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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ulriksen (ranked 13296 p4p, 803 weight class) and Jack Major (ranked 7279 p4p, 700 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Ulriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Major!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulriksen misses with a straight left.
Major lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Major misses with a series of wild punches.
Ulriksen moves into the clinch successfully.
Major looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Major is trying to break free.
Ulriksen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Major up against the cage.
Ulriksen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ulriksen is thwarting Major's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulriksen not doing much here.
Major keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen controlling the action here.
Ulriksen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Major wants to control but Ulriksen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ulriksen controlling the pace.
Major won't allow Ulriksen to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ulriksen lands a nice short elbow.
Major wants to control but Ulriksen is keeping busy.
Ulriksen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major is trying to get back to full guard.
Ulriksen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ulriksen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Ulriksen seems content to control.
Major trying to control but Ulriksen postures up.
Ulriksen not doing much here.
Major has hold of Ulriksen's hands but Ulriksen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ulriksen working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulriksen slows the pace down in half guard.
Ulriksen is thwarting Major's attempts to control the position.
Major is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ulriksen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ulriksen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Major is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ulriksen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Major can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Major is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ulriksen landing punches.
Ulriksen with good strikes from the mount here!
Ulriksen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Ulriksen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ulriksen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Major is rocked!
Ulriksen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ulriksen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Major scores with a one two! Ulriksen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ulriksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Major can do to turn this around?
Major throws a combination that misses
and Ulriksen counters with a thumping low kick.
Major misses with a wild combination.
Jack Major seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Major instigates a clinch.
Ulriksen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ulriksen goes for a takedown attempt but Major pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ulriksen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Major moves away.
Major is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Major does no damage.
Major shoots in looking for a takedown but Ulriksen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Major's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulriksen closes the distance and clinches.
Ulriksen pulls guard successfully.
Major is fighting to break Ulriksen's control of his arms but Ulriksen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ulriksen has his foot on Major's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Major works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Major must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ulriksen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Major's guard.
Ulriksen won't allow Major to sweep him here.
Our spies down at at Death Valley Training Facility inform us that Major has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Major trying to control the position.
Ulriksen cracks Major with a solid left hand.
Ulriksen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ulriksen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen connects with a couple of short punches.
Ulriksen scoring with some ground and pound.
Ulriksen preventing the sweep.
Ulriksen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ulriksen postures up in Major's guard and throws a big left but Major blocks it.
Ulriksen landing some decent shots from guard.
Ulriksen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ulriksen controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen connects with a couple of short punches.
Major is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ulriksen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Major swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ulriksen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ulriksen trying to control but Major is working from the bottom.
Ulriksen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ulriksen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ulriksen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Major's head.
Ulriksen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Major has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ulriksen has passed into side control.
Major tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ulriksen grinds an elbow into Major's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ulriksen lands a nice forearm strike.
Ulriksen lands a few punches from side control.
Major on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ulriksen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ulriksen fails with the takedown.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Major lands an overhand right.
Major looks to land a combination but Ulriksen avoids it well.
Ulriksen shoots in for a double leg but Major sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ulriksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Major fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ulriksen.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown but Major shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ulriksen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Major.
Major throws a right and a left that both miss.
Major throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ulriksen.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Major as he avoids it easily.
Major moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Major misses with the head strike.
Major breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ulriksen feints and as Major raises his hands in defense, Ulriksen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen stops Major from standing up.
Ulriksen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Major wants to stand but Ulriksen is controlling the position.
Ulriksen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ulriksen distracts Major with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ulriksen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Victor Ulriksen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ulriksen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ulriksen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Major 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.
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.
Ulriksen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Major works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Major is trying to control the position but Ulriksen postures up.
Ulriksen is stalling in the full guard.
Ulriksen passes into half guard.
Ulriksen lands strikes from half guard.
Ulriksen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Major really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ulriksen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ulriksen working over Major with some ground and pound. Major looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ulriksen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Major has hold of Ulriksen's hands but Ulriksen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Major is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ulriksen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ulriksen working over Major with some ground and pound. Major looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ulriksen content to control rather than advance.
Major keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ulriksen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ulriksen lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ulriksen in particular looking to stall.
Jack Major has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Ulriksen.
Ulriksen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ulriksen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ulriksen lands a nice short elbow.
Ulriksen slips a nice elbow through Major's hands, connecting with Major's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Ulriksen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ulriksen, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Ulriksen!
An out of breath Victor Ulriksen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nemesor Imotekh (ranked 4217 p4p, 495 weight class) and Repa Tiitti (ranked 3711 p4p, 452 weight class). Tiitti has chosen AC/DC Back in Black as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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32
218 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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175 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nemesor Imotekh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repa Tiitti!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imotekh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Imotekh misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Tiitti. Those never looked like landing.
Imotekh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tiitti.
Tiitti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Imotekh defends it nicely.
Tiitti tries to score a power double leg takedown but Imotekh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tiitti somewhat.
Imotekh just misses with a punch to the body.
Imotekh lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiitti off the cage and back into range.
Imotekh clinches up with Tiitti and pushes him back against the cage.
Imotekh prevents Tiitti from breaking the clinch.
Tiitti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Imotekh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nemesor Imotekh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Repa Tiitti.
Imotekh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Imotekh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imotekh lands with a left to the head.
Imotekh struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiitti controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imotekh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiitti or not.
Imotekh dodges an elbow strike from Tiitti.
A short body shot lands from Imotekh as the two fighters clinch.
Imotekh lands with a right to the head.
Tiitti is trying to force a seperation but Imotekh has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Imotekh.
Imotekh tries to throw a body punch but Tiitti avoids it by throwing Imotekh back against the cage.
Imotekh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Imotekh presses Tiitti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiitti prevents a body shot from Imotekh.
Tiitti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiitti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Imotekh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiitti's efforts to push away.
Tiitti tries a knee to the head but Imotekh blocks it.
Tiitti trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Imotekh.
Still in the clinch, Imotekh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiitti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Imotekh.
Tiitti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Imotekh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiitti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Imotekh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Imotekh.
Imotekh unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tiitti! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Imotekh is unloading with more strikes now! Tiitti drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nemesor Imotekh!
A relieved looking Nemesor Imotekh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 2014 p4p, 219 weight class) and Lu Wai Ping (ranked 1886 p4p, 204 weight class). Geoffrey Barbossa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geoffrey Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lu Wai Ping!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wai Ping thuds a left hand into Barbossa's body.
Barbossa misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wai Ping! But no joy.
Wai Ping slips a straight right by Barbossa.
Wai Ping throws out a counter right but Barbossa avoids it with no problem.
Barbossa cracks Wai Ping with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbossa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wai Ping swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wai Ping takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wai Ping manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barbossa on his heels. He'll look to pass Barbossa's guard now, I'm sure.
Barbossa keeping full guard, as Wai Ping tries to pass.
Barbossa can't keep his opponent in guard - Wai Ping advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wai Ping wants to pass the guard but Barbossa is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wai Ping in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping looking for a submission but Barbossa manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wai Ping wants to pass the guard but Barbossa is keeping the position.
Wai Ping trying to control but Barbossa is working from the bottom.
Wai Ping looking to sit in guard and control but Barbossa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping looking for a sweep. Not yet Wai Ping, not yet.
Barbossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Wai Ping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wai Ping working for a triangle but Barbossa defends it easily.
Wai Ping 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barbossa wants to control from the top but Wai Ping keeps moving.
Wai Ping is adopting a defensive guard.
Barbossa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barbossa connects with a single shot there.
Wai Ping cracks Barbossa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbossa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Barbossa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wai Ping slips under a jab.
Wai Ping rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbossa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbossa scores with a jab.
A big left from Barbossa misses.
Wai Ping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick but Barbossa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbossa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping tries for a takedown but Barbossa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbossa pushes Wai Ping away with a front kick.
Barbossa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbossa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wai Ping scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barbossa bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa dominated 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.
Barbossa cracks the inside of Wai Ping's front leg.
Barbossa walks into a straight right hand from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wai Ping closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barbossa to the mat! Barbossa manages to get full guard.
Barbossa pulls Wai Ping in close to his closed guard and prevents Wai Ping from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wai Ping trying to control but Barbossa is working from the bottom.
Geoffrey Barbossa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wai Ping wants to pass the guard but Barbossa is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wai Ping looking to sit in guard and control but Barbossa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barbossa looking to pass the guard.
Barbossa content to stall in guard here.
Wai Ping controls Barbossa momentarily but Barbossa frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barbossa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barbossa has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wai Ping tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barbossa defends well and Wai Ping ends up having to push Barbossa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice jab there from Barbossa.
Barbossa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbossa throws a low kick, looking for Wai Ping's leg but Wai Ping calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wai Ping checks a leg kick.
Wai Ping tries to move into range but Barbossa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbossa moves away.
Barbossa moves out of range as Wai Ping strikes.
Barbossa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Geoffrey Barbossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Wai Ping misses.
Barbossa throws a right hand that Wai Ping ducks under and follows up with a left that Wai Ping also avoids with ease.
Wai Ping stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbossa.
Wai Ping chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbossa can pounce on him.
Wai Ping takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbossa scores with a jab. Wai Ping acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbossa misses with a hook.
Wai Ping throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crunch! Barbossa slams his shin into Wai Ping's torso.
Barbossa looks to land a body kick but Wai Ping moved away.
Wai Ping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wai Ping closes the distance and pushes Barbossa back into the cage.
Barbossa works on Wai Ping's body with a couple of short punches.
Wai Ping has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barbossa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wai Ping lands a knee to the body.
Wai Ping is trying to drag Barbossa to the mat but Barbossa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Geoffrey Barbossa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lu Wai Ping.
Wai Ping is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barbossa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wai Ping misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai Ping blocks an uppercut.
Barbossa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbossa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbossa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Barbossa.
Barbossa gets underhooks to prevent Wai Ping's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbossa.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa 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. This is the final round!
Barbossa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wai Ping on the side of the head.
Wai Ping moves into the clinch.
Barbossa misses with the head strike.
Wai Ping scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barbossa fails to land.
Wai Ping scores with a knee to the head.
Barbossa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai Ping backwards.
Wai Ping tightens his grip and picks Barbossa up, before dumping him to the ground. Barbossa manages to land in guard.
Barbossa keeping full guard, as Wai Ping tries to pass.
Barbossa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wai Ping stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbossa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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!
Wai Ping is looking to advance position but Barbossa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barbossa trying to control but Wai Ping is having none of it.
Barbossa is really struggling to control Wai Ping but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wai Ping really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barbossa controlling from mount.
Barbossa tries to control but Wai Ping wriggling away.
Barbossa can't control as he wanted to and Wai Ping manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Wai Ping 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.
Wai Ping is trying to get back to full guard.
Geoffrey Barbossa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wai Ping.
Barbossa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wai Ping wants to control but Barbossa is keeping busy.
Barbossa is just content to waste time from the top position. Wai Ping takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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.
Barbossa looking to sit in guard and control but Wai Ping gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barbossa working a defensive guard here.
Wai Ping trying to control but Barbossa is working from the bottom.
Lu Wai Ping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbossa is trying to keep Wai Ping in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wai Ping throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lu Wai Ping.
I think Barbossa 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Barbossa!
A victorious Geoffrey Barbossa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hifives Ghost (ranked 2875 p4p, 299 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 3405 p4p, 354 weight class). Franchise is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hifives Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franchise throws a leg kick which misses Ghost's front leg but catches the back leg as Ghost tries to avoid it.
A jab from Ghost misses.
Franchise lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ghost takes a step back to recover.
Ghost lands with a good body shot.
Ghost throws a head kick that misses.
Franchise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ghost.
Ghost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghost misses with a looping left.
A cross from Ghost lands.
Franchise throws a series of strikes that have Ghost backpedaling.
Franchise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ghost slips a straight right by Franchise.
Ghost half committed to a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franchise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franchise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghost was well out of range. Poor timing from Franchise.
As Franchise tries to get set, Ghost tries to push him back and clinch up but Franchise manages to avoid the attempt.
Ghost feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Franchise's calf.
Ghost slips a straight right by Franchise.
Ghost defending well as Franchise loads up on a big left hand.
Franchise changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Franchise releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ghost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franchise.
Franchise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid body kick from Ghost.
Franchise throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ghost counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Franchise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ghost was well out of range. Poor timing from Franchise.
A telegraphed right hand from Franchise misses the target.
Ghost works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Franchise scores with a jab.
Franchise misses with a straight right.
Franchise misses with a left hand
and Ghost counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Franchise thinking.
Ghost closes the distance but Franchise moves to the side
and Franchise counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ghost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franchise.
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!
Ghost looks to land a body kick but Franchise moved away.
Ghost scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise staying out of range there.
Franchise takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevie Franchise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghost fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franchise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghost blocks a head kick by Franchise.
Ghost lands a lovely overhand right.
Ghost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ghost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Franchise has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franchise throws a good cross that connects.
Ghost defending well as Franchise loads up on a big left hand.
Franchise takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Franchise takes a swing at Ghost's ribcage but misses.
Ghost slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Franchise uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ghost has time to react.
Franchise throws a hook but Ghost blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost lands a leg kick that knocks Franchise off balance momentarily.
Ghost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ghost connects with a body shot.
Franchise misses with a body punch
and Ghost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Franchise looks to throw the jab but Ghost is out of range.
Ghost dodges the punch combination from Franchise.
Ghost tries to counter with a takedown but Franchise is quick to defend against it.
Ghost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franchise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghost.
Ghost throws a head punch that misses.
Franchise working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Franchise's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ghost struggles to land a body shot inside as Franchise controls his hands.
Ghost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghost letting Franchise take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchise is trying to maintain a safe position but Ghost gets an underhook and turns Franchise into the cage.
Franchise blocks a body shot from Ghost.
Franchise lands a right hand.
Franchise working Ghost over with knees to the body.
Franchise is trying to break the clinch but Ghost has him pressed against the cage.
Ghost misses with some punches.
Franchise tries to break free but Ghost pushes him back against the cage.
Franchise displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ghost up against the cage.
Ghost struggles to land a body shot inside as Franchise controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franchise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ghost fails to land.
Ghost misses with a punch to the body.
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 Hifives Ghost will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franchise throws a body kick that misses.
Stevie Franchise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ghost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Franchise.
A head kick misses from Franchise.
Franchise looks to land a combination but Ghost avoids it well.
Ghost staying out of range there.
Franchise swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghost.
Franchise swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ghost with a nice cross.
Franchise throws a body punch but Ghost moves out of range.
Franchise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franchise throws a looping overhand right but Ghost ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franchise looks to land a left hand but Ghost moved out of range nicely.
Franchise throws a body punch but Ghost moves out of range.
Ghost appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ghost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franchise.
Franchise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghost.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ghost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franchise moves away.
Ghost looks to land a right hand but Franchise moved out of range.
Franchise throws a hook but Ghost blocks it.
Franchise takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Franchise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franchise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghost.
Franchise throws a hook to the side of Ghost's head but Ghost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ghost tried to score with a low kick but Franchise checks it.
Ghost lands an overhand right.
Franchise tests Ghost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevie Franchise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghost scores with a punch to the head.
Ghost connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franchise. Franchise circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franchise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghost.
Franchise swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ghost cracks the inside of Franchise's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franchise loads up on a big right hand but Ghost slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franchise drops his hands momentarily and Ghost takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Franchise takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ghost ducks under a wild hook from Franchise.
Franchise throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ghost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franchise throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Franchise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franchise gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ghost.
Ghost ducks under a wild hook from Franchise.
Ghost fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Franchise on the side of the head.
Franchise avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franchise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ghost feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franchises jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Franchise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ghost has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ghost slips a jab from Franchise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchise doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghost takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ghost changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Franchise looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Franchise is letting Ghost control him for a moment.
Ghost wants to control but Franchise is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Ghost stalls from top position.
Franchise is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ghost asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franchise being controlled for a moment.
Franchise is not content to let Ghost control the position.
Ghost is staying tight to Franchise's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hifives Ghost dominated that second round.
That's time! Ghost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch lands to the side of Ghost 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good work by Ghost as he checks the leg kick.
Ghost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franchise was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghost.
Ghost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ghost fails to land with a series of punches.
Franchise misses with a double jab.
Ghost punishes Franchise's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ghost.
Franchise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Franchise throws the left hand but Ghost avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franchise on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghost. Ghost obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghost is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Franchise fails to land with a series of punches.
Franchise takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice cross by Franchise.
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!
Franchise tries to bum rush Ghost with a series of wild strikes but Ghost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ghost is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Franchise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost's corner calls for a 1-2. Ghost obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ghost looks to land a body kick but Franchise moved away.
Franchise bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ghost blocks a head kick by Franchise.
Hifives Ghost is winning the standup battle so far.
Franchise will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franchise looks for the body kick but Ghost saw that one coming.
Ghost misses with an uppercut. Franchise saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franchise! But no joy.
Franchise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ghost.
Ghost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Ghost.
Franchise misses with a shot to the body
and Ghost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Franchise tries to circle away but Ghost has him pinned against the cage.
Franchise wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghost won't allow it.
Franchise has had enough of the clinch but Ghost keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost tries to work over Franchise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghost misses with a punch to the body.
Franchise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franchise throws a hook but Ghost avoids it easily.
A jab from Franchise finds it's way through Ghost's defenses.
Ghost throws a right and a left that Franchise avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Franchise 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Franchise throws a body punch but Ghost moves out of range.
Franchise throws a leg kick that is checked
so Ghost counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ghost slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ghost throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ghost trying to control but Franchise is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchise is looking to stand up but Ghost isn't so interested in that idea.
Ghost trying to control the position from guard on top but Franchise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevie Franchise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hifives Ghost is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ghost passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ghost controlling the position from side mount.
Ghost has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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.
Ghost unloads with some shots from mount but Franchise bucks and avoids them well.
Ghost is landing with some decent strikes but Franchise is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ghost tries to control but Franchise wriggling away.
Ghost controlling his opponent.
Ghost seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Franchise for as long as he can get away with.
Franchise is squirming around, avoiding Ghost's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hifives Ghost showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghost has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hifives Ghost!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Dassler (ranked 1278 p4p, 177 weight class) and Francisco Antonio Laureana (ranked 3071 p4p, 394 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Antonio Laureana!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassler fails with the takedown
and Laureana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dassler dives in and grabs Laureana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laureana pushes down on Dassler's head and hops out.
Dassler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laureana swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Laureana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dassler attempts a counter takedown but Laureana avoids it well and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Dassler.
Laureana jabs at Dassler's body.
Laureana closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dassler quickly recovers to half guard.
Laureana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dassler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laureana.
Laureana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laureana is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dassler defends it well.
Dassler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laureana.
Dassler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dassler tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler keeping moving, preventing Laureana from controlling successfully.
Laureana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laureana throws a big right hand that misses.
Dassler trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Laureana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dassler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laureana has managed to get both his arms back between Dassler's legs - danger averted.
Laureana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laureana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dassler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dassler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Laureana defends well.
Dassler keeping moving, preventing Laureana from controlling successfully.
Dassler is looking to cinch up a triangle. Laureana throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dassler's body to avoid the submission. Dassler has instead reached around Laureana's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dassler arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rudi Dassler!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rudi Dassler thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Francisco Antonio Laureana had this to say: 'Cant believe this has happened, im going to look at the game plan and make sure next fight will be different'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Boma (ranked 1246 p4p, 169 weight class) and Dante Firm (ranked 2447 p4p, 313 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by Andrew and Wada Blood - Irie. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Firm!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Boma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Firm tries to clinch up.
Boma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Firm counters with a shoot takedown. Boma fights it but they end up in guard.
Boma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Firm's guard.
Boma content to stall in guard here.
Boma stopping the sweep attempt from Firm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boma tries to free his leg and advance position but Firm is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Firm managing to control the position.
Boma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two 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.
Boma looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Firm closes the distance and clinches.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm jumps guard and drags Boma to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boma wants to stand but Firm is controlling his posture from full guard.
Firm is trying to control the position but Boma postures up.
Firm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Firm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boma looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Firm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Firm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Firm.
Firm wants to slow Boma down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Boma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Firm.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Boma throws a quick counter head kick but Firm was just out of range.
Firm lands with a hook. Boma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Firm has Boma up against the cage in a clinch.
Firm manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boma wanted to stand there but Firm had control of the position.
Firm is looking to sweep but instead, Boma has passed into half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Firm looks to land a left hand but Boma moved out of range nicely.
Firm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Firm looks to clinch
and Boma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Firm misses with the body kick
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Firm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boma's corner calls for a 1-2. Boma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Firm lands a really nice looking cross but Boma seems unphased.
Boma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Firm.
A slow jab from Firm misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Boma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boma throws a low kick, looking for Firm's leg but Firm calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firm shoots in for a double leg but Boma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Firm.
Boma leaves Firm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Firm pushes Boma up against the cage in a clinch.
Boma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Firm jumps guard but Boma stands there with Firm around his waist. Firm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firm takes the fight into the clinch.
Firm fails to pull guard.
Firm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boma to keep the fight standing.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Firm jumps guard but Boma stands there with Firm around his waist. Firm gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Firm is trying to trip Boma. He has hold of a leg but Boma is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Firm persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firm is fighting to break Boma's control of his arms but Boma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boma has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firm passes Boma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boma regains full guard. Nicely done.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Firm stopping the sweep attempt from Boma.
Firm is fighting to break Boma's control of his arms but Boma is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Firm looking to pass the guard.
Firm trying to control the position from guard on top but Boma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Firm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Firm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Firm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Firm drives through and clinches with Boma against the cage.
Boma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Firm cracks Boma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boma as he avoids it easily.
Boma throws a counter high kick but Firm was just alert enough to avoid it.
Boma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Firm misses with an uppercut
and Boma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Firm lands with a cross.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Boma will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Firm moves to clinch but Boma breaks away
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
Boma misses the shot to the body.
Firm swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Boma feints and then cracks Firm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Firm down.
Boma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Firm is rocked!
Boma misses with a wild body shot.
Firm is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
Firm misses with a leg kick
and Boma counters with a nice leg kick.
Firm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Firm seems to have recovered his senses.
Boma is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firm taking a breather here.
Firm trying to control the position but Boma is working away.
Firm throws an elbow but Boma slips to the side and avoids it well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boma tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Firm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Oscar Boma is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Firm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Firm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Firm throws a leg kick but Boma moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Boma.
Firm tries to close the distance and clinch but Boma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Firm dives in and scores a takedown into Boma's guard.
Boma pushes Firm off and scrambles back to his feet.
Firm throws a leg kick
and Boma counters with a head kick that drops Firm to the mat! Firm scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Firm doesn't manage to clinch there - Boma circles away.
Firm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Firm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boma counters with a big right hand! Oh Firm is in trouble here! Boma follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Boma!
A victorious Oscar Boma thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Soshnyanin (ranked 1934 p4p, 252 weight class) and Scott Mallox (ranked 2816 p4p, 354 weight class). Mallox has chosen Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm as his entrance music. Viktor Soshnyanin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Viktor Soshnyanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Mallox!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soshnyanin throws a head kick but Mallox moves out of range.
Mallox looks to clinch
and Soshnyanin counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Scott Mallox has been cut.
We've been told by Soshnyanin's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Soshnyanin misses with an uppercut.
Mallox misses with a hook
and Soshnyanin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soshnyanin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soshnyanin throws a leg kick which misses Mallox's front leg but catches the back leg as Mallox tries to avoid it.
Mallox misses with a double jab.
Mallox loads up on a big right hand but Soshnyanin slips the punch.
Soshnyanin lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mallox can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Soshnyanin and Mallox drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Soshnyanin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Soshnyanin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Viktor Soshnyanin thanked Vikai Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Scott Mallox had this to say: 'F*ck it! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Pounds (ranked 2601 p4p, 236 weight class) and Mannie Parazinho (ranked 3877 p4p, 317 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Pounds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mannie Parazinho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parazinho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parazinho.
Pounds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parazinho misses the jab.
Parazinho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pounds.
Parazinho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Pounds.
Parazinho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parazinho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parazinho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pounds appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pounds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parazinho throws a push kick but Pounds slaps the foot to one side.
Pounds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pounds misses with a low kick.
Parazinho misses with an uppercut. Pounds saw that one coming.
Parazinho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Parazinho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pounds decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parazinho's guard.
Pounds wants to pass the guard but Parazinho is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds 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.
Parazinho controls Pounds momentarily but Pounds frees himself.
Pounds trying to control but Parazinho is working from the bottom.
Parazinho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pounds manages to get himself to full guard.
Pounds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parazinho is stalling in the full guard.
Pounds looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parazinho is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pounds can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parazinho controls the pace.
Pounds wants to sweep but no luck.
Pounds is looking for a triangle but Parazinho pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pounds is looking for a triangle here but Parazinho uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pounds is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parazinho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pounds tries to bench press Parazinho off him but Parazinho keeps the position.
Pounds manages to get back to half guard.
Pounds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Parazinho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Parazinho trying to mount his opponent but Pounds defends it.
Pounds is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parazinho is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parazinho prevents Pounds from improving his position.
Parazinho trying to control from half guard but Pounds is working away.
Pounds is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parazinho pulls his head out easily.
Parazinho is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pounds moves into full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mannie Parazinho will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Parazinho throws a body punch but Pounds moves out of range.
Pounds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parazinho's head.
Parazinho slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Pounds.
Pounds takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Parazinho digs a good body shot into Pounds's ribs.
Parazinho checks a leg kick nicely.
Parazinho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pounds misses with a double jab.
Parazinho clinches up with Pounds and pushes him back against the cage.
Parazinho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pounds backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounds gets through Parazinho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parazinho misses with a body punch.
Parazinho leaning against his opponent.
Pounds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parazinho misses with some punches.
Pounds looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Pounds.
Parazinho misses with an elbow strike.
Parazinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parazinho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pounds.
Pounds misses with a double jab.
Parazinho slips a jab from Pounds.
Good leg kick by Parazinho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parazinho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parazinho ducks under a wild hook from Pounds.
Tanner Pounds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pounds swings widly with a right hand
and Parazinho counters with a thumping low kick.
Pounds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parazinho.
Parazinho connects with a solid leg kick.
Pounds looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Parazinho lands a nice looking body kick.
Parazinho lands the left hand.
Parazinho throws a hook but Pounds blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pounds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pounds blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Pounds misses its target.
Pounds throws a lazy uppercut
and Parazinho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Pounds
and Pounds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pounds dips to his left and cracks Parazinho with an uppercut!
Pounds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pounds misses with a body kick.
Parazinho missing with a left hand there. Pounds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pounds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pounds.
Pounds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pounds checks a low kick from Parazinho.
Mannie Parazinho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pounds misses with a double jab
and Parazinho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parazinho instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho scores with a shot to the side of Pounds's head.
Pounds throws a head punch that misses.
Parazinho is trying to break the clinch but Pounds has him pressed against the cage.
Parazinho manages to break the clinch.
Parazinho jabs Pounds right on the nose. Pounds blinks but takes it well.
Parazinho swings for the body but Pounds moves out of range.
Parazinho is looking to land body kicks.
Pounds swings for the body but Parazinho moves out of range.
Pounds throws a body shot but no joy.
Pounds lets loose with a powerful body kick. Parazinho will feel that in the morning.
Pounds misses with a series of wild punches.
Pounds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Parazinho responds with a good body kick, but Pounds manages to step out the way in time.
Pounds paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parazinho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parazinho is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pounds tries to counter with a takedown but Parazinho is quick to defend against it.
Parazinho scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parazinho moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parazinho! But no joy.
Pounds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parazinho.
Parazinho throws a hook but Pounds blocks it.
Parazinho is looking to clinch but Pounds is avoiding it.
Parazinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pounds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pounds throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parazinho! But no joy.
Pounds throws a hook but Parazinho blocks it.
Parazinho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parazinho lands a head shot.
Parazinho avoids a kick to the body.
Pounds looks to score with a jab to the body but Parazinho is just out of range.
Parazinho stuffs the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pounds.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mannie Parazinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Parazinho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pounds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parazinho.
Parazinho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parazinho moves forwards but Pounds connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pounds misses with a takedown attempt - Parazinho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Parazinho misses.
Pounds shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parazinho sprawls well. Parazinho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pounds gets slowly back to his feet.
Parazinho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pounds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parazinho, right into the meat.
Parazinho thuds a left hand into Pounds's body.
Parazinho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pounds. That's going to slow Parazinho down.
Parazinho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parazinho misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parazinho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pounds.
Parazinho moves into the clinch.
Parazinho lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parazinho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parazinho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pounds fails to land.
Pounds misses with the head strike.
Pounds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Parazinho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parazinho lands an elbow just above Pounds 's eye.
Parazinho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parazinho struggles to land a body shot inside as Pounds controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Parazinho.
Tanner Pounds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho working aggressively here.
Pounds tries to work over Parazinho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parazinho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pounds dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Parazinho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pounds takes a shot to the head.
Parazinho misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parazinho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parazinho misses with a low kick.
Pounds decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parazinho is looking to improve his position.
Pounds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pounds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pounds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parazinho holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pounds prevents Parazinho from improving his position.
Parazinho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pounds scores with a couple of nice shots.
Parazinho tries to get to full guard but Pounds has control of the leg.
Pounds wants to take a breather but Parazinho is having none of it.
Parazinho trying to control from the bottom.
Parazinho is positioning himself well to prevent Pounds advancing to mount.
Pounds wants to advance to full mount but Parazinho doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho pulls Pounds in close to prevent any damage.
Pounds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parazinho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pounds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pounds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Parazinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mannie Parazinho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parazinho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parazinho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mannie Parazinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parazinho 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 Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mannie Parazinho!
A relieved looking Mannie Parazinho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armondo Munoz (ranked 6879 p4p, 630 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 1126 p4p, 148 weight class). Ragnar has chosen Shook Ones II as his entrance music. Bjorn Ragnar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar misses with an uppercut. Munoz saw that one coming.
Munoz scores with a nice strike.
Ragnar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munoz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A jab from Ragnar misses.
Munoz throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Munoz.
Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munoz.
Munoz throws a body kick that misses.
Munoz missing with a left hand there. Ragnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ragnar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Munoz scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnar looks to throw the jab but Munoz is out of range.
Munoz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munoz thuds a left hand into Ragnar's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz instigates a clinch.
Ragnar trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Munoz has Ragnar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ragnar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ragnar is working Munoz over against the cage.
Munoz tries a body shot but Ragnar blocks it.
Ragnar misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ragnar works on Munoz's body with a couple of short punches.
Ragnar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Munoz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz looking for a takedown.
Ragnar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnar stops a takedown attempt from Munoz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armondo Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munoz prevents a body shot from Ragnar.
Ragnar is working Munoz over against the cage.
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!
Ragnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Munoz wants a takedown but no success here.
Ragnar tries to throw a body punch but Munoz avoids it by throwing Ragnar back against the cage.
Ragnar pushes Munoz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar lands with a left to the head.
Munoz blocking some punches.
Ragnar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnar working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnar.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnar fails to land.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz tries to land knees in the clinch but Ragnar avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnar breaks from the clinch.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Armondo Munoz has been cut.
Munoz is looking to slow Ragnar down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar blocks a jab.
Munoz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munoz.
Munoz walks into a left hand.
Munoz connects with a leg kick. Ragnar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Munoz is just out of range.
Ragnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ragnar throws a hook but Munoz avoids it easily.
And Munoz counters with a quick kick to the body but Ragnar blocks it.
Munoz misses with a looping left.
Ragnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munoz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ragnar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ragnar tries to land a front kick but Munoz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Ragnar.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munoz throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Munoz is just out of range.
Ragnar closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Munoz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ragnar after a bit of a struggle.
Munoz is trying to stall.
Ragnar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnar lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armondo Munoz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munoz dives in and grabs Ragnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ragnar pushes down on Munoz's head and hops out.
Munoz backing away here, and Ragnar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Munoz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Munoz - just one landing.
Ragnar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Munoz throws a push kick but Ragnar slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munoz avoids the head kick by Ragnar.
Munoz jabs Ragnar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz misses with a wild body shot.
Munoz's corner calls for a 1-2. Munoz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Ragnar misses.
Munoz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munoz connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Armondo Munoz is winning the standup battle so far.
Munoz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnar is just out of range.
Ragnar staying out of range there.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Munoz looks to land a combination but Ragnar avoids it well.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Munoz misses with a leg kick
and Ragnar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Munoz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ragnar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ragnar throws a looping overhand right but Munoz ducks down to avoid it.
Munoz connects with the punch.
A big left from Munoz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnar as he avoids it easily.
Ragnar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnar throws the kick towards the body but Munoz avoids it.
Munoz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnar breaks the clinch.
Munoz throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
Munoz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Munoz throws a combination that misses
and Ragnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Munoz!
Munoz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ragnar!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munoz connects with the punch.
Munoz throws the left hand but Ragnar avoids the punch easily.
Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munoz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnar throws out a leg kick but Munoz moves out of range and Ragnar only half commits.
Ragnar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ragnar misses with an uppercut
and Munoz counters with a good, hard body kick but Ragnar shrugs it off.
Ragnar throws a shot from downtown. Munoz moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Munoz is looking to slow Ragnar down with leg kicks.
Munoz just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Ragnar misses.
Munoz throws a right and a left that Ragnar avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munoz is out of range.
Munoz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ragnar misses the jab.
It looked like Munoz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ragnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnar blocks a jab.
Munoz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munoz.
Armondo Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munoz.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnar misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Munoz. Those never looked like landing.
Ragnar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnar throws a low kick but Munoz avoids it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armondo Munoz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armondo Munoz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ragnar lands with a nice body punch.
Munoz misses with an uppercut.
Munoz shoots in and drives through. Ragnar sprawls well.
Ragnar works the jab nicely.
A left lands for Munoz.
Ragnar leaves Munoz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ragnar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Ragnar shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armondo Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz throws a lazy right hand but Ragnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnar misses with the body kick
and Munoz counters with a nice uppercut.
Munoz is looking to chop away at Ragnar's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz tries a head kick but it misses.
Munoz misses with a left hand
letting Ragnar counter with a right hand.
A combination from Ragnar does no damage.
Ragnar keeps Munoz at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munoz blocks a head kick by Ragnar.
Ragnar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Munoz misses its intended target.
Munoz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Munoz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Munoz darts in looking for a takedown but Ragnar gets double underhooks and turns Munoz into the cage.
A low kick from Ragnar misses
and Munoz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz takes one on the button.
Armondo Munoz's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Munoz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Munoz is rocked!
Munoz misses with a hook to the body
and Ragnar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oh Munoz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munoz throws out the jab.
Munoz seems to have got his legs back now.
Ragnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Ragnar misses.
Ragnar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ragnar with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz fails with the takedown
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
Munoz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ragnar lands a really nice looking cross but Munoz seems unphased.
Ragnar lands with a nice body punch.
Munoz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ragnar.
Ragnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munoz can pounce on him.
Ragnar misses with a body kick.
Munoz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnar counters with a leg kick.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
Munoz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Munoz.
Munoz with a hook.
Ragnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar pushes Munoz away with a front kick.
Munoz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Munoz throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ragnar throws a shot to the body.
Ragnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnar keeps Munoz at a distance using the push kick.
Munoz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Armondo Munoz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Munoz slips under a jab.
Ragnar cracks Munoz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnar!
A very excited looking Bjorn Ragnar 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alasdair Thacker (ranked 1417 p4p, 194 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 1482 p4p, 199 weight class). Matt Cooke acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke moves out of range as Thacker strikes.
Thacker misses with a body shot
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Cooke misses
and Thacker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooke thinking.
A lazy left from Thacker finds it's target.
Thacker throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke clinches with his opponent.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thacker pushes Cooke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thacker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thacker. That did some damage!
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thacker. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thacker counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thacker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
A big left from Thacker misses.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Thacker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Thacker's knee but Thacker avoids it well.
Thacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Thacker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Thacker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thacker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke swings for the body but Thacker moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thacker misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Thacker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thacker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thacker, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thacker moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Thacker misses the target.
Thacker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thacker backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thacker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Thacker to counter with a crisp jab.
Thacker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooke lands a really nice looking cross but Thacker seems unphased.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thacker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws the left hand but Thacker avoids the punch easily.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Thacker throws a counter high kick but Cooke was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice cross by Cooke.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Thacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke slips under a jab from Thacker.
Cooke is looking for the big counter here.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Thacker.
Cooke lands an overhand right.
Thacker avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Thacker throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Thacker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thacker checks a leg kick.
Thacker moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thacker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thacker moves away.
Thacker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Thacker.
Good shot there by Cooke.
Thacker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Thacker ducks down to avoid it.
Thacker misses with the combination.
Cooke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thacker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Cooke looks to land a combination. Thacker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thacker moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Thacker throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke tries to clinch but Thacker moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Thacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thacker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thacker misses with a hook.
Cooke moves into range and clinches up with Thacker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Thacker blocking some punches.
Thacker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke is looking to control Thacker's arms but Thacker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Thacker.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thacker's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Cooke tries a body shot but Thacker blocks it.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thacker.
Thacker tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Thacker manages to break the clinch.
Cooke misses with a leg kick
and Thacker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thacker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thacker.
Cooke throws a jab when Thacker was well out of range.
Thacker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Thacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Thacker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thacker.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Thacker throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thacker.
Thacker looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Thacker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Thacker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Cooke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thacker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooke blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Thacker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke tries to work over Thacker's front leg with a kick but Thacker checks it.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke digs a good hook to Thacker's body.
Cooke has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thacker throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooke misses with a shot to the body
and Thacker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Thacker misses its intended target.
Thacker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thacker thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a series of strikes. Thacker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thacker is out of range.
Thacker misses with a looping left.
Thacker throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thacker walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Thacker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thacker takes one on the button.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Thacker saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Thacker misses its target.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thacker under the eye.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thacker throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Thacker moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Thacker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thacker moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Thacker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thacker with a nice cross.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Thacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Thacker misses.
A big left from Cooke misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thacker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thacker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
Thacker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Thacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Thacker ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thacker throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Thacker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thacker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thacker blocks the body kick.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Thacker's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thacker's sensitive parts.
Cooke slips under a jab from Thacker.
Thacker lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thacker throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Thacker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooke throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Thacker is looking to counter punch.
Cooke 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.
Cooke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thackers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thacker tries to land a body kick
and Thacker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thacker tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thacker moves out of range of the strikes.
Alasdair Thacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a body punch but Thacker moves out of range.
Thacker tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Thacker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Thacker off the cage and back into range.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Thacker moved out of range.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Thacker checks it.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thacker.
Thacker looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Thacker checks it.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Thacker is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thacker digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
Cooke slips a jab from Thacker.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Thacker counters with a leg kick.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Thacker didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
After the fight, Matt Cooke 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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