike by Custer.
Roach cracks Custer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roach explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab from Roach.
Custer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roach counters with a nice leg kick.
Roach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Custer is rocked!
Roach lands a nice looking kick to the body. Custer takes a step back to recover.
Oh Custer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Roach.
Custer walks straight into a right hand from Roach - that's dropped him! Roach jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Custer from any more punishment! Custer complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bartholomew Roach!
Bartholomew Roach 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vagner Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vagner Love!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Reyes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Ada Reyes has been cut.
Reyes lands a big head kick that sends Love tumbling to the mat! Reyes takes a step backwards and waves Love back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Love is rocked!
It looks like Vagner Love has been cut.
Reyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Love at a distance.
Love avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Love was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
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!
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reyes moves away from the strike by Love.
Love fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vagner Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love lands a big right hand that sends Reyes crashing to the mat! Love stays standing though and waves Reyes back to his feet!
Reyes is rocked!
Love lands with a nice body kick.
Reyes looks up at the clock. Bad move! Love lands a right hand from hell, dropping Reyes. Love pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vagner Love!
Vagner Love is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vagner Love thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinky Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockford Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix. 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, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinky Spider!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Spider pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spider looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Spider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Spider is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Spider misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Spider.
Spider throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Knight fakes the leg kick and cracks Spider in the body.
Spider looks to throw a body kick
and Knight counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Spider is breathing heavily.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spider manages to avoid it.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spider throws a front kick aimed at Knight's knee but Knight avoids it well.
Spider closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spider misses with some punches.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Spider controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Spider has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Spider just misses with a punch to the body.
Spider cracks the inside of Knight's front leg.
Knight tries a low kick but Spider avoids it.
Spider tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
Spider misses with a low kick.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Spider is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Spider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Spider misses.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spider on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Spider throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spider.
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight feints and then cracks Spider's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spider down.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spider throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Spider.
Spider misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Spider throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spider goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spider tried to score with a low kick but Knight checks it.
Knight avoids the head kick by Spider.
Knight tries a quick counter leg kick but Spider is wise to it.
Spider slips a jab from Knight.
Rinky Spider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spider connects with a body shot that sends Knight's belly button to the back.
Spider stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider is looking to land body kicks.
Spider swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knight.
A solid body kick from Spider.
Spider moves out of range of the strikes.
Spider moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Spider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spider throws a head punch that misses.
Knight blocking some punches.
Spider blocking some punches.
Spider misses with the head strike.
Spider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spider lands a right hand.
Knight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spider lands a nice uppercut.
Spider presses Knight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spider misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spider throws a head punch that misses.
Knight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knight stalling in the clinch but Spider improves position.
Knight lands an elbow inside that Spider shrugs off.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Spider lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Spider fails to land.
Knight presses Spider against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spider blocks a body shot from Knight.
Spider tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spider scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Spider tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Spider throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spider is looking to wear down Knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spider throws a front kick that sends Knight stumbling back into the cage.
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 Rinky Spider will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spider throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
Knight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knight lands with a nice body kick.
Spider lands a slapping body shot.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight throws a right and a left that Spider avoids nicely.
Knight 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.
Spider throws an off balance right hand
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spider throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spider throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight stuns Spider with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spider misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a combination. Spider tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight thuds his right hand into Spider's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spider moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.
Spider tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight throws out a counter right but Spider avoids it with no problem.
Spider tries to move into range but Knight moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spider throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Spider takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Spider throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Spider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spider fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Knight on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Spider counters with a nice kick to the body.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Spider misses with the body kick
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spider buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spider swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Rockford Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight lunges at Spider with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spider's hand.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Knight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spider misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A good leg kick by Spider.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spider cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab lands there for Knight.
Knight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spider scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider scores with a jab to the body.
Knight blocks the body kick.
Spider throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
and Spider counters with a thumping low kick.
Knight lunges at Spider with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spider's hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spider 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 Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knight throws out a counter right but Spider avoids it with no problem.
Knight lands a jab to Spider's midsection.
Spider uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knight has time to react.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Spider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spider goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knight cracks Spider with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Spider.
Spider scores with a kick to the body.
Spider punishes Knight's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight tries a quick counter leg kick but Spider is wise to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spider chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spider lands a slapping body shot.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Spider ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spider.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rinky Spider will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spider finds it's way round the side to connect with Knight's head.
Spider throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spider moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spider.
Spider throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Spider sees coming a mile off.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Spider avoids it.
Spider 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.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spider fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
Spider lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spider swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Spider is out of range.
It appears Spider was looking to counter with a kick there.
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Knight.
Spider avoids the head kick by Knight.
Spider is looking to counter punch.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spider can pounce on him.
Spider lands a head shot.
Spider throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Spider tries a head kick but it misses.
Spider misses with a looping right.
Spider just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight connects with a body shot that sends Spider's belly button to the back.
Spider lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spider connects with a body shot that sends Knight's belly button to the back.
Spider lands with an overhand left.
Spider just misses with a punch to the body.
Spider pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spider swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Spider.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Knight releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight thuds a left hand into Spider's body.
Good leg kick by Spider there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spider is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Spider misses with a kick to the body.
Spider throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spider looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Spider just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight lands a body shot.
Spider looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Spider scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spider connects with a right hand. Knight shakes it off.
Knight scores with a kick to the body.
Spider moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spider throws out the jab.
Spider waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Spider goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spider takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knight blocks the body kick.
Knight scores with a one two! Spider had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spider throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spider's calf.
Spider misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight cracks the inside of Spider's front leg.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spider uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Spider looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice cross by Spider.
Knight misses with a body punch
and Spider counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knight's knee momentarily.
Spider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight feints a counter leg kick.
Spider misses with a kick to the body.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spider attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spider counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spider counters with a solid body kick.
A swing and a miss from Spider.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rinky Spider did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spider throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Knight is trying to counter with his kicks.
Spider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spider misses with a straight left.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spider lands a really nice looking cross but Knight seems unphased.
Spider throws a leg kick that misses.
Knight motions for Spider to come forward. Knight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spider.
Spider connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spider lands with an overhand left.
Spider takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider misses with a jab to the body
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spider avoids the head kick by Knight.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Spider throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Spider listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spider is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight unleashes a big counter combination but Spider bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Spider is out of range.
Spider tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Knight misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Spider.
Spider steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Knight. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Spider slips the punch.
Spider takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Spider.
Knight throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knight thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spider if he has to take too many more of those.
Spider ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spider jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knight is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spider scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That has opened up Rockford Knight's cut even more.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab from Spider.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Spider is just out of range.
Spider wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Knight blocks a low kick nicely.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knight is looking to score with low kicks.
Spider lands a slapping body shot.
Knight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spider has managed to clinch.
Spider swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Spider scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spider has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Spider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spider lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight pushes Spider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Spider fails to land.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spider.
Spider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spider.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Spider controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rinky Spider had his way with Rockford Knight in that round.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spider scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spider lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
You can see that Knight has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Knight moves out of range as Spider strikes.
Spider rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Spider throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Spider just misses with a punch to the body.
Spider on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spider throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Spider wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Spider throws a head kick that misses.
Spider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight moves out of range as Spider throws a body kick.
Spider throws a lazy body kick
and Knight counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Knight.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spider misses with a kick to the body.
Spider throws a lazy body kick
and Knight makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spider really felt that one!
Spider avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spider lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Spider pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knight checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Spider thumps Knight with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Spider on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Spider avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spider swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Rockford Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight needs to keep his hands up - Spider had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight takes a swing at Spider's ribcage but misses.
Spider avoids a kick to the body.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spider steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Spider checks the leg kick.
Spider is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Spider. Knight shrugs it off though.
Knight throws a leg kick but Spider sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spider lands a nice looking body shot.
Spider connects with an inside leg kick.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spider was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Spider tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spider misses with a body shot.
Knight throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Spider counter with a right hand.
Spider clinches up with Knight and pushes him back against the cage.
Rinky Spider has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spider swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spider fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spider misses the shot to the body.
Spider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
Spider lands a jab to the head.
The cut above Rockford Knight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spider scores with a hook.
Spider checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spider.
Spider scores with a kick to the body.
Knight is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spider looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spider finds it's way round the side to connect with Knight's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rinky Spider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spider has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rinky Spider!
Rinky Spider retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Rinky Spider 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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