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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 3766 p4p, 402 weight class) and Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 4345 p4p, 450 weight class). Evgeni Elkemenchi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkemenchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elkemenchi misses with a low kick.
Daniels swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good work by Daniels as he checks the leg kick.
Daniels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Elkemenchi. Elkemenchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Evgeni Elkemenchi has been cut.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniels throws the left hand but Elkemenchi avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Elkemenchi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daniels is trying to defend but Elkemenchi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Daniels is trying to stand back up but Elkemenchi is controlling him
Daniels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Elkemenchi.
Daniels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Elkemenchi is trying for a kimura here. Daniels looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Elkemenchi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evgeni Elkemenchi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Evgeni Elkemenchi made sure he mentioned Evil Empire Nutrition - 160Q $150, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 3100 p4p, 372 weight class) and Brian Hardy (ranked 2340 p4p, 288 weight class). Alexius comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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187 lbs
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Great wrestler
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexius forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Alexius is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Alexius.
Alexius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alexius misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Alexius drags the fight down to the ground.
Hardy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Alexius manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Alexius is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Alexius tries to stand but Hardy is controlling from the bottom.
Alexius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hardy pulls Alexius in close to prevent any damage.
Alexius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alexius controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Alexius is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Alexius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alexius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alexius wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexius slips under a jab from Hardy.
Alexius gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Alexius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Alexius as the two fighters clinch.
Alexius pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexius tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Alexius back against the cage.
Alexius looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Alexius slips under a jab.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexius slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
It looked like Alexius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexius throws a combination that misses
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexius tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexius cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
Alexius wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Alexius tries to counter with a takedown but Hardy is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Hardy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alexius is looking to clinch.
Alexius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Alexius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hardy back to the cage. Alexius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Alexius is looking to clinch.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Alexius slips the punch.
Hardy lands with a hook. Alexius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Alexius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Alexius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexius moves into the clinch.
Alexius works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexius defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Alexius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brian Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexius has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexius jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Alexius around his waist. Alexius gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Alexius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Alexius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alexius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Hardy.
Alexius has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alexius has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius misses with the head strike.
Alexius ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alexius no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy wanted to stand there but Alexius had control of the position.
Hardy 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.
Hardy trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Alexius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Alexius is keeping the position.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexius tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexius jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexius moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alexius moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Alexius tries to clinch up.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Alexius wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Alexius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alexius avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch.
Alexius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Alexius is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bessarion Alexius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexius tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Alexius back against the cage.
Alexius misses with the head strike.
Alexius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexius tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Alexius tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Alexius avoids it well.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexius's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexius wants to clinch
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy misses with a shot to the body
and Alexius counters with a single leg into guard. Hardy didn't expect that.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alexius manages to pass to side control.
Alexius tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hardy controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Alexius trying to control from Hardy's half guard. Hardy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alexius defends it easily.
Hardy has his hands on Alexius's head, controlling the position.
Hardy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Alexius dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardy manages to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alexius in particular looking to stall.
Alexius seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy pushes Alexius off looking to stand but Alexius dives back in and keeps control.
Brian Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy tries to kick Alexius off in order to stand up. Alexius Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Hardy!
A victorious Brian Hardy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Kersikov (ranked 2403 p4p, 113 weight class) and General Bushido (ranked 2211 p4p, 104 weight class). Boyko Kersikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to General Bushido's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boyko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Bushido!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushido shoots in but Kersikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bushido misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Kersikov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kersikov.
Bushido misses with a two punch combination.
Bushido scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bushido misses with a straight left.
Bushido tries to move into range but Kersikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bushido is rocked!
Bushido throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bushido is still on wobbly legs! Can Kersikov finish him?
Bushido misses with a straight right.
A jab from Bushido does it's job there.
Bushido seems to have recovered his senses.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bushido will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Bushido takes one to the chin there.
Bushido throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Kersikov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kersikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence in the buildup to the fight.
Kersikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bushido throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bushido thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Bushido lands with a cross.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Bushido slips the punch.
Bushido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bushido might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
BOOM! Kersikov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bushido. Bushido tries to recover but Kersikov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bushido lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boyko Kersikov!
Boyko Kersikov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 1535 p4p, 207 weight class) and Victor Loosa (ranked 2504 p4p, 302 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Bakunin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Loosa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakunin lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Bakunin. That snapped Loosa's head back.
Loosa throws a hook to the side of Bakunin's head but Bakunin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bakunin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loosa.
As Loosa tries to get set, Bakunin tries to push him back and clinch up but Loosa manages to avoid the attempt.
Bakunin moves into the clinch.
Bakunin pushes Loosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakunin scores with a shot to the side of Loosa's head.
Loosa is trying to break free.
Bakunin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loosa is trying to break the clinch but Bakunin has him pressed against the cage.
Loosa has had enough of the clinch but Bakunin keeps him there for the moment.
Bakunin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin working aggressively here.
A short right from Bakunin.
Bakunin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakunin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin lands a body shot.
Bakunin has Loosa pressed against the cage, preventing Loosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bakunin has him pressed against the cage.
Bakunin presses Loosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bakunin tries to work over Loosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin throws a head punch that misses.
Bakunin misses with the head strike.
Loosa is trying to force a seperation but Bakunin has the dominant position.
Bakunin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loosa manages to break the clinch.
Bakunin throws a jab when Loosa was well out of range.
Loosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bakunin moves into the clinch successfully.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
Loosa is trying to push Bakunin away but Bakunin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
Loosa blocks an uppercut.
Loosa wants to break free but Bakunin has control.
Loosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loosa.
Bakunin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bakunin has him pressed against the cage.
Loosa is trying to force a seperation but Bakunin has the dominant position.
Bakunin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loosa has had enough of the clinch but Bakunin keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Loosa avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
Loosa tries to circle away but Bakunin has him pinned against the cage.
Bakunin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loosa's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bakunin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bakunin throws a punch but it's blocked by Loosa.
Bakunin lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loosa is trying to break the clinch but Bakunin is controlling him.
Loosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bakunin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Loosa avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bakunin.
Loosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bakunin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Bakunin.
Loosa tries to break free but Bakunin pushes him back against the cage.
Loosa blocking some punches.
Loosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bakunin blocks a jab.
Bakunin jabs at Loosa's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bakunin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakunin.
Bakunin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loosa misses with a looping right.
Bakunin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bakunin jabs at Loosa's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakunin. Loosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakunin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loosa misses with a wild combination.
Bakunin lands a jab.
Loosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bakunin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bakunin, as that shot connected.
Bakunin just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Loosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakunin ducks under a wild hook from Loosa.
Bakunin misses with an uppercut.
Mikhail Bakunin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakunin moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loosa can't break the clinch.
Bakunin can't find room to land a body shot as Loosa controls the action.
Bakunin lands a shoulder strike.
Loosa manages to break the clinch.
Bakunin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bakunin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Loosa throws a looping overhand right but Bakunin ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Loosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Loosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bakunin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bakunin connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loosa. Bakunin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakunin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakunin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loosa scores with the left hand. Bakunin knows he should have avoided that one.
Bakunin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loosa.
Loosa throws the left hand but Bakunin avoids the punch easily.
Loosa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Loosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loosa misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Bakunin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bakunin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loosa.
Bakunin moves into range and clinches up with Loosa.
Bakunin can't find room to land a body shot as Loosa controls the action.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Loosa avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bakunin as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bakunin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bakunin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loosa can do to turn this around?
Bakunin misses with a body punch.
Loosa is trying to break the clinch but Bakunin has him pressed against the cage.
Bakunin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loosa backwards.
Loosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loosa swings for the body but Bakunin moves out of range.
Loosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bakunin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loosa scrambles back to his feet.
Loosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mikhail Bakunin is winning the standup battle so far.
Loosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bakunin. Bakunin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bakunin has closed the distance and engaged Loosa in a clinch.
Loosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakunin has double underhooks.
Bakunin 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!
A frustrated look appears on Loosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Loosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakunin has double underhooks.
Loosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bakunin won't allow it.
Mikhail Bakunin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loosa's efforts to push away.
Bakunin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Loosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bakunin misses with a body punch.
Loosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bakunin takes the fight into the clinch.
Bakunin misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Bakunin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bakunin.
Bakunin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakunin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bakunin misses with an uppercut. Loosa saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loosa is trying to push Bakunin away but Bakunin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Bakunin.
Bakunin is working Loosa over against the cage.
Loosa is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bakunin scores with a shot to the side of Loosa's head.
A short right from Bakunin on the inside.
Loosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakunin misses with some punches.
Loosa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bakunin misses with a punch to the body.
Loosa tries to circle away but Bakunin has him pinned against the cage.
Bakunin lands a body shot.
Loosa takes a shot to the head.
Bakunin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bakunin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bakunin lands a right hand.
Bakunin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bakunin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bakunin digs a right hand into Loosa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loosa's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Bakunin.
Bakunin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bakunin lands a left hand.
Bakunin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bakunin has him pressed against the cage.
Bakunin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loosa takes a shot to the head.
Bakunin lands a right hand.
Loosa is trying to break the clinch but Bakunin has him pressed against the cage.
Bakunin lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Bakunin on the inside.
Loosa is rocked!
Bakunin drops Loosa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Loosa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Loosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Bakunin finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakunin creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Loosa with a big uppercut! Loosa tries to clinch up but Bakunin pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Loosa to the mat! Loosa covers up and Bakunin unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mikhail Bakunin!
Mikhail Bakunin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esko Marttinen (ranked 1477 p4p, 180 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 1528 p4p, 186 weight class). Marttinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Hanma has chosen Sadie - Burst Zero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Hanma is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esko Marttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma moves to clinch but Marttinen breaks away
and Marttinen counters with a straight right hand.
Marttinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanma was well out of range. Poor timing from Marttinen.
Marttinen lands an overhand right.
Marttinen darts in looking for a takedown but Hanma gets double underhooks and turns Marttinen into the cage.
Hanma throws the left hand but Marttinen avoids the punch easily.
Marttinen lands with a good body shot.
Hanma misses with a hook.
Hanma moves forwards but Marttinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marttinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marttinen ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marttinen.
Hanma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marttinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanma pinned against the cage. Hanma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanma scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma takes the fight into the clinch.
Hanma pulls guard effortlessly.
Marttinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marttinen wants to pass the guard but Hanma is keeping the position.
Hanma trying to strike off his back.
Marttinen is looking to pass into half guard but Hanma pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hanma is in guard.
Hanma lands a couple of digs.
Marttinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Marttinen, not yet.
Hanma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Marttinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marttinen controls Hanma momentarily but Hanma frees himself.
Marttinen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Hanma scoring with some ground and pound.
Hanma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marttinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hanma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marttinen looking to control.
Hanma lands a couple of digs.
Hanma wants to pass the guard but Marttinen is keeping the position.
Hanma trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Marttinen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma trying to keep a closed guard but Marttinen is proving a slippery customer.
Hanma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hanma looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanma, not yet.
Hanma keeping full guard, as Marttinen tries to pass.
Marttinen won't allow Hanma to sweep him here.
Marttinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanma is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marttinen connects with a couple of short punches.
Marttinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hanma striking off his back but it's not causing Marttinen any problems.
Hanma is looking to sweep but instead, Marttinen has passed into half guard.
Marttinen trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hanma trying to hold on to Marttinen's head to control him but Marttinen postures up.
Hanma is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Hanma will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marttinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marttinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
Hanma misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Marttinen misses.
Hanma lands with an uppercut that bounces Marttinen off the cage and back into range.
Marttinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanma's sensitive parts.
Hanma tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marttinen defends well and Hanma ends up having to push Marttinen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marttinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanma is looking to improve his position.
Hanma is trying to control but Marttinen passes into side control!
Marttinen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Hanma is defending well.
Marttinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working.
Hanma being controlled for a moment.
Hanma striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanma tries to bench press Marttinen off him but Marttinen keeps the position.
Hanma gets back to half guard.
Hanma tries to roll over but Marttinen keeps him under control.
Esko Marttinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanma misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hanma is looking to control Marttinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanma avoid being mounted?
Hanma gets back to full guard.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Marttinen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma 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.
Marttinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marttinen is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marttinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hanma sprawls well. Hanma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marttinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanma misses with a takedown attempt - Marttinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Marttinen misses the target.
Marttinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanma checks it well.
Marttinen feints and then cracks Hanma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanma down.
Hanma blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hanma with that takedown attempt.
Esko Marttinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hanma.
Marttinen misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Marttinen.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Marttinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma tries to clinch but Marttinen is having none of it.
Marttinen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marttinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hanma blocks a head kick by Marttinen.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marttinen.
Marttinen cracks Hanma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanma avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma checks a leg kick.
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Marttinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hanma just manages to avoid it.
Esko Marttinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marttinen throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Marttinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hanma misses with a hook.
Marttinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marttinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marttinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanma.
It looked like Marttinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hanma.
Marttinen throws a leg kick but Hanma moved away.
Marttinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marttinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marttinen counters with a shoot takedown. Hanma fights it but they end up in guard.
Marttinen won't allow Hanma to sweep him here.
Hanma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marttinen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hanma's guard.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
Marttinen is trying to control. Hanma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hanma is looking for a sweep. Marttinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hanma is not content to let Marttinen control the position.
Hanma trying to hold on to Marttinen's head to control him but Marttinen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma tries to roll over but Marttinen keeps him under control.
Marttinen is looking for a kimura but Hanma is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marttinen to get the leverage.
Marttinen is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marttinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hanma manages to get to full guard.
Marttinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanma wants to sweep here but Marttinen controlling him for the moment.
Marttinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanma can do to turn this around?
Marttinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanma is trying to control the position but Marttinen postures up.
Marttinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marttinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hanma takes one on the button.
Hanma lands with a straight right. Marttinen didn't see that one coming.
Marttinen scores with a nice right hand.
Hanma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marttinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Marttinen misses the target.
Marttinen misses with a low kick.
Marttinen scores with a nice head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marttinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen throws a chopping leg kick but Hanma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hanma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Marttinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marttinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hanma, as that shot connected.
Hanma blocks a leg kick.
Marttinen moves away from the strike by Hanma.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Marttinen is out of range.
Marttinen scores with a one two! Hanma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Jack Hanma has been cut.
Hanma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marttinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marttinen misses with a low kick.
Hanma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marttinen. Marttinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanma lands in his opponent's guard.
Hanma connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Marttinen keeps moving.
Marttinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Esko Marttinen.
I think Marttinen 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Marttinen!
After the fight, Esko Marttinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Bezoink (ranked 1903 p4p, 259 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 2001 p4p, 270 weight class). Bezoink's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Butcher's choice of entrance music: Won't Back Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezoink throws a nice looking combination but Butcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bezoink.
Butcher scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Bezoink.
Butcher misses with a hook. Bezoink ducked under it nicely.
Bezoink misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Butcher.
A swing and a miss from Bezoink.
Bezoink throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
As Butcher backs away, Bezoink returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Bezoink's shoulder, as Bezoink tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bezoink.
Butcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bezoink throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Butcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink misses with a hook.
Butcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bezoink makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ernie Bezoink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezoink avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bezoink throws a lazy head kick
and Butcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bezoink seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donk. Butcher catches Bezoink right on the button with a cross.
Butcher thuds his right hand into Bezoink's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Butcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bezoink counters with a stiff right hand.
Butcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bezoink fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butcher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bezoink lands a really nice looking cross but Butcher seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Bezoink.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bezoink looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Butcher tries a quick counter leg kick but Bezoink is wise to it.
Butcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bezoink misses with a straight right.
Butcher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Bezoink lands.
Bezoink throws a wild body kick that Butcher sees coming a mile off.
Bezoink jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bezoink.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Bezoink ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Butcher misses.
As Butcher looks to move away, Bezoink throws a big counter combo but Butcher just gets out of the way.
Bezoink looks to land a combination but Butcher avoids it well.
Butcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bezoink connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Butcher scrambles back to his feet.
Bezoink slips under a jab.
Bezoink looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick
and Bezoink cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher cracks Bezoink with a good jab.
Bezoink misses with a wild combination.
Bezoink throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bezoink scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bezoink jabs Butcher right on the nose. Butcher blinks but takes it well.
Butcher works the jab nicely.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bezoink swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bezoink swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bezoink uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Bezoink throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Bezoink misses.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Bezoink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher avoids a kick to the body.
Bezoink misses with a double jab
and Bezoink takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Bezoink dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bezoink sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bezoink staying out of range there.
Bezoink misses with a few strikes there.
Bezoink misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Bezoink does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bezoink lands with a slapping head kick.
Bezoink misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bezoink. Bezoink circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Butcher throws a poor cross that misses
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bezoink swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Bezoink throws a good cross that connects.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Butcher might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bezoink has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher dodges the punch combination from Bezoink.
A low kick from Butcher misses
and Bezoink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bezoink goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Butcher sizes up Bezoink with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A lazy left from Bezoink finds it's target.
Ernie Bezoink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Butcher duly obliges.
Bezoink misses with an uppercut.
Butcher tries to counter with a clinch but Bezoink shakes him off and moves away.
Butcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Butcher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezoink throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butcher.
Butcher tries to land a leg kick but Bezoink saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher slips a straight right by Bezoink.
Bezoink misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher lands a nice hook to Bezoink's body. Bezoink takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bezoink throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Butcher misses.
Bezoink throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bezoink.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bezoink. Bezoink circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Bezoink there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ernie Bezoink is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Bezoink misses
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher throws an off balance right hand
and Bezoink counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bezoink!
Butcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butcher, right into the meat.
Bezoink pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bezoink throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher misses with an uppercut. Bezoink saw that one coming.
Butcher moves out of range as Bezoink strikes.
Butcher flicks out a counter leg kick but Bezoink steps away.
Bezoink lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Butcher misses with an uppercut.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Bezoink just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher connects with the punch.
Bezoink will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bezoink throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bezoink manages to avoid it.
Butcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Bezoink dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bezoink misses with a head kick.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Butcher throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bezoink to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bezoink staying out of range there.
Bezoink lands with a hook. Butcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Bezoink misses.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bezoink will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bezoink.
Butcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Bezoink does no damage.
Butcher misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Bezoink getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bezoink misses with a two punch combination.
Butcher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Bezoink uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Butcher has time to react.
Bezoink throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bezoink is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Butcher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bezoink takes one on the button.
Good exchange - Bezoink coming out on top.
A jab from Bezoink misses.
Butcher lands a head kick. Bezoink smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink misses with a combination
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bezoink with a hook.
Nice cross by Bezoink.
Bezoink feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Butcher lands with a good body shot.
Bezoink on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Butcher.
Bezoink lands a two punch combo.
Butcher tries to clinch but Bezoink is having none of it.
Bezoink throws a combination. Butcher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher swings widly with a right hand
and Bezoink counters with a series of strikes. Butcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bezoink keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Bezoink avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Bezoink misses with a straight left.
Butcher unleashes a big counter combination but Bezoink bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Butcher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Butcher misses with a lunging right hand
and Bezoink cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Butcher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Butcher throws a body punch but Bezoink moves out of range.
Butcher rushes Bezoink and presses him up against the cage.
Butcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Bezoink avoids the damage to the body.
Ernie Bezoink is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher throws the left hand but Bezoink avoids the punch easily.
Butcher throws a leg kick
and Bezoink counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bezoink lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butcher will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Bezoink.
Bezoink scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Butcher slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Bezoink showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bezoink, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Bezoink!
After winning the bout, Ernie Bezoink thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liber Alderich (ranked 1891 p4p, 244 weight class) and Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 1329 p4p, 173 weight class). Alderich comes to the cage accompanied by Till I collapse . Hong has chosen Super Power as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Alderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alderich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hong, pushing him back against the cage.
Alderich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alderich looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hong has picked Alderich up and slammed him! Alderich can't keep hold of the triangle and Hong manages to pass to side control!
Alderich is trying to improve his position.
Alderich is working hard here to advance position.
Hong lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong takes a little break here. Alderich wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Alderich is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hong off and has taken his back!
Hong trying to control the hands but Alderich breaks the grip.
Hong tries to escape but Alderich has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hong is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Alderich gets his way!
Hong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hong fending off the submission attempt from Alderich.
Alderich is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hong is defending well though. Alderich let's go of the attempt for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderich is persistently looking for the submission but Hong is defending it well.
Alderich is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Alderich seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Alderich patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hong holding on to Alderich's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Alderich is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Alderich is looking for the choke from the back position but Hong is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderich has got his arm under Hong's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Hong has spun round into Alderich's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Hong 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.
Alderich working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hong has passed into half guard!
Alderich works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alderich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hong is aware though and is defending well.
Hong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alderich keeping full guard, as Hong tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alderich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hong has managed to get both his arms back between Alderich's legs - danger averted.
Alderich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alderich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alderich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alderich working a defensive guard but Hong manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liber Alderich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab from Hong.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses.
Alderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alderich can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut lands for Hong. That snapped Alderich's head back.
Alderich throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alderich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alderich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alderich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hong connects with a single shot there.
Alderich is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong digs a good hook to Alderich's body.
Oh Alderich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hong lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Alderich up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hong from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Alderich's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antoni Kristofer Hong!
Antoni Kristofer Hong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 702 p4p, 94 weight class) and Luke Rockstar (ranked 1901 p4p, 240 weight class). Legstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden. Rockstar has chosen You're The Best Around as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Rockstar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockstar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Legstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut.
Legstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockstar.
Legstrong misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Rockstar 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.
Rockstar throws a head kick but Legstrong moves out of range.
Legstrong misses the body punch
and Rockstar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Legstrong throws a lazy right hand but Rockstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rockstar with a nice cross.
Rockstar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legstrong.
Nice body kick from Rockstar.
Some bone on bone action there as Rockstar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rockstar connects with a single shot there.
Rockstar pushes Legstrong away with a front kick.
Rockstar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Legstrong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been hearing reports that Legstrong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this 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!
Rockstar connects with a solid leg kick.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockstar cracks Legstrong with an open hand slap.
Rockstar thumps Legstrong with a low kick.
Rockstar lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Rockstar moved out of range.
Rockstar catches Legstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Legstrong works the jab nicely.
Legstrong scores with a jab. Rockstar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice cross by Rockstar.
Legstrong looks for the body kick but Rockstar saw that one coming.
Rockstar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockstar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Legstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Rockstar misses with a hook. Legstrong ducked under it nicely.
Rockstar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rockstar connects with a right hand. Legstrong shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockstar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legstrong is able to avoid easily.
Legstrong throws a front kick aimed at Rockstar's knee but Rockstar avoids it well.
Rockstar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rockstar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Legstrong looks to land a left hand but Rockstar moved out of range nicely.
Legstrong misses with a right hand
and Rockstar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rockstar.
Rockstar jabs Legstrong right on the nose. Legstrong blinks but takes it well.
Rockstar lands with a slapping head kick.
Good work by Legstrong as he checks the leg kick.
Rockstar cracks Legstrong with an open hand slap.
Legstrong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Legstrong throws a front kick aimed at Rockstar's knee but Rockstar avoids it well.
Legstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockstar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rockstar throws a wild body kick that Legstrong sees coming a mile off.
Rockstar loads up on a big right hand but Legstrong slips the punch.
Legstrong cracks Rockstar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Legstrong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rockstar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rockstar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Legstrong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Legstrong.
Rockstar scores with a jab.
A solid body kick from Rockstar.
Rockstar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Legstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Luke Rockstar's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Legstrong is looking to land body kicks.
Rockstar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rockstar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Rockstar.
Rockstar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legstrong manages to avoid it.
As Rockstar backs away, Legstrong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Legstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rockstar lands a jab to the head.
Rockstar misses with a low kick.
Legstrong blocks a jab.
Rockstar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Rockstar.
Rockstar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong.
Rockstar wants to land a leg kick but Legstrong is out of range.
A shot to the body from Rockstar misses
and Legstrong counters with a good, hard body kick but Rockstar shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legstrong connects with a looping right hand.
Legstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockstar looks to land a body kick but Legstrong moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Legstrong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Legstrong walks into a straight right hand from Rockstar.
Rockstar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Legstrong tries to land a front kick but Rockstar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Legstrong misses
and Rockstar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rockstar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rockstar blocks a head kick by Legstrong.
Legstrong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luke Rockstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockstar tries to land a body kick
and Legstrong counters with a left and a right that stings Rockstar.
Rockstar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rockstar lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Legstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockstar.
Legstrong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rockstar finds it's way round the side to connect with Legstrong's head.
Legstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Rockstar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rockstar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rockstar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rockstar throws a solid leg kick but Legstrong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rockstar.
Legstrong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rockstar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Legstrong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Legstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Legstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Legstrong thows a leg kick but Rockstar checks it
and Rockstar counters with a nice body kick.
Legstrong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rockstar is out of range.
Rockstar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legstrong's calf.
Rockstar slips under a jab from Legstrong.
Rockstar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Legstrong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rockstar throws an overhand right that lands on Legstrong's shoulder, as Legstrong tries to avoid the shot.
Legstrong is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockstar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw.
The cut above Luke Rockstar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rockstar misses the target.
Legstrong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rockstar, as that shot connected.
Legstrong drops his hands momentarily and Rockstar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Legstrong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Legstrong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rockstar.
Rockstar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Legstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockstar was well out of range. Poor timing from Legstrong.
Rockstar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Legstrong cracks Rockstar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Legstrong avoids the head kick by Rockstar.
Rockstar catches Legstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rockstar catches Legstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Legstrong is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legstrong drops his hands momentarily. Rockstar doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Legstrong staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Legstrong doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luke Rockstar!
A very excited looking Luke Rockstar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Spector (ranked 62 p4p, 7 weight class) and William Henry Bonney (ranked 349 p4p, 41 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Spector!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney dives in and grabs Spector's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spector pushes down on Bonney's head and hops out.
Bonney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spector avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Spector jabs Bonney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spector misses with a body kick.
Bonney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bonney throws a solid leg kick but Spector takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonney.
Spector throws a looping overhand right but Bonney ducks down to avoid it.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick
and Spector counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bonney is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonney.
Bonney motions for Spector to come forward. Bonney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spector connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Bonney does no damage.
Spector throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
Bonney throws a wild body kick that Spector sees coming a mile off.
Bonney misses with a double jab.
Bonney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spector throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bonney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spector darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bonney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bonney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spector.
Bonney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bonney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spector's sensitive parts.
Marc Spector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
Spector throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bonney avoids it.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Bonney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spector avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spector. Spector obviously looking to wear him down.
Spector moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spector scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonney doesn't seem bothered though.
Spector throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Spector moved away.
Bonney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spector counters with a good, hard body kick but Bonney shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut there from Spector.
Spector uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spector throws a push kick but Bonney slaps the foot to one side.
Bonney 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.
Spector throws a body shot but no joy.
Spector throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spector ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Nice shot by Spector.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
Spector moves in looking to clinch but Bonney pushes him off.
Spector scores with a nice strike.
Spector blocks a head kick by Bonney.
Spector looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spector does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spector takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spector lands a leg kick that knocks Bonney off balance momentarily.
Bonney scores with a nice body kick.
Bonney throws a nice looking combination but Spector bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Spector slips the punch.
Bonney looks to land a combination but Spector avoids it well.
Spector goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonney feints and as Spector raises his hands in defense, Bonney changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bonney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spector swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spector can't keep his opponent in guard - Bonney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bonney is keen to just control but Spector is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector pushes Bonney off looking to stand but Bonney dives back in and keeps control.
Spector manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Spector avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spector. Spector circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spector misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonney throws a jab but it's blocked by Spector.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Spector.
Bonney throws a push kick but Spector slaps the foot to one side.
Bonney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spector.
Bonney misses with the combination.
It looked like Spector wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonney misses with a low kick as Spector jumps back.
It looked like Spector was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bonney.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spector thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector misses with an uppercut.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spector looks to land a body kick but Bonney moved away.
Spector slips a jab from Bonney.
Bonney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spector turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonney throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spector tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spector throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney blocking some punches.
Spector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonneys head.
Spector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spector tries to work over Bonney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Marc Spector will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spector throws a sloppy head kick and Bonney moves out of range easily.
Bonney lunges at Spector with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spector's hand.
A low kick from Bonney is predictable there
and Spector counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Spector slips the punch.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Spector moved away.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Spector.
Despite the aggression on Bonney's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Spector lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Spector misses.
Spector checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Spector misses the target.
Bonney defending well as Spector loads up on a big left hand.
Spector looks for the body kick but Bonney saw that one coming.
Spector swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney throws a front kick aimed at Spector's knee but Spector avoids it well.
Spector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spector takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonney shoots in and drives through. Spector sprawls well.
Spector closes the distance and pushes Bonney back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spector misses with a body punch.
Spector swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spector working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Spector fails to land.
Bonney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Spector. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spector.
Bonney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spector counters with an inside leg kick.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spector lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spector dodges the punch combination from Bonney.
Bonney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spector throws out the jab.
Bonney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spector to score with a decent uppercut.
Spector throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonney on the side of the head.
Bonney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spector lands a front kick.
Bonney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Bonney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spector misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonney's sensitive parts.
Bonney dives in and grabs Spector's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spector pushes down on Bonney's head and hops out.
Bonney lands with a right hand.
Bonney misses with a double jab.
Spector walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Bonney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spector throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bonney slips a jab from Spector.
Marc Spector is winning the standup battle so far.
Spector avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Bonney darts in looking for a takedown but Spector gets double underhooks and turns Bonney into the cage.
Marc Spector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Henry Bonney.
Spector feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spector misses with a head kick.
Spector looks to land a right hand but Bonney moved out of range.
Spector tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonney was well out of range. Poor timing from Spector.
Bonney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bonney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spector is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonney can do to turn this around?
Spector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
Spector lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonney throws a push kick but Spector slaps the foot to one side.
Spector with a nice cross.
Bonney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a combination that misses
and Bonney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonney is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick there by Spector.
Bonney throws a wild body kick that Spector sees coming a mile off.
Spector throws a hook to the side of Bonney's head but Bonney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonney only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Spector pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spector.
Spector lands a lovely overhand right.
Spector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
Spector looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spector ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spector has managed to clinch.
Spector lands with a left to the head.
Spector lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Spector fails to land.
Spector lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spector misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney trying to land knees to the body.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spector scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonney.
Marc Spector has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Spector.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spector working aggressively here.
Bonney works on Spector's body with a couple of short punches.
Spector lands a body shot.
Spector lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spector lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonney breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spector is looking to land body kicks.
Bonney tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spector pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonney throws a nice looking combination but Spector bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spector lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonney throws a hook but Spector avoids it easily.
Bonney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spector defends it nicely.
Spector scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spector tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonney throws a head kick that half lands.
Spector thows a body kick. Bonney tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bonney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spector checks it well.
Spector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spector.
Spector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Spector - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Spector tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bonney is in Spector's guard.
Bonney stops Spector from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector working a defensive guard here.
Bonney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Spector pushes Bonney off and gets back to his feet.
Spector has closed the distance and engaged Bonney in a clinch.
Spector working aggressively here.
Spector struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonney controls his hands.
Spector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spector.
Spector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Bonney blocking some punches.
Spector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonney blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Spector fails to land.
Bonney blocking some punches.
Spector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spector lands with a right to the head.
Spector prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Spector has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spector fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonney's elbow.
Spector lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Spector throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector tries a body shot but Bonney blocks it.
Spector lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonney.
Spector misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spector working aggressively here.
Bonney can't break the clinch.
Spector tries to throw a body punch but Bonney avoids it by throwing Spector back against the cage.
Spector lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spector misses with some punches.
Bonney gets through Spector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spector misses with some punches.
Spector working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spector scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonney.
Bonney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney lands a hook that snaps the head of Spector backwards.
Bonney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonney. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney scores with a push kick.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Spector sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonney misses with a kick to the body.
Bonney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonney has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spector.
Bonney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spector scoring well with a low kick there.
Spector thumps Bonney with a low kick.
Spector thuds a left hand into Bonney's body.
Spector throws a leg kick that misses.
Spector bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonney's head backwards.
Bonney closes the distance but Spector moves to the side
and Spector counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Spector misses.
It seemed like Bonney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonney throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spector's head.
Bonney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Spector clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spector lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spector moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spector misses the jab.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spector.
Bonney looks to land a body kick but Spector moved away.
Bonney lands a head kick. Spector smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bonney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick by Spector misses
and Bonney counters with a straight right hand.
Spector tries to clinch but Bonney is having none of it.
Bonney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spector to score with a decent uppercut.
Spector keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spector cracks a nice hook into Bonney's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spector.
Bonney misses with a few strikes there.
Bonney throws a leg kick but Spector checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonney blocks the leg kick.
Bonney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spector.
Spector pushes Bonney away with a front kick.
Spector lands a nice looking body shot.
Spector thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonney takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bonney moves out of range of the body kick from Spector.
Spector misses with a kick to the body
and Bonney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bonney controlling the pace.
Spector pushes Bonney off looking to stand but Bonney dives back in and keeps control.
Bonney seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Spector is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
William Henry Bonney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bonney trying to pass the guard but Spector defending well.
Bonney moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney is looking to take a break and control but Spector is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Spector is trying to buck Bonney off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney controlling from side mount.
Spector gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bonney content just to control the position here.
Bonney tries to control but Spector wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spector bucks up and throws Bonney to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Bonney tries to land a front kick but Spector steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spector throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Spector slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Spector misses its target.
Bonney misses with a straight right.
Spector throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spector scores with a body shot.
Spector tries to clinch up but Bonney circles away and keeps his distance.
Spector dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonney does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spector checks a low kick from Bonney.
Bonney is looking to chop away at Spector's legs.
Some wild striking there from Bonney.
Bonney checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Marc Spector 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bonney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Spector is just out of range.
Bonney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spector misses with a wild body shot.
Spector connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spector swivels and escapes.
It looked like Spector was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spector scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bonney throws a body shot but no joy.
Spector loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Bonney misses.
Bonney lands a jab.
Bonney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spector moves away.
Spector looks for the body kick but Bonney saw that one coming.
Spector clobbers Bonney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonney jabs at Spector's body.
A swing and a miss from Spector.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spector.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonney! But no joy.
Spector misses with a body shot.
Spector ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Bonney cracks Spector with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonney throws an off balance right hand
and Spector counters with a good low kick that Bonney was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spector.
Spector avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonney misses with a head kick.
Spector moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spector appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bonney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Spector is just out of range.
Bonney darts in looking for a takedown but Spector gets double underhooks and turns Bonney into the cage.
Bonney is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Spector is out of range.
Bonney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spector scores with a body shot.
Spector tries to clinch up but Bonney circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonney misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Spector there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spector manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spector swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney misses with the combination.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spector scores with a hook to the body. Bonney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spector has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spector there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spector lands a nice hook to Bonney's body. Bonney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spector.
Bonney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spector checks a low kick from Bonney.
Bonney throws a hook but Spector avoids it easily.
Jab from Spector.
Bonney throws out a loose jab but Spector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spector turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonney lands a right hook to the body.
Spector cracks Bonney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spector moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Spector scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector thuds a left hand into Bonney's body.
Spector throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spector throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonney.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marc Spector has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Henry Bonney.
Spector throws a body shot but no joy.
Spector feints and then cracks Bonney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonney down.
Bonney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spector keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spector feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spector ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spector chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonney misses with a low kick.
Spector throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spector blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spector.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spector scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector cracks Bonney with an open hand slap.
Bonney throws out a leg kick but Spector moves out of range and Bonney only half commits.
Spector fakes the leg kick and cracks Bonney in the body.
Bonney connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonney works Spector's body with a nice hook.
Spector misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spector lands with a nice body punch.
Spector takes a swing at Bonney's ribcage but misses.
Spector scores with a kick to the body.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spector misses with a straight left.
Bonney misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney avoids a kick to the body.
Bonney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spector thumps Bonney with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spector. That's going to slow Bonney down.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Spector showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spector, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Spector!
Marc Spector retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Marc Spector said 'Singh is a beast. I am a huge fan'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 270 p4p, 12 weight class) and Aleksandar Dragović (ranked 561 p4p, 28 weight class). Boagrius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Akkadian Empire . Dragović has chosen Immortal Technique - Mark Of The Beast feat. Akir & Beast 1333 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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304 lbs
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Dragović!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragović takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dragović throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragović displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boagrius keeps Dragović at a distance using the push kick.
Dragović fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boagrius manages to avoid it.
Aleksandar Dragović seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragović throws a right and a left that Boagrius avoids nicely.
Boagrius misses with a straight left.
Boagrius moves out of range of the leg kick from Dragović.
Boagrius is looking to counter punch.
Boagrius wants to clinch
and Dragović counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dragović blocks the body kick.
Boagrius throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragović counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dragović misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Dragović is predictable there
and Boagrius counters with a body kick.
Dragović is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boagrius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragović uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boagrius.
Dragović throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boagrius misses the jab.
Dragović misses with a looping right.
It appears Boagrius was looking to counter with a kick there.
Boagrius lands a really nice looking cross but Dragović seems unphased.
It looks like Aleksandar Dragović has been cut.
Dragović lands with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dragović.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dragović - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragović scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boagrius doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boagrius lands a right hook to the body.
Dragović lands a nice looking body kick.
Boagrius is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dragović's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boagrius is breathing heavily.
Dragović lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dragović throws a leg kick which misses Boagrius's front leg but catches the back leg as Boagrius tries to avoid it.
Dragović connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragović feints a jab promting Boagrius to slip. Dragović then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boagrius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dragović.
Boagrius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragović was well out of range. Poor timing from Boagrius.
Boagrius throws a head kick but Dragović moves out of range.
Dragović was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dragović dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boagrius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Orpheus Boagrius has been cut.
Dragović scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Dragović there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boagrius misses with an uppercut. Dragović saw that one coming.
Dragović tries to land a body kick
and Boagrius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragović staying out of range there.
Dragović swings widly with a right hand
and Boagrius finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boagrius avoids the body shot from Dragović.
Boagrius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dragović.
Dragović is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boagrius rather than just go for the knockout.
Dragović lands a right hook to the body.
Boagrius misses with a kick to the body.
Boagrius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dragović connects with a body shot that sends Boagrius's belly button to the back.
Dragović throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boagrius tries to bum rush Dragović with a series of wild strikes but Dragović uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Dragović's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dragović.
Boagrius tries to land a front kick but Dragović steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dragović scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Dragović catches Boagrius right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Dragović dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dragović pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boagrius is looking to counter punch.
Dragović throws a sloppy head kick and Boagrius moves out of range easily.
Boagrius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boagrius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragović lands with an overhand left.
Boagrius looks for the body kick but Dragović saw that one coming.
Dragović ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragović connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boagrius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dragović.
Dragović throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boagrius checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragović counters with a leg kick.
Dragović gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boagrius lands a nice looking body kick.
Dragović throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Dragović.
Boagrius is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dragović connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boagrius momentarily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dragović. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dragović throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Boagrius to counter with a crisp jab.
Boagrius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragović lands a leg kick that knocks Boagrius off balance momentarily.
Dragović is looking to chop away at Boagrius's legs.
Boagrius throws a leg kick but Dragović moved away.
Dragović lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius wants to clinch.
Aleksandar Dragović seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Dragović.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragović throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boagrius counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragović chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dragović has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragović misses the target.
Dragović misses with a leg kick
letting Boagrius counter with a right hand.
Boagrius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dragović is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragović misses with a left hand
and Boagrius counters with a nice right hand that sends Dragović toppling to the canvas! Dragović scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Boagrius finish him?!
Dragović is rocked!
Dragović throws a poor cross that misses
and Boagrius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dragović is still on wobbly legs! Can Boagrius finish him?
Boagrius throws a head kick that misses.
Dragović seems to have recovered his senses.
Dragović misses with an uppercut
and Boagrius counters with a big right hand! Oh Dragović is in trouble here! Boagrius follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orpheus Boagrius!
An out of breath Orpheus Boagrius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Aleksandar Dragović was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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