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GAMMA#535 Gunnar v Touret PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duarte comes to the cage accompanied by Go 2 Sleep by Ludacris. Simengwa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
23 - 24 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
32 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte lands a jab.
Simengwa drives through and clinches with Duarte against the cage.
Simengwa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Duarte regains guard.
Simengwa stopping the sweep attempt from Duarte.
Simengwa trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simengwa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Simengwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Duarte is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simengwa preventing the sweep.
Simengwa trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Duarte manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Simengwa 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.
Simengwa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duarte's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa won't allow Duarte to sweep him here.
Simengwa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Duarte working a defensive guard here.
Simengwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Duarte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simengwa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duarte's guard.
Simengwa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duarte is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duarte works his way to full guard. Good work.
Simengwa trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Simengwa stands and throws Duarte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Simengwa wants to control but Duarte is keeping him busy.
Duarte stops Simengwa from passing to mount.
Duarte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa swings around for an armbar but Duarte sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Simengwa's guard.
Duarte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duarte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Simengwa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duarte landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duarte throws a big right hand that misses.
Simengwa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simengwa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duarte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duarte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simengwa working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duarte connects with a couple of short punches.
Duarte trying to control but Simengwa is working from the bottom.
Duarte connects with a couple of short punches.
Simengwa keeping full guard, as Duarte tries to pass.
Duarte scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duarte looking to pass the guard.
Duarte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simengwa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duarte defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte lands a couple of digs.
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 Marcos Duarte will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duarte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duarte scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Duarte prevents Simengwa from improving his position.
Duarte is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Duarte is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Simengwa is holding on to half guard well.
Simengwa works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duarte thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Simengwa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Duarte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Simengwa controls Duarte momentarily but Duarte frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duarte is one step ahead there.
Duarte is in close to Simengwa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duarte distracts Simengwa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Simengwa is on top in guard.
Duarte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simengwa trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Simengwa forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte tries to roll over but Simengwa keeps him under control.
Duarte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Duarte.
Simengwa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Simengwa is looking to take a break and control but Duarte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duarte manages to get back to half guard.
Simengwa is keen to just control but Duarte is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa passes to side control.
Duarte gets back to half guard.
Duarte wants to improve his position but Simengwa is controlling well.
Simengwa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duarte defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duarte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Simengwa wants to pass the guard but Duarte is keeping the position.
Simengwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Duarte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simengwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duarte is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte working for submissions but it's allowed Simengwa to get to half guard.
Simengwa is trying to work for a kimura but Duarte is defending well.
Duarte moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Simengwa trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simengwa looking to pass the guard.
Duarte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Duarte dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Duarte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simengwa.
Simengwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duarte.
Duarte sizes up Simengwa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duarte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simengwa can do to turn this around?
Duarte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Simengwa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Simengwa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Simengwa is looking to reverse the position.
Duarte working away.
Simengwa is looking to regain half guard here but Duarte keeps moving and retains side control.
Duarte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Duarte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Duarte in side control lands a decent elbow.
Duarte scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duarte working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Simengwa is rocked!
Simengwa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Simengwa is still in real trouble! Can Duarte finish him?
Simengwa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duarte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duarte lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Simengwa! More strikes land and this one is all over! Duarte jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Duarte!
A victorious Marcos Duarte thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaako Meritähti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berserk comes to the cage accompanied by Berzerk By: Eminem. Jaako Meritähti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
219 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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28
220 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urho Berserk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaako Meritähti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meritähti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meritähti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Berserk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berserk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Meritähti misses the target.
Berserk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Meritähti just manages to avoid it.
Meritähti misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Berserk.
Good work by Berserk as he checks the leg kick.
Berserk walks into a straight right hand from Meritähti.
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!
Meritähti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meritähti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meritähti thuds a left hand into Berserk's body.
Meritähti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Meritähti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meritähti just misses with a punch to the body.
Berserk throws a big counter combination but Meritähti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Berserk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meritähti throws a right hand that Berserk ducks under and follows up with a left that Berserk also avoids with ease.
Berserk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Meritähti lunges at Berserk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Berserk's hand.
Meritähti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meritähti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Berserk misses the target.
Berserk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meritähti shoots and misses
and Berserk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meritähti throws a sloppy head kick
and Berserk counters with a one-two to the body.
Berserk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Berserk misses with a wild combination.
Meritähti with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meritähti throws a head kick that misses
and Berserk counters with a crisp one two that drops Meritähti! Berserk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Meritähti to his feet! Meritähti is in big trouble!
Meritähti is rocked!
Meritähti misses with a body punch
and Berserk counters with a right hand from hell and Meritähti is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Urho Berserk!
A victorious Urho Berserk 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 Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali comes into the arena with Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!! blaring out of the sound system. Amirezza Pourramenazanali is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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187 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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200 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pourramenazanali misses the jab.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pourramenazanali throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Pourramenazanali throws a body shot but no joy.
James swings for the body but Pourramenazanali moves out of range.
As James looks to move away, Pourramenazanali throws a big counter combo but James just gets out of the way.
Pourramenazanali takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pourramenazanali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pourramenazanali takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Pourramenazanali takes the fight into the clinch.
Pourramenazanali lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James blocking some punches.
Pourramenazanali misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Pourramenazanali's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pourramenazanali misses with some punches.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Pourramenazanali has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pourramenazanali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James misses with some punches.
Pourramenazanali pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pourramenazanali prevents a body shot from James.
Pourramenazanali blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pourramenazanali just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James blocks the elbow strike.
James working aggressively here.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James lands with a kick to the ribs.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Pourramenazanali throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pourramenazanali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch.
Pourramenazanali bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James's head backwards.
Pourramenazanali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pourramenazanali counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pourramenazanali throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
James tries to keep at a distance but Pourramenazanali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pourramenazanali misses with a punch on the inside.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James misses with some punches.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Pourramenazanali.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Pourramenazanali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pourramenazanali is struggling to control the position.
Pourramenazanali tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
Pourramenazanali tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pourramenazanali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Pourramenazanali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pourramenazanali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pourramenazanali instigates a clinch.
Pourramenazanali takes a knee to the side of the body.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Pourramenazanali backwards.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pourramenazanali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Pourramenazanali takes a knee right on the jaw!
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pourramenazanali lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pourramenazanali comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pourramenazanali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pourramenazanali tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by James after a bit of a struggle.
Pourramenazanali pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pourramenazanali backwards.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Pourramenazanali tries to tie him up.
Pourramenazanali pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James blocks the elbow strike.
Pourramenazanali is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James drives through and clinches with Pourramenazanali against the cage.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pourramenazanali's elbow.
James misses with the head strike.
Pourramenazanali unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James misses with the head strike.
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 Amirezza Pourramenazanali will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Pourramenazanali connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
Pourramenazanali moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pourramenazanali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James throws the kick towards the body but Pourramenazanali avoids it.
James misses with a looping left.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pourramenazanali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pourramenazanali lands a nice uppercut.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pourramenazanali or not.
Pourramenazanali stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
Pourramenazanali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pourramenazanali throws out the jab.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from James.
Pourramenazanali forces James back against the cage and clinches.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pourramenazanali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James lands an elbow inside that Pourramenazanali shrugs off.
Pourramenazanali manages to break the clinch.
Pourramenazanali clinches.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Pourramenazanali blocks an elbow strike.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pourramenazanali backwards.
James lands an elbow inside that Pourramenazanali shrugs off.
It looks like Amirezza Pourramenazanali has been cut.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pourramenazanali manages to break the clinch.
Pourramenazanali throws a low kick but it's checked well by James.
James throws a hook but Pourramenazanali blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pourramenazanali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
Pourramenazanali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pourramenazanali creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pourramenazanali is looking for a takedown.
Pourramenazanali wants a takedown.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pourramenazanali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pourramenazanali. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pourramenazanali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Pourramenazanali misses with some punches.
Pourramenazanali tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
Pourramenazanali misses with the head strike.
Pourramenazanali takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James blocking some punches.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pourramenazanali is defending well for now.
James lands with a left to the head.
James lands an elbow inside.
Pourramenazanali trying to stall but James improves his position.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James lands an elbow that stopped Pourramenazanali in his tracks for a moment.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by James.
Nice elbow from James.
Pourramenazanali is rocked!
Pourramenazanali tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Oh Pourramenazanali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James lands a big right hand that drops Pourramenazanali! The killer instinct kicks in and James finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LeBron James!
An out of breath LeBron James 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Halo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Halo lands a jab.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Rose throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
As Rose tries to get set, Halo tries to push him back and clinch up but Rose manages to avoid the attempt.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws a leg kick which misses Halo's front leg but catches the back leg as Halo tries to avoid it.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halo digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Halo moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halo.
Halo scores with a jab. Rose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Halo.
Halo misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Rose throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Rose throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Halo throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Halo only half commits.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose takes one on the button.
Halo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Halo moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
As Rose tries to get set, Halo tries to push him back and clinch up but Rose manages to avoid the attempt.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Halo connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rose manages to circle out of the way.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose lands a big head kick that sends Halo tumbling to the mat! Rose takes a step backwards and waves Halo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Halo is rocked!
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Halo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oh Halo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halo throws a shot to the body.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
Rose 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.
Rose throws a low kick, looking for Halo's leg but Halo calmly moves out of range.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose 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 Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Nice body kick there by Halo.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo tries to counter by clinching up but Rose breaks away and moves out of range.
Halo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halo.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halo throws a leg kick
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Halo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halo.
Halo connects with the punch.
Halo lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Halo blocks the low kick.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Halo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rose at a distance.
Halo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rose takes a step back to recover.
Rose is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Halo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Halo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose misses the jab.
As Rose tries to get set, Halo tries to push him back and clinch up but Rose manages to avoid the attempt.
Rose throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Halo fakes the leg kick and cracks Rose in the body.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rose counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halo's knee momentarily.
Halo lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into range.
Rose steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halo. That one must have hurt.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Halo connects with a single shot there.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Halo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Halo throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Rose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Halo as he checks the leg kick.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheers as Halo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Rose throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halo.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Halo misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Halo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Halo really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Halo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rose manages to circle out of the way.
Halo jabs Rose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halo moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Halo backing away here, and Rose unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose is looking to chop away at Halo's legs.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose throws a leg kick but Halo checks it.
Rose throws a front kick aimed at Halo's knee but Halo avoids it well.
Halo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rose thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halo if he has to take too many more of those.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Rose has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Halo.
Rose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Halo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rose if he has to take too many more of those.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Halo. Halo obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose 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 Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Halo blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Halo misses its intended target.
A jab from Halo finds it's way through Rose's defenses.
That's four 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!
Halo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
Rose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo scores with a jab to the body.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and Rose settles back down.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose scores with a head kick. Halo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Halo tries to counter by clinching up but Rose breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hell Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose lands with a slapping head kick.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Rose misses the jab.
Rose scores with a hook.
Rose finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Halo 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 Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick
and Rose counters with a low kick, right behind Halo 's knee.
Rose blocks a head kick by Halo.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Rose clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Rose motions for Halo to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick from Halo lands but Rose takes it in his stride.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
Rose looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
Halo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rose manages to circle out of the way.
Halo lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into range.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halo finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halo looks to land a combination. Rose sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rose is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo thumps Rose with a low kick.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Halo tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halo throws a solid leg kick but Rose takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halo.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
A leg kick checked by Halo.
Rose defending well as Halo loads up on a big left hand.
Halo lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Halo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halo lands a really nice looking cross but Rose seems unphased.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose looks to throw the jab but Halo is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Halo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halo feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose 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 Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Halo jabs at Rose's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
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!
Jab from Halo.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
Halo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rose.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halo lands with a cross.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose clinches.
Rose looking to slow down the pace here.
Rose is trying to stall.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Halo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Halo!
Michael Halo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Im a virgin and I did it drug free thanks to Jesus!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eka Tahuna!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahuna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tahuna scores with a hook.
Tahuna misses with a low kick.
Sobral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tahuna connects with a leg kick. Sobral looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tahuna misses the shot to the body.
Tahuna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tahuna.
Tahuna lunges at Sobral with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sobral's hand.
Tahuna has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sobral is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tahuna misses the body punch
letting Sobral counter with a right hand.
Tahuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been hearing reports that Sobral has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tahuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tahuna on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sobral is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tahuna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tahuna with the counter takedown but Sobral avoids it easily.
Tahuna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tahuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobral.
Tahuna lands with an overhand left.
Sobral is rocked!
Sobral lands with a right hand.
Oh Sobral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobral seems to have got his legs back now.
Donk. Tahuna catches Sobral right on the button with a cross.
Tahuna misses with a hook to the body
and Sobral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tahuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahuna.
Sobral rushes Tahuna and presses him up against the cage.
Tahuna breaks from the clinch.
Tahuna lands a jab to Sobral's midsection.
Eka Tahuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tahuna throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahuna.
Tahuna moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Tahuna is predictable there
enabling Sobral to counter with a crisp jab.
Tahuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahuna wants to slow Sobral down by chopping away at his legs.
Tahuna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sobral rather than just go for the knockout.
Sobral throws a hook but Tahuna avoids it easily.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sobral thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobral.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sobral in particular looking to stall.
Sobral wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tahuna keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahuna controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sobral is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sobral winds up and cracks Tahuna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tahuna looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sobral passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral scores with punches from side control.
Sobral just content to control the position.
Sobral looking to control but instead Tahuna has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sobral wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tahuna keeps working.
Sobral 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.
Sobral thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tahuna is not content to let Sobral control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eka Tahuna will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sobral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Tahuna misses.
Tahuna moves out of range of the strikes.
Tahuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tahuna misses with an uppercut.
Sobral takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tahuna as he jumps to the side.
Tahuna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sobral takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tahuna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tahuna thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sobral if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahuna lands a lovely overhand right.
Tahuna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tahuna scores with a leg kick.
Tahuna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobral.
It looked like Sobral wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eka Tahuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahuna looks to land a left hand but Sobral moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Sobral lands.
Sobral shoots in and gets a takedown into Tahuna's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna has momentary wrist control but Sobral slips an elbow through the middle.
Sobral trying to control but Tahuna is working from the bottom.
Sobral missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Tahuna keeps moving.
Sobral postures up in Tahuna's guard and throws a big left but Tahuna blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobral accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobral with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobral working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Tahuna keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sobral slips under a jab from Tahuna.
An attempted straight right counter from Sobral misses the target.
Tahuna ducks right into an uppercut from Sobral.
Nice uppercut lands for Tahuna. That snapped Sobral's head back.
Sobral swings for the body but Tahuna moves out of range.
No joy there for Tahuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Sobral on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tahuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral misses with an uppercut.
Sobral checks a leg kick.
Tahuna ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Tahuna clobbers Sobral with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tahuna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tahuna missing with a left hand there. Sobral was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tahuna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tahuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tahuna cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral misses with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tahuna.
Tahuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahuna fakes the leg kick and cracks Sobral in the body.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Tahuna misses with a low kick as Sobral jumps back.
Tahuna cracks Sobral with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tahuna cracks Sobral on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sobral falls backwards against the cage. Tahuna follows up with more strikes that drop Sobral to his knees. Tahuna keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sobral! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eka Tahuna!
During a confident post fight interview, Eka Tahuna thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Pegas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Gorrila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Pegas!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorrila.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gorrila.
It looks like Jon Pegas has been cut.
Pegas lands a slapping body shot.
Pegas moves away from the strike by Gorrila.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pegas! But no joy.
Gorrila tries to close the distance and clinch but Pegas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorrila fakes the leg kick and cracks Pegas in the body.
Pegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pegas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gorrila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pegas moves out of range of the body kick from Gorrila.
Pegas digs a good body shot into Gorrila's ribs.
Pegas 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.
Gorrila misses with a body kick.
Pegas flicks out a counter leg kick but Gorrila steps away.
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 low kick from Gorrila is predictable there
and Pegas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas connects with a high kick.
Pegas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gorrila scores with a push kick.
Pegas cracks a nice hook into Gorrila's ribs.
Gorrila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gorrila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pegas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pegas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gorrila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pegas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gorrila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gorrila lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorrila connects with a single shot there.
Gorrila looks to land a right hand but Pegas moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila pushes Pegas away with a front kick.
A low kick from Gorrila misses
and Pegas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Pegas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooh!!! Gorrila has knocked Pegas down with a huge combo! Gorrila steps away and waves a wobbly Pegas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pegas is rocked!
Gorrila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pegas is still on wobbly legs! Can Gorrila finish him?
Gorrila throws an uppercut from hell that sends Pegas clean off his feet! He's out cold! Gorrila stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fat Gorrila!
A determined Fat Gorrila didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by 999 - Homicide. Stotch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. boom baby kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Leopold Stotch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch tries to keep at a distance but Bishop has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stotch misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Stotch.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop tries a body shot but Stotch blocks it.
Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
letting Stotch counter with a right hand.
Bishop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stotch counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stotch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop misses with the body kick
and Stotch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stotch scores with a leg kick.
Stotch 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Bishop bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Bishop
and Stotch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Stotch saw that one coming.
Bishop lunges at Stotch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stotch's hand.
Stotch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've been told by Bishop's head coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stotch blocks a jab.
Stotch flicks out a counter leg kick but Bishop steps away.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stotch counters with a low kick, right behind Bishop 's knee.
Stotch connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop swings for the body but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stotch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Stotch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bishop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stotch scrambles back to his feet.
Bishop jabs at Stotch's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop connects with a looping right hand.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stotch counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bishop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stotch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bishop throws a body punch but Stotch moves out of range.
Bishop backing away here, and Stotch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop blocks the body kick.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stotch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bishop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stotch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stotch lands a nice shot to the body.
Stotch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bishop takes one on the button.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Stotch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bishop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stotch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stotch at a distance.
A slow jab from Stotch misses its intended target.
Bishop moves into the clinch.
Stotch prevents Bishop from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stotch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bishop's brow.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Stotch.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stotch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stotch looking to throw knees to the head but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stotch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stotch blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Stotch lands a nice knee to the body.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Stotch won't want to take too many of those.
Bishop tries to work over Stotch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stotch can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stotch misses with a body punch.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stotch's elbow.
Bishop is working Stotch over against the cage.
Stotch pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Stotch controls his hands.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Stotch controls his hands.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Stotch.
Stotch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stotch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stotch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stotch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leopold Stotch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stotch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bishop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Stotch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop throws a body punch but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bishop works Stotch's body with a nice hook.
Stotch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stotch counters with a nice leg kick.
Bishop slips a straight right by Stotch.
Stotch works the jab nicely.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stotch appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop defending well as Stotch loads up on a big left hand.
Stotch throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop counters with a left to the body.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Stotch moved out of range nicely.
Stotch lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick by Bishop misses
and Stotch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Bishop lunges at Stotch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stotch's hand.
Bishop thuds his right hand into Stotch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Stotch counters with a leg kick.
Stotch lands a body shot.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Stotch slips the punch.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Stotch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Stotch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bishop's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stotch catches Bishop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stotch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop misses with a double jab
enabling Stotch to counter with a crisp jab.
Stotch keeps Bishop at a distance using the push kick.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stotch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stotch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stotch tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop clobbers Stotch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stotch moves away.
Stotch scores with a shot to the body.
Stotch throws a leg kick that misses.
Stotch cracks Bishop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Stotch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Stotch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bishop misses with a double jab
and Stotch counters with a leg kick.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bishop misses with a wild combination.
Stotch feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Bishop misses with a hook
enabling Stotch to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop throws a body punch but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stotch was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Stotch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stotch blocks a jab.
Bishop backing away here, and Stotch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stotch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Stotch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stotch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Bishop misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Stotch misses.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Stotch flicks out a counter leg kick but Bishop steps away.
Stotch connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Stotch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bishop's knee momentarily.
Stotch lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.
Stotch throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
Bishop seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Stotch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A good leg kick by Stotch.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Stotch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stotch.
Bishop connects with a crisp jab.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stotch.
Bishop moves forwards but Stotch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stotch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bishop rushes Stotch and presses him up against the cage.
Stotch misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Stotch controls the action.
Stotch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop lands a left hand.
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!
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stotch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch lands with a short shot to the head.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stotch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Bishop digs a right hand into Stotch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stotch's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Bishop.
Bishop cracks Stotch with a nice body shot.
Bishop pushes Stotch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop stalling the fight.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stotch blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop crunches a lovely knee into Stotch's ribcage.
Bishop presses Stotch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stotch.
Bishop lands a left hand.
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!
Bishop cracks Stotch with a nice body shot.
Leopold Stotch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Stotch controls the action.
Bobby Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
Bishop tries to work over Stotch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop tries a body shot but Stotch blocks it.
Bishop tries to break free but Stotch pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stotch backwards.
Bishop tries to land knees in the clinch but Stotch avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stotch.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Bishop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop lands a body punch.
Stotch avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop tries to work over Stotch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stotch managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Stotch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Stotch.
Stotch prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stotch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bobby Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stotch's elbow.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Stotch, against the cage.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Stotch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop tries a body shot but Stotch blocks it.
Stotch blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Stotch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stotch 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leopold Stotch!
A victorious Leopold Stotch 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 Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teller throws out the jab.
Teller misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Teller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez 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.
Teller throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Teller blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Teller moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a hook but Teller avoids it easily.
Teller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanchez with a hook.
Teller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Teller counters with a nice body kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as Teller strikes.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Teller connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Teller.
Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Teller is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teller.
Teller checks a leg kick nicely.
Teller seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Teller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Teller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teller lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez jabs Teller right on the nose. Teller blinks but takes it well.
Teller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teller manages to avoid it.
Teller throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Teller misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Teller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Teller needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Teller blocks the low kick.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Teller moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Teller slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez 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.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
A clash of legs there as Teller blocks the low kick.
Jab by Teller.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Teller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Teller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Teller.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller misses with a straight left.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Teller moves out of range.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teller.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teller.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Teller moved away.
Teller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Teller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Teller misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Teller's ribs.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Teller slips the punch.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teller defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Teller moved out of range.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teller tries to clinch up.
Teller stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez pushes Teller away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Teller counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanchez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Teller misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Teller's leg. Teller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Teller - just one landing.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Teller moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Teller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
Teller swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Teller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Teller.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teller misses with a hook
and Teller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Teller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Teller lands a nice shot to the body.
Teller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Teller moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Teller misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Teller misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
A little feinted left hand from Teller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Teller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Teller lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sanchez will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Teller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Teller saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Teller.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Teller throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Teller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teller tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teller throws a good cross that connects.
Teller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Teller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teller. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teller.
And Sanchez responds with a good body kick, but Teller manages to step out the way in time.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teller staying out of range there.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Teller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Teller cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Teller moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Teller. Teller maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Teller's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller lands a nice elbow.
Teller swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Teller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Teller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Teller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Teller trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
Teller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Teller.
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 Jax Teller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Teller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Teller ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Teller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Teller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Teller throws a head kick that misses.
Teller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Teller avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez thumps Teller with a low kick.
Teller misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Teller throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Teller tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanchez avoided it.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teller.
Teller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Teller lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez lands a jab to Teller's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teller.
Teller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Teller slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teller.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Teller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Teller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Teller to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez catches Teller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teller.
Jab from Teller.
Teller misses the shot to the body.
Teller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Teller avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Teller moved out of range.
Teller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanchez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Teller scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Teller's front leg.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Teller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Teller scores with a push kick.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Teller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Teller throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Teller blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Teller moved out of range.
Teller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as Teller strikes.
Teller clinches.
Teller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Teller.
Teller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Teller connects with a knee to the head.
Teller lands a nice elbow.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Teller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Teller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Teller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Teller's head but Teller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Teller jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Teller's body. Teller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Teller's shoulder, as Teller tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez takes one on the button.
Teller scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Teller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Teller!
An out of breath Jax Teller 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Payens has chosen Rage against the machine - Bombtrack as his entrance music. Hugues De Payens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
41 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Payens cracks Bennet with a nice body shot.
Bennet is looking to control De Payens's arms but De Payens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennet has his back to the cage.
De Payens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet working hard to break the clinch.
De Payens takes a shot to the head.
Bennet is trying to break the clinch but De Payens has him pressed against the cage.
De Payens lands a shoulder strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Payens has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but De Payens moved out of range nicely.
De Payens swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet swings for the body but De Payens moves out of range.
De Payens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Payens throws an off balance right hand
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens misses with a low kick.
Bennet swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Payens counters by moving into the clinch.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Payens.
Bennet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet looking for a takedown.
De Payens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Payens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Payens.
A big left from De Payens misses.
Bennet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Payens.
Bennet tries to bum rush De Payens with a series of wild strikes but De Payens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Payens wants to counter the offense by Bennet and move into the clinch position.
Bennet throws a series of punches but De Payens avoids them all with ease.
De Payens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bennet has a couple of punches blocked by De Payens.
De Payens misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet misses with some punches.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennet throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Payens was covering up waiting for the punch and Bennet finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De Payens managing to control the position.
Bennet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Payens is keeping the position for now.
De Payens wants to sweep here but Bennet controlling him for the moment.
De Payens looking to control.
De Payens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bennet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens wants to improve his position but instead Bennet has moved into half guard.
Bennet is thwarting De Payens's attempts to control the position.
Bennet is trying to control the action in half guard but De Payens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Payens tries to get to full guard but Bennet has control of the leg.
Bennet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Payens trying to control here.
De Payens is trying to get back to full guard.
Bennet thows a huge punch but De Payens dodges it nicely.
De Payens looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bennet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens trying to control here.
Bennet wants to take a breather but De Payens is having none of it.
De Payens wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennet is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Payens is looking to improve his position.
Bennet wants to take a breather but De Payens is having none of it.
De Payens tries to get to full guard but Bennet has control of the leg.
Bennet is thwarting De Payens's attempts to control the position.
Bennet is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Payens defends it well.
Bennet not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bennet connects with a solid leg kick.
De Payens throws a big shot that misses.
Bennet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Payens as he avoids it easily.
De Payens forces Bennet back against the cage and clinches.
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Payens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Payens slips a jab and a cross from Bennet.
And De Payens responds with a good body kick, but Bennet manages to step out the way in time.
De Payens tries to clinch but Bennet moves away
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Payens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bennet throws a nice looking combination but De Payens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennet throws a body punch but De Payens moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from De Payens.
De Payens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennet is looking to clinch.
Bennet swats away the attempt to clinch by De Payens.
De Payens misses with a kick to the body.
De Payens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a hook to the body
and De Payens counters with a three punch combo that has Bennet backing up. Bennet nods at De Payens to acknowledge the strikes.
De Payens connects with a looping right hand.
Bennet swings for the body but De Payens moves out of range.
De Payens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Payens takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Payens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Payens slips a jab and a cross from Bennet.
De Payens tries to clinch but Bennet moves out of range.
De Payens tries to clinch there but Bennet circles away.
De Payens has managed to clinch.
Bennet gets through De Payens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Payens throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Payens prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bennet avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from De Payens fails to land.
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Payens moves forwards but Bennet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Payens takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like De Payens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bennet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bennet.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Payens throws a counter combo.
De Payens looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
De Payens shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Payens wants to clinch up but Bennet keeps it at a distance.
Bennet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Payens blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Bennet thuds his shin into the meat of De Payens's side.
De Payens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bennet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bennet scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet punishes De Payens's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Payens doesn't seem bothered though.
Bennet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bennet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Payens can do to turn this around?
Bennet avoids the body shot from De Payens.
De Payens throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Bennet has managed to clinch.
Hugues De Payens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennet is struggling to control the position.
De Payens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Payens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennet looking to slow down the pace here.
De Payens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Payens has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bennet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Payens counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
De Payens misses with a low kick as Bennet jumps back.
A jab from Bennet does it's job there.
Bennet thows a leg kick but De Payens checks it
and De Payens counters with a nice body kick.
Bennet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Payens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bennet jabs De Payens right on the nose. De Payens blinks but takes it well.
De Payens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Payens fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennet checks it well.
De Payens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennet.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
and De Payens counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Payens is able to avoid easily.
De Payens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bennet connects with a jab.
De Payens takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
De Payens staying out of range there.
De Payens steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bennet. That one must have hurt.
De Payens explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Payens throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
De Payens connects with a solid leg kick.
De Payens lands with a straight right. Bennet didn't see that one coming.
Bennet connects with an inside leg kick.
De Payens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Payens throws a body shot but no joy.
Hugues De Payens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennet thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Payens lands a front kick.
Bennet connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Bennet.
De Payens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennet wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Payens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bennet.
De Payens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from De Payens.
Bennet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bennet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch lands to the side of De Payens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Payens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bennet throws out a powerful jab.
De Payens looks to land a body kick but Bennet moved away.
Bennet fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennet throws a head kick that De Payens semi-blocks.
Bennet looks for a takedown but De Payens sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scotty Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Payens throws a lazy body kick
and Bennet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Payens misses with a combination
and Bennet counters with a leg kick.
De Payens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bennet. Bennet obviously looking to wear him down.
Scotty Bennet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens blocks a leg kick.
Bennet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bennet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Payens looks to clinch
and Bennet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Payens clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Payens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennet.
De Payens misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Payens fails to land.
A short uppercut from De Payens.
De Payens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Payens swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
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 Scotty Bennet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennet, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bennet!
A less than humble Scotty Bennet misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Hugues De Payens stepped up to the mic, saying 'Not only do you not understand my divine purpose, you judge me and cast stones. I will return, the time of judgement is upon your self, you are gods , wake up and realize you are the suffering you create, you are the love, we are one!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret has chosen La Valse d'Amelie as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touret throws a shot from downtown. Steigelmann moves away and avoids it.
Steigelmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Steigelmann misses with a double jab.
Steigelmann throws a shot from downtown. Touret moves away and avoids it.
Touret takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Touret checks the leg kick.
We've been informed that Touret has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Touret misses with a leg kick.
Touret ducks under a wild hook from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann takes a swing at Touret's ribcage but misses.
Touret wants to counter with a clinch but Steigelmann pushes him away.
Touret uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steigelmann.
Touret takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Touret missing with a left hand there. Steigelmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Touret lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steigelmann doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
Steigelmann lunges at Touret with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Touret's hand.
Touret steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steigelmann. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touret connects with a high kick.
Gunnar Steigelmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Touret. That snapped Steigelmann's head back.
Touret throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steigelmann on the side of the head.
Steigelmann cracks Touret with a big right hand and Touret goes down!
It looks like Julien Touret has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steigelmann slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steigelmann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steigelmann seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Touret shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Touret keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Touret misses the target.
Steigelmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steigelmann throws out the jab.
Touret tries to counter with a clinch but Steigelmann shakes him off and moves away.
Steigelmann walks into a left hand.
Steigelmann misses with a body shot.
Steigelmann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Touret steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann misses with a wild body shot.
Touret tries to counter by closing the distance.
Steigelmann finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steigelmann with a jab.
Touret throws a poor cross that misses
and Steigelmann counters with a big right hand! Oh Touret is in trouble here! Steigelmann follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Steigelmann!
Gunnar Steigelmann retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Steigelmann thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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