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GAMMA#506 Juste v Gutz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Numb/Encore as his entrance music. Oberyn Martell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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Great elbows
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Martell tenderised Reynolds's leg. Reynolds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Martell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reynolds misses with a low kick as Martell jumps back.
Reynolds throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reynolds feints a jab promting Martell to slip. Reynolds then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martell wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Martell avoids a kick to the body.
As Reynolds backs away, Martell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reynolds is looking to chop away at Martell's legs.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Martell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Martell.
Martell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Martell moves out of range easily.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Martell ducks down to avoid it.
Martell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martell manages to avoid it.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reynolds checks the leg kick.
Martell checks a leg kick.
Martell is looking to counter with a body kick.
Reynolds is looking to chop away at Martell's legs.
Martell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds wants to counter the offense by Martell and move into the clinch position.
Martell tries to close the distance and clinch but Reynolds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds instigates a clinch.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Martell lands with a light punch inside.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Martell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
A short right from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martell can't find room to land a body shot as Reynolds controls the action.
A body shot lands from Reynolds.
Martell throws an elbow but it misses.
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Martell.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martell tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Martell.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Martell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Martell blocks with his arms.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martell is breathing heavily.
Martell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Martell avoids the damage to the body.
Martell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martell's face.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Reynolds dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reynolds scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the body.
Martell throws a body kick that misses.
Martell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martell is rocked!
Nice body kick there by Reynolds.
Reynolds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reynolds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reynolds closes the distance and pushes Martell back into the cage.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynolds working Martell over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martells head.
Reynolds landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Martell blocks with his arms.
Reynolds utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reynolds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Travis Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martell has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reynolds digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martell avoiding damage as Reynolds throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Reynolds.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Martell's ribcage.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds cracks Martell with a nice body shot.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds working Martell over with knees to the body.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Martell blocks with his arms.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Reynolds lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martell or not.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reynolds obliges.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Martell takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reynolds's brow.
A short body shot lands from Reynolds as the two fighters clinch.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds moves into range and clinches up with Martell.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martell takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reynolds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reynolds throws a front kick aimed at Martell's knee but Martell avoids it well.
Martell throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to counter by closing the distance.
Travis Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Reynolds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Martell.
Martell connects with a solid leg kick.
Reynolds bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martell checks a low kick from Reynolds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell dips to his left and cracks Reynolds with an uppercut!
Reynolds connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martell misses with a body shot.
Reynolds looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Martell avoids it.
Martell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Reynolds throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reynolds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reynolds wants to counter the offense by Martell and move into the clinch position.
Reynolds takes the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Reynolds landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynolds working Martell over with knees to the body.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martell blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reynolds with a knee to the head.
Oh Martell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Martell seems to have got his legs back now.
Martell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reynolds digs a right hand into Martell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martell's gas tank.
Reynolds unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martell blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martells head.
Reynolds lands a knee to the body.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Reynolds.
Travis Reynolds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the side of Martell's head.
Reynolds drops Martell with a big knee straight up the middle! Martell is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
Reynolds closes the distance and clinches.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Martell blocks it.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martell.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Martell landing knees to the body.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Martell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds walks into a jab.
Reynolds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds lands a high kick!
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martell has time to react.
Martell misses with a jab to the body
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reynolds 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Reynolds!
A victorious Travis Reynolds thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Oberyn Martell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Touch This. Dickens has chosen Trick Daddy - Shut Up as his entrance music. Buff Dickens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Burrell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buff Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Burrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dickens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dickens shoots in for a takedown but Burrell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickens.
Burrell cracks Dickens with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dickens is looking to score with low kicks.
Burrell takes a swing at Dickens's ribcage but misses.
Dickens looks for the body kick but Burrell saw that one coming.
Dickens connects with the punch.
Burrell moves out of range as Dickens throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Burrell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickens is just out of range.
Burrell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burrell avoids the head kick by Dickens.
Dickens feints and as Burrell raises his hands in defense, Dickens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickens throwing strikes but missing.
Dickens being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens postures up.
Dickens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burrell 's head.
Dickens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burrell can't keep his opponent in guard - Dickens advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Burrell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dickens wants to take a breather but Burrell is having none of it.
Burrell trying to control from the bottom.
Burrell gets full guard.
Dickens looking to pass the guard.
That's two 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.
Dickens wants to control from the top but Burrell keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dickens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dickens drops his hands momentarily and Burrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burrell throws a hook but Dickens blocks it.
Burrell scores with a nice head shot.
Burrell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dickens.
Dickens lands with a hook. Burrell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burrell throws a shot to the body.
Dickens throws a body punch but Burrell moves out of range.
Dickens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dickens lands with a cross.
Burrell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dickens throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burrell takes a swing at Dickens's ribcage but misses.
Burrell backing away here, and Dickens unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dickens 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 Burrell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burrell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickens is just out of range.
Burrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dickens misses with an uppercut
and Burrell counters with a nice uppercut.
Burrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickens.
Burrell missing with a left hand there. Dickens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickens is just out of range.
Dickens misses with a hook. Burrell ducked under it nicely.
Dickens is looking to chop away at Burrell 's legs.
Dickens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burrell . That did some damage!
Dickens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burrell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burrell 's waist but Burrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dickens off to one side.
Stanley Burrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickens moves out of range of the strikes.
Dickens throws the left hand but Burrell avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Dickens misses
and Burrell counters by clinching up.
Dickens breaks from the clinch.
Burrell swings widly with a right hand
letting Dickens counter with a right hand.
Dickens defending well as Burrell loads up on a big left hand.
Burrell swings widly with a right hand
and Dickens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dickens takes a swing at Burrell 's ribcage but misses.
Burrell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burrell tests Dickens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burrell throws out a loose jab but Dickens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burrell misses the jab.
Burrell 's corner calls for a 1-2. Burrell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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 Stanley Burrell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burrell looks to land a left hand but Dickens moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Dickens on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dickens is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burrell with a body shot.
Burrell tests Dickens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burrell defending well as Dickens loads up on a big left hand.
Dickens fails with a takedown attempt.
Burrell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dickens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickens jabs Burrell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burrell connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dickens lands in his opponent's guard.
Dickens throwing strikes from guard but Burrell blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burrell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burrell has Dickens pulled in close to control his posture.
Dickens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dickens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burrell 's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burrell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dickens's hands.
Burrell throws an overhand right that lands on Dickens's shoulder, as Dickens tries to avoid the shot.
Dickens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burrell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burrell lands with a cross.
Dickens misses with a body kick.
Stanley Burrell is winning the standup battle so far.
Burrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burrell looks to throw the jab but Dickens is out of range.
Nice jab there from Dickens.
Burrell moves out of range of the body kick.
Dickens lands a jab.
Burrell misses with a hook.
Dickens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickens.
Dickens throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell misses with an uppercut. Dickens saw that one coming.
Dickens misses with a wild body shot.
Dickens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickens was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burrell scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Dickens.
Burrell stuffs the takedown attempt from Dickens. Dickens gets slowly back to his feet.
Dickens misses with a low kick.
Dickens works the jab nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Dickens blocks the leg kick.
Dickens misses with an uppercut.
Burrell misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Dickens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burrell tries to score with a low kick but Dickens moves his leg out of the way.
Burrell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens checks the leg kick.
Dickens misses with a leg kick
and Burrell counters with a leg kick.
Burrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickens was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrell .
Dickens moves away from the strike by Burrell .
Burrell throws out a loose jab but Dickens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickens tries to land a front kick but Burrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Burrell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burrell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dickens counters with an inside leg kick.
Burrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burrell moves out of range of the body kick from Dickens.
Dickens slips under a jab.
Burrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burrell misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dickens.
Burrell thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Stanley Burrell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Burrell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burrell checks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Burrell .
Burrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickens.
A punch lands to the side of Burrell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burrell 's corner calls for a 1-2. Burrell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dickens throws a lazy head kick
and Burrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Burrell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickens scores with a jab to the body.
Dickens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burrell moves away.
Burrell misses with a straight right.
Dickens slips a jab and a cross from Burrell .
Burrell throws a hook but Dickens blocks it.
Burrell misses with a low kick as Dickens jumps back.
Dickens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burrell moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dickens checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dickens throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Burrell is predictable there
and Dickens counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dickens is out of range and Burrell settles back down.
Dickens throws a hook to the side of Burrell 's head but Burrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickens.
Burrell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burrell lands a nice hook to Dickens's body. Dickens takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burrell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickens was well out of range. Poor timing from Burrell .
Burrell misses with a wild body shot.
Burrell throws out a powerful jab.
Dickens lets loose with a powerful body kick. Burrell will feel that in the morning.
Dickens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burrell throws a shot from downtown. Dickens moves away and avoids it.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickens is just out of range.
Buff Dickens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Burrell .
Burrell misses with a looping left.
Dickens takes one 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!
Burrell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice sprawl there from Burrell as Dickens shoots in.
Dickens throws a wild body kick that Burrell sees coming a mile off.
Dickens misses with a leg kick.
Burrell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dickens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dickens's sensitive parts.
Burrell misses with a low kick.
Burrell misses with a jab to the body
and Dickens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Burrell misses the target.
Stanley Burrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dickens throws a head kick that misses.
Burrell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dickens throws a head kick but Burrell moves out of range.
Burrell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dickens just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Burrell . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burrell .
Dickens misses with a straight right.
Burrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickens.
Burrell throws a looping overhand right but Dickens ducks down to avoid it.
Burrell throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dickens counter with a right hand.
Dickens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burrell did well to prevent Dickens getting side control.
Dickens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burrell is trying to get back to full guard.
Burrell trying to control from the bottom.
Burrell controlling the position well.
Dickens is working for a submission of some sort.
Burrell is trying to maintain the position but Dickens is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stanley Burrell .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burrell , 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stanley Burrell !
An out of breath Stanley Burrell 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runkman comes to the cage accompanied by Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG. Torturo has chosen Mogwai - Katrien as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Onanias Runkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 23 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Torturo misses
and Runkman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Runkman.
Runkman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Runkman is looking to work some ground and pound but Torturo has wrist control.
Runkman throwing strikes from guard but Torturo blocks nicely.
Runkman wants to pass the guard but Torturo is keeping the position.
Runkman postures up in Torturo's guard and throws a big left but Torturo blocks it.
Runkman wants to control from the top but Torturo keeps moving.
Runkman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torturo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runkman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Runkman throwing strikes from guard but Torturo blocks nicely.
Torturo keeping full guard, as Runkman tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman 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.
Torturo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Runkman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Runkman postures up in Torturo's guard and throws a big left but Torturo blocks it.
Runkman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torturo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Runkman throws a nice looking combination but Torturo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Torturo misses.
Runkman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marko Torturo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torturo moves in looking to clinch but Runkman pushes him off.
Runkman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Runkman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Torturo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Runkman.
Runkman throws a strike but Torturo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Torturo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runkman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Torturo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Runkman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Runkman looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Torturo has picked Runkman up and slammed him! Runkman can't keep hold of the triangle and Torturo manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkman regains half guard.
Runkman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torturo staying out of range there.
Runkman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Runkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Torturo looks to throw a body kick
and Runkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Runkman blocks a head kick by Torturo.
A solid body kick from Torturo.
Runkman scores with a decent looking hook.
Runkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torturo.
Runkman lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Runkman misses the target.
Runkman lands a slapping body shot.
Runkman moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Runkman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkman scores with a jab.
Torturo thows a leg kick but Runkman checks it
and Runkman counters with a shoot takedown. Torturo fights it but they end up in guard.
Torturo wriggles free and stands up.
Runkman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Runkman lands the left hand.
Torturo throws a body shot but no joy.
Torturo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torturo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torturo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Runkman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Torturo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Runkman momentarily.
Runkman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkman. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torturo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onanias Runkman dominated that round.
That's time! Runkman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Runkman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkman. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torturo throws the kick towards the body but Runkman avoids it.
Torturo misses with an uppercut. Runkman saw that one coming.
Torturo is looking to clinch but Runkman is avoiding it.
Runkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Runkman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Torturo tries to score with a low kick but Runkman moves his leg out of the way.
Runkman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Runkman clobbers Torturo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runkman throws the left hand but Torturo avoids the punch easily.
Runkman blocks a jab.
Torturo throws a solid leg kick but Runkman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torturo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runkman. Torturo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runkman moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman drops his hands momentarily and Torturo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Torturo thumps Runkman with a low kick.
Runkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torturo was well out of range. Poor timing from Runkman.
Torturo throws a push kick but Runkman slaps the foot to one side.
Runkman feinted with a counter takedown.
Torturo throws a shot from downtown. Runkman moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Torturo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Runkman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torturo tries to land a front kick but Runkman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Runkman throws a body punch but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo scores with a spinning back kick!
Torturo throws a leg kick but Runkman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Torturo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Runkman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torturo misses with an uppercut
and Runkman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torturo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torturo misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Runkman.
Runkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torturo.
Onanias Runkman is winning the standup battle so far.
Runkman misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Runkman lands with an overhand left.
Runkman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Runkman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Runkman throws a body punch but Torturo moves out of range.
Torturo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Runkman.
Runkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torturo can do to turn this around?
Nice cross by Runkman.
Torturo moves in looking to clinch but Runkman pushes him off.
Oooooh!!! Runkman has knocked Torturo down with a huge combo! Runkman steps away and waves a wobbly Torturo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Torturo is rocked!
Runkman shoots in and bounces Torturo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Torturo is still in real trouble! Can Runkman finish him?
Runkman gets to his feet and stands over Torturo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Torturo felt that one! Runkman unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Torturo from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Onanias Runkman!
A victorious Onanias Runkman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazzarini comes to the cage accompanied by Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani'. Viv Richards is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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33
192 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavio Lazzarini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazzarini checks the leg kick.
Lazzarini ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
Richards moves out of range as Lazzarini throws a body kick.
Lazzarini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Richards throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Flavio Lazzarini has been cut.
Lazzarini cracks Richards with an open hand slap.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazzarini.
A nice side step and Richards releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Lazzarini misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lazzarini, right into the meat.
Lazzarini tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Richards avoids the head kick by Lazzarini.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lazzarini drops his hands momentarily and Richards takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lazzarini tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Lazzarini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lazzarini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Lazzarini.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richards attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lazzarini throws a big counter combination but Richards scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lazzarini avoids the body shot from Richards.
Lazzarini throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Richards finds it's way through Lazzarini's defenses.
Lazzarini tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lazzarini throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Lazzarini takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Lazzarini avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a body shot.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lazzarini backwards.
Lazzarini is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards pushes Lazzarini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazzarini tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
Lazzarini misses with a knee to the head.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards connects with a leg kick. Lazzarini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Viv Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lazzarini blocks a low kick nicely.
Lazzarini clinches up with Richards and pushes him back against the cage.
Richards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Richards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lazzarini has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.
Lazzarini dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Lazzarini moves out of range of the body kick.
Lazzarini tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Richards manages to circle out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richards.
Lazzarini is looking for a counter combo.
That kick from Richards tenderised Lazzarini's leg. Lazzarini is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richards scores with a sloppy right hand. Lazzarini should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Lazzarini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lazzarini tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Richards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lazzarini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lazzarini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Lazzarini.
A head kick misses from Lazzarini.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards slips under a jab.
Lazzarini throws a head kick that misses.
Richards feints a counter leg kick.
Viv Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lazzarini slips under a jab.
Lazzarini throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Richards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richards cracks Lazzarini with an open hand slap.
Lazzarini swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lazzarini throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lazzarini.
Richards swings for the body but Lazzarini moves out of range.
Donk. Richards catches Lazzarini right on the button with a cross.
Lazzarini is looking to slow Richards down with leg kicks.
Lazzarini misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flavio Lazzarini's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Lazzarini down.
Richards lands a nice looking body shot.
Richards misses with a leg kick
and Lazzarini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lazzarini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Richards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab from Richards.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lazzarini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards throws a leg kick
and Lazzarini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini jumps guard but Richards stands there with Lazzarini around his waist. Lazzarini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Lazzarini.
Richards working hard to break the clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lazzarini connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lazzarini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards is looking to slow Lazzarini down with leg kicks.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richards lands a high kick!
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Lazzarini misses.
A big right from Richards misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richards checks a leg kick.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Richards looks to throw a body kick
and Lazzarini counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lazzarini, as that shot connected.
Richards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lazzarini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Lazzarini tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Richards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lazzarini blocks a head kick by Richards.
Lazzarini tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Lazzarini 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.
A jab lands there for Richards.
Flavio Lazzarini's cut is getting worse.
Lazzarini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini moves into range and clinches up with Richards.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazzarini controls his hands.
Lazzarini misses with a knee strike.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards checks a low kick from Lazzarini.
Richards misses the jab.
Lazzarini has managed to clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Lazzarini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Lazzarini is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richards shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lazzarini eats them both and turns towards Richards to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lazzarini jabs at Richards's body.
Lazzarini walks into a stiff left hand from Richards.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lazzarini was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Lazzarini looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lazzarini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lazzarini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Richards swinging wildly here.
Richards throws a leg kick but Lazzarini moved away.
Richards throws a jab when Lazzarini was well out of range.
Lazzarini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Richards's head.
Lazzarini throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Richards counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Flavio Lazzarini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards tries to land a leg kick but Lazzarini saw it coming and moves away.
Lazzarini doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Richards throws a half hearted mid kick.
Richards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Richards takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Richards connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flavio Lazzarini's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lazzarini checks a leg kick nicely.
Lazzarini throws a big counter combination but Richards scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lazzarini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Richards throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lazzarini counters with a head kick. That will keep Richards thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lazzarini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards throws a body punch but Lazzarini moves out of range.
Richards cracks a nice hook into Lazzarini's ribs.
Lazzarini throws a wild body kick that Richards sees coming a mile off.
Richards swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazzarini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lazzarini avoids the head kick by Richards.
Richards looks for the body kick but Lazzarini saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarini fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Richards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lazzarini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lazzarini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lazzarini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lazzarini looks to land a left hand but Richards moved out of range nicely.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini blocks the body kick.
Lazzarini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lazzarini swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Lazzarini has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Lazzarini's head.
Lazzarini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Richards taking a breather.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Richards takes a swing at Lazzarini's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Lazzarini misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazzarini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richards swings for the body but Lazzarini moves out of range.
Richards tries to land a leg kick but Lazzarini saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini checks a low kick from Richards.
Good standup being displayed there by Lazzarini as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Lazzarini looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richards is fending him off so far but Lazzarini persists. Nope, Richards circles away and we're back to standing.
As Lazzarini backs off Richards throws a huge counter combo but Lazzarini manages to avoid it all.
Lazzarini tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lazzarini moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Viv Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Lazzarini tries to move into range but Richards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Richards misses with a looping left.
Jab from Lazzarini.
Richards motions for Lazzarini to come forward. Richards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Viv Richards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a body punch but Lazzarini moves out of range.
Lazzarini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lazzarini throws a lazy uppercut
and Richards counters with a solid body kick.
Flavio Lazzarini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lazzarini shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richards! But no joy.
Lazzarini 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Lazzarini moves out of range easily.
Lazzarini takes one on the button.
Richards throws a head kick but Lazzarini moves out of range.
Richards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lazzarini misses with a body shot
and Richards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards catches Lazzarini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A leg kick checked by Richards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viv Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richards winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viv Richards!
A very excited looking Viv Richards made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Belvedere IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Andrew and Wada Blood - Irie. Belvedere IV has chosen Alphaville - Forever Young as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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167 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augustus Belvedere IV!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma scores with a jab. Belvedere IV acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID250K) in the buildup to the fight.
Boma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Belvedere IV appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Belvedere IV stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boma.
Oscar Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belvedere IV is looking for the big counter here.
Boma throws a jab when Belvedere IV was well out of range.
Belvedere IV thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boma is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Belvedere IV.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Belvedere IV uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma throws a leg kick
and Belvedere IV counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belvedere IV counters with a series of strikes. Boma will be more careful next time no doubt.
Belvedere IV throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belvedere IV misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Belvedere IV connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boma 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 Belvedere IV has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belvedere IV and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boma misses with a right hand
and Belvedere IV counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Belvedere IV throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boma counters with a thumping low kick.
Belvedere IV misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Boma tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belvedere IV counters with a nice body kick.
Boma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belvedere IV.
Boma throws an off balance right hand
and Belvedere IV makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belvedere IV takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with a hook. Belvedere IV ducked under it nicely.
Belvedere IV tries to land a body kick
and Boma counters by clinching up.
Boma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boma misses with some punches.
Belvedere IV takes a shot to the head.
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!
Boma keeps control of Belvedere IV as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belvedere IV wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belvedere IV can't break the clinch.
Boma lands an uppercut.
Belvedere IV can't break the clinch.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV is trying to break the clinch but Boma is controlling him.
Belvedere IV breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boma moves out of range of the body kick.
Boma takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere IV lands with an uppercut that bounces Boma off the cage and back into range.
Belvedere IV lands with a good body shot.
Boma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belvedere IV fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belvedere IV tries to bum rush Boma with a series of wild strikes but Boma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boma misses with a head kick.
Boma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belvedere IV takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boma lands with a straight right. Belvedere IV didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma throws an off balance right hand
enabling Belvedere IV to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a hook to the side of Belvedere IV's head but Belvedere IV sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belvedere IV uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boma.
Boma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belvedere IV! But no joy.
Boma lands a head kick!
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Belvedere IV misses
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
Belvedere IV is rocked!
Boma cracks Belvedere IV with a hook to the temple - Belvedere IV is on wobbly legs here! Boma swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Belvedere IV falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Boma wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oscar Boma!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Boma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Augustus Belvedere IV stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al-Baghdadi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Till I Collapse - Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg. Boyko has chosen Kamaedzitca - Колазварl as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by al-Baghdadi. That's going to slow Boyko down.
Boyko throws a push kick but al-Baghdadi slaps the foot to one side.
al-Baghdadi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boyko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boyko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
al-Baghdadi throws the kick towards the body but Boyko avoids it.
al-Baghdadi misses with a hook. Boyko ducked under it nicely.
al-Baghdadi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
al-Baghdadi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyko.
al-Baghdadi just misses with a punch to the body.
al-Baghdadi jabs Boyko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
al-Baghdadi misses with a looping left.
Boyko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyko slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from al-Baghdadi.
We've been hearing reports that al-Baghdadi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
al-Baghdadi misses with a looping right.
al-Baghdadi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
al-Baghdadi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyko scores with a nice head shot.
Boyko misses with an uppercut. al-Baghdadi saw that one coming.
Boyko missing with a left hand there. al-Baghdadi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boyko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
al-Baghdadi tries to break the clinch but Boyko is controlling the position.
al-Baghdadi blocks a body shot from Boyko.
al-Baghdadi looking to throw knees to the head but Boyko is blocking nicely.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and al-Baghdadi avoids it.
Boyko misses with an elbow strike.
al-Baghdadi looking for a takedown.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. al-Baghdadi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
al-Baghdadi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boyko is defending well.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boyko.
al-Baghdadi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
al-Baghdadi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al-Baghdadi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boyko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and al-Baghdadi avoids it.
Boyko throws an elbow but it misses.
Boyko lands a good knee to the midsection. al-Baghdadi won't want to take too many of those.
al-Baghdadi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
al-Baghdadi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyko connects with a body shot.
al-Baghdadi punishes Boyko's body with a nice straight punch.
al-Baghdadi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts al-Baghdadi, as that shot connected.
Boyko blocks a jab.
al-Baghdadi throws a leg kick but Boyko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
al-Baghdadi throws a lazy right hand but Boyko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyko thuds a left hand into al-Baghdadi's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boyko.
Boyko connects with a leg kick. al-Baghdadi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boyko throws a head kick but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi throws a poor cross that misses
and Boyko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
al-Baghdadi throws an overhand right that lands on Boyko's shoulder, as Boyko tries to avoid the shot.
Boyko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so al-Baghdadi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko trying to control the position.
al-Baghdadi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
al-Baghdadi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boyko keeping moving, preventing al-Baghdadi from controlling successfully.
al-Baghdadi with a nice head shot there.
al-Baghdadi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
al-Baghdadi trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boyko holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timofey Boyko will probably get the nod.
That's time! al-Baghdadi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
al-Baghdadi defending well as Boyko loads up on a big left hand.
It appears al-Baghdadi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Boyko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Boyko.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boyko. al-Baghdadi shrugs it off though.
A jab from al-Baghdadi finds it's way through Boyko's defenses.
Boyko misses with a low kick.
Boyko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boyko throws a lazy right hand but al-Baghdadi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boyko jabs al-Baghdadi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
al-Baghdadi misses with a straight left.
al-Baghdadi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi 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.
Boyko misses with an uppercut.
al-Baghdadi looks to throw a body kick
enabling Boyko to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyko throws a leg kick that is checked
and al-Baghdadi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
al-Baghdadi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
al-Baghdadi blocks a low kick nicely.
Boyko blocks the body kick.
Boyko throws a shot from downtown. al-Baghdadi moves away and avoids it.
Boyko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
al-Baghdadi looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
al-Baghdadi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyko. Boyko obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as al-Baghdadi blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko misses with a left hand
enabling al-Baghdadi to counter with a crisp jab.
al-Baghdadi lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyko's head.
al-Baghdadi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 thudding body kick lands there by Boyko!
Timofey Boyko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
al-Baghdadi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
al-Baghdadi thuds his shin into the meat of Boyko's side.
Boyko looks to score with a jab to the body but al-Baghdadi is just out of range.
A big left from al-Baghdadi misses.
A jab from al-Baghdadi misses.
Boyko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boyko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al-Baghdadi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by al-Baghdadi.
Boyko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al-Baghdadi.
Boyko moves out of range of the strikes.
al-Baghdadi looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
al-Baghdadi blocks the body kick.
al-Baghdadi is looking to counter the offense by Boyko and move into the clinch.
al-Baghdadi connects with a crisp jab.
al-Baghdadi cracks Boyko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al-Baghdadi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
al-Baghdadi connects with a solid leg kick.
al-Baghdadi misses with a body kick.
al-Baghdadi thumps Boyko with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko clinches up with al-Baghdadi and pushes him back against the cage.
al-Baghdadi manages to break the clinch.
al-Baghdadi is looking to land body kicks.
al-Baghdadi moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyko tries to clinch up but al-Baghdadi circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
al-Baghdadi throws a lazy uppercut
and Boyko counters with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Boyko.
al-Baghdadi throws a leg kick but Boyko sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - al-Baghdadi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
al-Baghdadi throws a head kick but Boyko moves out of range.
It seemed like Boyko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
al-Baghdadi avoids the body shot from Boyko.
Boyko throws a leg kick but al-Baghdadi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boyko lands the left hand.
al-Baghdadi swings widly with a right hand
and Boyko counters with a series of strikes. al-Baghdadi will be more careful next time no doubt.
A left lands for al-Baghdadi.
Boyko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by al-Baghdadi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al-Baghdadi slips a jab from Boyko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like al-Baghdadi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boyko wants to clinch.
It looked like al-Baghdadi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boyko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Boyko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
al-Baghdadi delivers a nice body kick.
al-Baghdadi tries to keep at a distance but Boyko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boyko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through al-Baghdadi's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from al-Baghdadi.
Boyko misses with an elbow over the top.
al-Baghdadi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyko throws a head punch that misses.
al-Baghdadi breaks from the clinch.
Boyko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but al-Baghdadi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al-Baghdadi connects with the punch.
Boyko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from al-Baghdadi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al-Baghdadi throws a sloppy body shot
and Boyko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boyko misses with an uppercut. al-Baghdadi saw that one coming.
al-Baghdadi scores with a jab. Boyko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boyko tries to land a front kick but al-Baghdadi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko moves away from the strike by al-Baghdadi.
Boyko thuds his shin into the meat of al-Baghdadi's side.
Boyko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boyko scores with a shot to the body.
Boyko lands a front kick.
al-Baghdadi blocks a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi looks to throw the jab but Boyko is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from al-Baghdadi. Those never looked like landing.
Boyko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyko misses with the combination.
al-Baghdadi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boyko just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws a leg kick
and Boyko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boyko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. al-Baghdadi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
al-Baghdadi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
al-Baghdadi throws a hook to the side of Boyko's head but Boyko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - al-Baghdadi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boyko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boyko throws a low kick but al-Baghdadi avoids it.
Boyko staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al-Baghdadi moves out of range of the leg kick from Boyko.
Boyko misses with a body shot.
Boyko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of al-Baghdadi's head.
An inside leg kick from al-Baghdadi misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Boyko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boyko 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timofey Boyko!
After winning the bout, Timofey Boyko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth . Lewis has chosen Nelly - Hot In Herre as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
185 lbs
24 - 6 - 0 |
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30
183 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Lewis!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Alves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ray Lewis has been cut.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Lewis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good work by Alves as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Lewis misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
It seemed like Lewis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Alves throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.
Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Alves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lewis clobbers Alves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alves connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Alves misses.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Lewis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alves's head.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lewis stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Lewis throws a front kick aimed at Alves's knee but Alves avoids it well.
Alves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alves has a takedown stuffed.
Lewis throws out a counter right but Alves avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis checks a low kick from Alves.
Alves throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lewis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alves's sensitive parts.
Lewis clobbers Alves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - Lewis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Alves seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a right hand.
Alves throws a front kick aimed at Lewis's knee but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alves appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alves throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lewis's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Lewis's cut.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alves moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Alves went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alves scores with a jab to the head.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alves tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Ray Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Alves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lewis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Alves moves away and avoids it.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Alves shakes it off.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lewis blocks the low kick.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Alves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
Lewis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alves under the eye.
Lewis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lewis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alves might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That kick from Alves tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lewis is looking to land body kicks.
Ray Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Alves is looking to score with low kicks.
Lewis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves.
Alves sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves works the jab nicely.
Alves throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Lewis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Lewis throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Lewis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alves scores with a jab.
Alves takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis misses with a low kick as Alves jumps back.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Alves's head back.
Lewis has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Alves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Lewis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Lewis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lewis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alves's head.
Alves defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alves. Alves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alves thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lewis lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands a jab to the nose.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Alves is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lewis's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis has hold of Alves's hands but Alves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis manages to get to full guard.
Lewis being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Alves is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis is looking to chop away at Alves's legs.
Alves shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alves was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alves sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lewis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lewis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fernando Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Alves tries to score with some ground and pound. Lewis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Alves seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lewis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alves's back!
I really don't envy Alves right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves avoids the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis trying to control.
Lewis throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Lewis lands with a hammerfist to the side of Alves's head.
Alves trying to control but not successfully.
Alves is really stuck here.
Lewis throwing sloppy strikes.
Lewis missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alves is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lewis gets his way!
A lull in the action here.
Ray Lewis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lewis punches the canvas rather than the man.
Alves is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis keeps control of the position easily here as Alves tries to buck him off.
Alves is taking damage to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lewis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Lewis!
A victorious Ray Lewis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ein Stein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beater moves away from the strike by Stein.
Beater throws a counter combo.
Beater misses with a low kick.
Beater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stein.
Stein takes one to the chin there.
Stein blocks a jab.
Beater throws a head kick that misses.
Beater misses with a looping right.
We've been hearing reports that Stein has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Beater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beater connects with a crisp jab.
Beater fails to land with a series of punches.
Beater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
Beater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stein throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Beater was covering up waiting for the punch and Stein finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein wants to control from the top but Beater keeps moving.
Stein connects with a couple of short punches.
Stein throws a big elbow that misses.
Stein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stein passes Beater's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beater wants to get back to his feet.
Beater keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beater's head.
Beater is trying to maintain the position but Stein is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Stein seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beater ducks under a wild hook from Stein.
Meat Beater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beater throws a leg kick
and Stein counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stein.
Stein trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stein stays in close to Beater's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beater pushes Stein off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater throws a series of punches but Stein avoids them all with ease.
Stein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stein tries to counter with a takedown but Beater is quick to defend against it.
No joy there for Beater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beater scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beater throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stein shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beater but Beater pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stein swings for the body but Beater moves out of range.
Beater will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Stein tenderised Beater's leg. Beater is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beater with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stein has a takedown stuffed.
Meat Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beater connects with a crisp jab.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beater.
Stein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beater was well out of range. Poor timing from Stein.
Stein closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beater quickly recovers to half guard.
Stein controlling the action here.
Stein 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.
Beater wants to improve his position but Stein is controlling well.
Stein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater 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.
Beater wants to slow Stein down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stein shoots in for a takedown but Beater shows good takedown defense.
Beater swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beater.
Beater needs to keep his hands up - Stein had a free shot at his head there.
Stein throws a hook to the side of Beater's head but Beater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stein trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beater looking for a sweep. Not yet Beater, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein wants to control from the top but Beater keeps moving.
Stein landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stein looking to sit in guard and control but Beater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ein Stein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stein has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Beater is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stein.
Stein is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beater's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Beater rushes Stein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beater can't find room to land a body shot as Stein controls the action.
Stein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stein has a couple of punches blocked by Beater.
Beater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stein stalling.
Beater trying to stall but Stein improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Beater.
Beater wants to stall.
Beater tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stein's elbow.
Beater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Beater is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Beater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beater lands with a nice body punch.
Stein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beater's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beater lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Beater connects with a single shot there.
Stein fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ein Stein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beater throws a good cross that connects.
Beater tried to score with a low kick but Stein checks it.
Stein connects with a crisp jab.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beater looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
Stein moves forwards but Beater connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Beater won't be happy with that.
Beater explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein avoids the body shot from Beater.
Stein appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater throws out a leg kick but Stein moves out of range and Beater only half commits.
Beater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stein.
Stein needs to keep his hands up - Beater had a free shot at his head there.
Beater throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.
Beater slips under a jab from Stein.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stein. Beater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beater lands a leg kick that knocks Stein off balance momentarily.
Stein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beater defends it nicely.
Beater avoids the body shot from Stein.
Stein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stein misses with a straight right.
Beater tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Meat Beater will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Stein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beater moves away from the strike by Stein.
Stein lands with a right hand.
Beater gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Beater.
Stein connects with a solid leg kick.
Beater lands a nice looking body shot.
Stein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stein misses with a body shot.
Beater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beater.
Beater digs a good hook to Stein's body.
Beater cracks the inside of Stein's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beater throws a series of punches but Stein avoids them all with ease.
Meat Beater seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stein misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.
Stein takes a swing at Beater's ribcage but misses.
Beater fails to land with a series of punches.
Stein half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Beater catches Stein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beater throws a leg kick but Stein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beater.
Beater lands with an overhand left.
Stein scores with a decent looking hook.
Stein throws a combination. Beater tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stein 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.
Beater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beater goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beater connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein shoots in looking for a takedown but Beater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beater swivels and escapes.
Beater rushes Stein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stein misses with some punches.
Beater misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stein tries to stall but Beater uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stein is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ein Stein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beater misses with the head strike.
Stein goes for a takedown attempt but Beater pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beater gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beater lands a left hand.
Stein taking a breather.
Beater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stein working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stein up against the cage.
Stein tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from Beater as the two fighters clinch.
Stein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beater gets through Stein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beater digs a right hand underneath Stein's ribcage. Stein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stein.
Stein throws a punch but it's blocked by Beater.
Beater misses with the head strike.
Beater throws a punch but it's blocked by Stein.
Stein tries to throw a body punch but Beater avoids it by throwing Stein back against the cage.
Meat Beater seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beater misses with the head strike.
Beater misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater keeps control of Stein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stein tries to pull guard but Beater won't allow it.
Beater just leaning against Stein, taking a breather.
Beater throws a head punch that misses.
Beater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stein misses with a low kick.
Beater with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stein throws an overhand right that lands on Beater's shoulder, as Beater tries to avoid the shot.
Beater ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein throws a jab when Beater was well out of range.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stein.
Stein changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Beater lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beater.
Stein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stein. That's going to slow Beater down.
Stein throws a sloppy body shot
and Beater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater really dominated that round.
That's time! Stein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beater misses with an uppercut. Stein saw that one coming.
Stein half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Beater cracks Stein with a good jab.
Stein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stein misses with an uppercut.
Beater looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
Beater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beater wants it to stay on the feet.
Stein takes one to the side of the head.
Beater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beater with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beater throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Stein misses.
Stein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beater smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beater scores with a jab to the head.
Stein misses with a shot to the body
and Beater counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beater wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stein has him pressed against the cage.
Stein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Beater as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beater.
Beater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beater misses with a head kick.
A big left from Beater misses.
Stein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beater sprawls well. Beater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stein gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ein Stein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a lazy right hand but Beater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stein is looking to chop away at Beater's legs.
Beater fails to land with a series of punches.
Stein thumps Beater with a low kick.
Beater punishes Stein's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Stein backs off Beater throws a huge counter combo but Stein manages to avoid it all.
Beater jabs at Stein's body.
Beater smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stein moves out of range of the strikes.
Beater scores with a jab.
Beater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stein.
Beater throws the kick towards the body but Stein avoids it.
Beater swings for the body but Stein moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater with a hook.
Beater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stein misses with a right hand
and Beater counters with a one-two to the body.
Stein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stein closes the distance and clinches up with Beater, looking for a takedown. Stein pushes Beater against the cage but Beater circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beater throws a right hand that Stein ducks under and follows up with a left that Stein also avoids with ease.
Beater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beater. Beater obviously looking to wear him down.
Stein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beater under the eye.
Danga de danga de dang - Beater scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stein lands a jab to the head.
Stein shoots in for a takedown but Beater shows good takedown defense.
Stein takes one to the side of the head.
Beater throws a nice looking combination but Stein bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stein misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beater.
Stein looks for a takedown but Beater sprawls well.
Beater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beater showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stein.
A head kick misses from Beater.
Stein attempts a counter takedown but Beater avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Beater as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Stein misses.
Beater throws a counter combo.
Beater scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stein throws a jab but it's blocked by Beater.
Beater fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stein checks it well.
Stein lands a jab-cross combination.
Beater throws a hook but Stein blocks it.
Stein throws a jab when Beater was well out of range.
Beater connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beater throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beater throws a leg kick but Stein sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Stein misses.
Stein throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein lands a jab to Beater's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein moves away from the strike by Beater.
Stein looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beater scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Beater throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beater falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stein counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stein.
Stein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stein throws a strike but Beater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Beater must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beater won't allow Stein to sweep him here.
Ein Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beater would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stein has his foot on Beater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beater works his way back into a safe position though.
Stein has his foot on Beater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beater works his way back into a safe position though.
Stein is looking for a triangle but Beater pushes his legs off easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Beater content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beater defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein avoids the body shot from Beater.
Stein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beater thuds a left hand into Stein's body.
Stein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beater scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stein throws a lazy right hand but Beater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beater scores with a jab.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stein.
Stein drops down looking for a counter takedown but Beater sprawls and moves away.
Beater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein dives in and grabs Beater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beater pushes down on Stein's head and hops out.
A nice combination there by Beater.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beater takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beater lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stein tries to land a front kick but Beater steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beater misses with a wild combination.
Beater checks a low kick from Stein.
Beater throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stein ducks right into an uppercut from Beater.
Stein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Beater does no damage.
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beater lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meat Beater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beater winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!
Meat Beater is the new featherweight champion!
In defeat, Ein Stein stepped up to the mic, saying 'Flames to dust. Lovers to friends. Why do all good things come to an end..'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Troublesome '96. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy 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.
Troy scores with a head kick. Cuenca tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cuenca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Troy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Cuenca misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Cuenca blocks the leg kick.
Troy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cuenca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troy.
Cuenca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cuenca throws a sloppy head kick and Troy moves out of range easily.
Troy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cuenca tries to bum rush Troy with a series of wild strikes but Troy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troy lands a head kick. Cuenca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Troy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuenca's sensitive parts.
Cuenca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troy.
Cuenca takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cuenca swings for the body but Troy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy with a nice cross.
Cuenca misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuenca throws an overhand right that lands on Troy's shoulder, as Troy tries to avoid the shot.
Cuenca throws a big shot that misses.
Cuenca throws an off balance right hand
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
Troy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cuenca moves away from the strike by Troy.
Cuenca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuenca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troy can pounce on him.
Cuenca 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.
Cuenca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Troy takes a step back to recover.
Cuenca 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Troy.
Troy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Troy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca scoring well with a low kick there.
Cuenca connects with an inside leg kick.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Cuenca off balance momentarily.
Troy throws a leg kick that misses.
Cuenca slips a jab from Troy.
A low kick from Troy is predictable there
and Cuenca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Troy finds it's way through Cuenca's defenses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cuenca.
Troy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuenca tried to score with a low kick but Troy checks it.
Troy throws an off balance right hand
and Cuenca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuenca.
Troy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cuenca thuds his right hand into Troy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Troy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Troy.
Troy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cuenca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cuenca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuenca.
Cuenca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cuenca on the side of the head.
Cuenca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Troy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Troy throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Troy blocks the leg kick.
Troy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Troy slips under a jab from Cuenca.
Troy throws a jab when Cuenca was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Troy as he connects with a hook.
Cuenca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Troy misses with a straight left.
Troy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cuenca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca takes a swing at Troy's ribcage but misses.
Cuenca needs to keep his hands up - Troy had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy throws a series of punches but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca jabs at Troy's body.
Troy thumps Cuenca with a low kick.
Cuenca misses with a body kick.
Cuenca lands a glancing blow to the side of Troy's head.
Troy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troy blocks a low kick nicely.
Troy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cuenca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Troy misses with a hook to the body
and Cuenca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Troy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Troy as he connects with a hook.
Cuenca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Troy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hektor Troy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cuenca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Troy throws a low kick but Cuenca moves out of range easily.
Cuenca jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cuenca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hektor Troy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Troy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuenca tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Troy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cuenca.
Troy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cuenca throws a wild body kick that Troy sees coming a mile off.
Cuenca swings away with a body shot that misses
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses
and Troy counters with a stiff right hand.
Cuenca throws a head kick but Troy moves out of range.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Troy. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca throws the left hand but Troy avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Troy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Troy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cuenca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cuenca misses with a low kick as Troy jumps back.
Cuenca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Troy.
Troy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuenca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cuenca wants to clinch
and Troy counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice jab there from Troy.
Troy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Troy loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Troy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuenca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cuenca checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a wild body kick that Cuenca sees coming a mile off.
Troy staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuenca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Troy throws a hook but Cuenca avoids it easily.
Troy misses with a low kick.
Cuenca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Troy.
A big left from Troy misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Troy misses the target.
Cuenca throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Troy counter with a right hand.
Cuenca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Troy lands a nice looking body shot.
Cuenca forces Troy back against the cage and clinches.
Troy tries a body shot but Cuenca blocks it.
Cuenca lands an elbow just above Troy 's eye.
It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but Troy blocks with his arms.
Cuenca presses Troy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troy tries to pull guard but Cuenca forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuenca.
Cuenca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuenca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuenca moves into range and clinches up with Troy.
Troy stalls.
Cuenca digs a right hand into Troy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Troy's gas tank.
Troy throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuenca.
Cuenca lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Cuenca has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Troy taking a breather.
Cuenca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuenca lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy jumps guard and drags Cuenca to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cuenca looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Troy is working an open guard so Cuenca takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hektor Troy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Troy 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.
Troy looks to land a body kick but Cuenca moved away.
Cuenca is looking to counter punch.
Cuenca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troy misses with a low kick.
Cuenca is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Troy.
Cuenca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Troy throws a leg kick which misses Cuenca's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuenca tries to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Troy scores with a four punch combination!
Cuenca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Troy.
Troy thows a leg kick but Cuenca checks it
enabling Cuenca to counter with a crisp jab.
Troy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuenca.
Troy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Troy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troy misses with a leg kick
and Cuenca counters with an outside leg kick.
Cuenca misses with an uppercut.
Troy tries a quick counter leg kick but Cuenca is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Troy is predictable there
and Cuenca counters with a body kick that stops Troy in his tracks momentarily.
Cuenca instigates a clinch.
Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Cuenca tries to work over Troy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troy throws a head punch that misses.
Cuenca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Troy blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Troy.
Cuenca gets through Troy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Troy tries to throw a body punch but Cuenca avoids it by throwing Troy back against the cage.
Troy blocking some punches.
Cuenca misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Cuenca as the two fighters clinch.
Troy lands a shot to the body.
Ricard Cuenca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Troy tries a body shot but Cuenca blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cuenca fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Troy tries to pull guard but Cuenca holds him up against the cage and eventually Troy drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuenca.
Troy is looking to control Cuenca's arms but Cuenca gets an underhook and turns him. Now Troy has his back to the cage.
Ricard Cuenca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy jumps guard but Cuenca turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Troy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troy misses with the head strike.
Cuenca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troy.
Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuenca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuenca lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Troy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cuenca lands an uppercut.
Troy blocks an elbow strike from Cuenca.
Cuenca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Troys head.
Still in the clinch, Cuenca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hektor Troy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cuenca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Troy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuenca.
Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Troy avoids the elbow strike from Cuenca, against the cage.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.
Troy blocks the elbow strike.
Troy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuenca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cuenca struggles to land a body shot inside as Troy controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troy avoids it.
Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Cuenca lands a hook that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Cuenca taking a breather.
Cuenca leaning against his opponent.
Troy blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Troy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cuenca controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Troy working a defensive guard here.
Cuenca slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricard Cuenca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Troy 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hektor Troy!
Hektor Troy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Ricard Cuenca had this to say: 'I want a rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gutz's choice of entrance music: Everyday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz missing with a left hand there. St Juste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Juste quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from St Juste. Those never looked like landing.
St Juste works the jab nicely.
Gutz ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
Gutz tried to score with a low kick but St Juste checks it.
St Juste throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gutz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Gutz blocks the leg kick.
St Juste with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Juste ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz lands the left hand.
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
St Juste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Juste throws a poor cross that misses
and Gutz counters with a takedown into side control.
St Juste bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste slips under a jab from Gutz.
Gutz avoids the body shot from St Juste.
Cormac Gutz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Juste.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste wants to slow Gutz down by chopping away at his legs.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gutz throws out a loose jab but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Juste walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Gutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a hook
and Gutz counters with an outside leg kick.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
Gutz is looking to score with low kicks.
St Juste is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gutz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Good standup being displayed there by St Juste as he connects with a hook.
St Juste moves out of range of the body kick from Gutz.
St Juste defending well as Gutz loads up on a big left hand.
Gutz fails with a takedown attempt.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Juste with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gutz to score with a decent uppercut.
Gutz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by St Juste. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Juste.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutz.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Juste counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Juste tried to score with a low kick but Gutz checks it.
St Juste swings for the body but Gutz moves out of range.
St Juste connects with a crisp jab.
Gutz lands a lovely overhand right.
Gutz checks the leg kick.
Gutz missing with a left hand there. St Juste was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gutz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gutz checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from St Juste misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Juste.
The fighters circling - St Juste throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gutz tries a quick counter leg kick but St Juste is wise to it.
Gutz misses with a hook
and St Juste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gutz fakes the leg kick and cracks St Juste in the body.
St Juste ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Juste lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Gutz.
St Juste tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz digs a good body shot into St Juste's ribs.
St Juste throws a nice looking combination but Gutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gutz misses with a wild combination.
Gutz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz checks the leg kick.
St Juste tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste checks a low kick from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a few strikes there.
Gutz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gutz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Juste has time to react.
St Juste is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
Gutz shoots in for a double leg but St Juste sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Juste is looking to counter punch.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste tries to land a leg kick but Gutz saw it coming and moves away.
Gutz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Juste connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gutz throws a lazy uppercut
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gutz scores with a jab. St Juste acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Gutz.
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 Renan St Juste will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gutz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St Juste takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a looping right.
St Juste scores with a punch to the head.
St Juste misses with a lunging right hand
and Gutz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gutz ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
Gutz lands a body shot.
Gutz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
Gutz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Gutz misses
and St Juste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutz throws a lazy right hand but St Juste sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste throws a hook to the side of Gutz's head but Gutz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Juste misses with a left hand
and Gutz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gutz tries to land a body kick
and St Juste makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutz. St Juste does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.
Gutz's corner calls for a 1-2. Gutz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste misses with a hook.
St Juste takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gutz misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gutz!
St Juste takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
St Juste misses with a hook. Gutz ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Juste.
Gutz lands a jab to the nose.
St Juste throws out a powerful jab.
Gutz thuds his right hand into St Juste's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Juste throws a leg kick that misses.
Gutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Juste.
Gutz connects with a right hand. St Juste shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
St Juste ducks right into an uppercut from Gutz.
Gutz lands a slapping body shot.
St Juste misses with a wild combination.
St Juste moves out of range of the leg kick from Gutz.
Gutz fails with a takedown attempt.
St Juste is looking to counter with a body kick.
St Juste connects with the punch.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
St Juste looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Gutz responds with a good body kick, but St Juste manages to step out the way in time.
St Juste takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gutz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Juste.
Gutz tests St Juste's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gutz lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gutz blocks the low kick.
St Juste doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gutz slips a straight right by St Juste.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gutz! But no joy.
St Juste 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.
Gutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Juste takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gutz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
St Juste moves out of range of the strikes.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
St Juste tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Juste.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste throws a jab when Gutz was well out of range.
St Juste scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gutz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Juste on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Juste ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
St Juste tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz feints the counter takedown.
Gutz misses with a body kick.
St Juste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St Juste looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gutz thuds his right hand into St Juste's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Renan St Juste's cut is getting worse.
St Juste takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Juste is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St Juste lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Juste throws the left hand but Gutz avoids the punch easily.
St Juste bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gutz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St Juste throws a solid leg kick but Gutz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Juste.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Gutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gutz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Juste on the side of the head.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
St Juste pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gutz blocks a head kick by St Juste.
St Juste on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Gutz.
Gutz is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as St Juste blocks the low kick.
Gutz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gutz - that will leave a mark!
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz throws a hook but St Juste blocks it.
Gutz dips to his left and cracks St Juste with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz shoots in for a double leg but St Juste sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Juste with a nice cross.
Gutz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Gutz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from St Juste misses.
St Juste ducks right into an uppercut from Gutz.
Gutz looks to score with a jab to the body but St Juste is just out of range.
Gutz blocks the body kick.
Gutz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Juste on the side of the head.
Gutz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Gutz. That snapped St Juste's head back.
St Juste cracks Gutz with an open hand slap.
St Juste lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz misses with a hook.
Gutz throws a leg kick but St Juste sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste lands a jab to the head.
St Juste slips under a jab from Gutz.
St Juste lands with a shot to the body.
St Juste slips under a jab.
Gutz misses with an uppercut.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Gutz misses.
A swing and a miss from St Juste.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.
Gutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Juste.
Gutz cracks St Juste with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St Juste.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutz. St Juste does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gutz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Juste.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste cracks Gutz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gutz lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Juste's sensitive parts.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gutz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Juste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gutz.
Gutz misses the jab.
Gutz moves away from the strike by St Juste.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gutz! But no joy.
A jab from St Juste misses.
St Juste blocks a jab.
St Juste takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from St Juste.
St Juste scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Juste throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gutz.
Gutz throws a right hand that misses
and Gutz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Juste misses the jab.
Gutz loads up on a big right hand but St Juste slips the punch.
St Juste works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Juste takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gutz blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Gutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gutz tries a quick counter leg kick but St Juste is wise to it.
Gutz tries to score with a low kick but St Juste moves his leg out of the way.
St Juste fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Juste takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Juste lands with a shot to the body.
Gutz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutz with the ground and pound but St Juste uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Cormac Gutz just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gutz slips a straight right by St Juste.
Gutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Juste lands a jab to the nose.
Gutz misses with a left hand
enabling St Juste to counter with a crisp jab.
Gutz is rocked!
St Juste misses with an uppercut.
Gutz is still on wobbly legs! Can St Juste finish him?
Nice shot by Gutz.
Gutz seems to have recovered his senses.
Gutz scores with a body shot.
Gutz lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Gutz finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Juste misses with a body shot
and Gutz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gutz defending well as St Juste loads up on a big left hand.
Gutz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
St Juste ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz misses with a hook
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz slips under a jab from St Juste.
Good leg kick by St Juste there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gutz cracks a nice hook into St Juste's ribs.
A swing and a miss from St Juste.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gutz! But no joy.
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
Gutz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Gutz checks it.
Gutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gutz walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Juste.
Gutz connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Juste. St Juste circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Juste fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gutz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gutz misses with a straight right.
St Juste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gutz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gutz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gutz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Juste misses with a hook. Gutz ducked under it nicely.
St Juste has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Juste there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Juste.
The fighters circling - Gutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gutz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gutz throws a hook but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste throwing a counter right hand but Gutz manages to avoid it.
St Juste chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gutz can pounce on him.
St Juste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Gutz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gutz works the jab nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gutz.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gutz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gutz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutz.
St Juste throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gutz wants to slow St Juste down by chopping away at his legs.
St Juste lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Juste drops Gutz with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gutz! St Juste dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste retains his welterweight title!
Renan St Juste decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Cormac Gutz had this to say: 'Syytän peliä ja vannon lopettavani. Palaan tunnin päästä takaisin.'.
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